.TH LIBPFM 3  "November, 2013" "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
libpfm_intel_slm - support for Intel Silvermont core PMU
.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B #include <perfmon/pfmlib.h>
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.B PMU name: slm
.B PMU desc: Intel Silvermont
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.SH DESCRIPTION
The library supports the Intel Silvermont core PMU.

.SH MODIFIERS
The following modifiers are supported on Intel Silvermont processors:
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.B u
Measure at user level which includes privilege levels 1, 2, 3. This corresponds to \fBPFM_PLM3\fR.
This is a boolean modifier.
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.B k
Measure at kernel level which includes privilege level 0. This corresponds to \fBPFM_PLM0\fR.
This is a boolean modifier.
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.B i
Invert the meaning of the event. The counter will now count cycles in which the event is \fBnot\fR
occurring. This is a boolean modifier
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.B e
Enable edge detection, i.e., count only when there is a state transition from no occurrence of the event
to at least one occurrence. This modifier must be combined with a counter mask modifier (m) with a value greater or equal to one.
This is a boolean modifier.
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.B c
Set the counter mask value. The mask acts as a threshold. The counter will count the number of cycles
in which the number of occurrences of the event is greater or equal to the threshold. This is an integer
modifier with values in the range [0:255].

.SH OFFCORE_RESPONSE events
Intel Silvermont provides two offcore_response events:
\fBOFFCORE_RESPONSE_0\fR and \fBOFFCORE_RESPONSE_1\fR.

Those events need special treatment in the performance monitoring infrastructure
because each event uses an extra register to store some settings. Thus, in
case multiple offcore_response events are monitored simultaneously, the kernel needs
to manage the sharing of that extra register.

The offcore_response events are exposed as a normal event by the library. The extra
settings are exposed as regular umasks. The library takes care of encoding the
events according to the underlying kernel interface.

On Intel Silvermont, the umasks are divided into three categories: request, supplier
and snoop. The user must provide at least one umask for each category. The categories
are shown in the umask descriptions. The library provides a default umask per category
if not provided by the user.

There is also the special response umask called \fBANY_RESPONSE\fR. When this umask
is used then it overrides any supplier and snoop umasks. In other words, users can
specify either \fBANY_RESPONSE\fR \fBOR\fR any combinations of supplier + snoops.

In case no supplier or snoop is specified, the library defaults to using
\fBANY_RESPONSE\fR.

For instance, the following are valid event selections:
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.B OFFCORE_RESPONSE_0:DMND_DATA_RD:ANY_RESPONSE
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.B OFFCORE_RESPONSE_0:ANY_REQUEST
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.B OFFCORE_RESPONSE_0:ANY_RFO:LLC_HITM:SNOOP_ANY

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But the following are illegal:

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.B OFFCORE_RESPONSE_0:ANY_RFO:NON_DRAM:ANY_RESPONSE
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.B OFFCORE_RESPONSE_0:ANY_RFO:L2_HIT:SNOOP_ANY:ANY_RESPONSE

.SH AUTHORS
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Stephane Eranian <eranian@gmail.com>
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