30 Jul 2012 17:28
Duplicated unit mask values without "extra" field are not working
Maynard Johnson <maynardj <at> us.ibm.com>
2012-07-30 15:28:35 GMT
2012-07-30 15:28:35 GMT
Hi, Andi, Maybe this is user error since I don't normally deal much with unit masks. But on this Sandybridge system I'm working on (mentioned in an earlier posting today), I can't get certain events/unit mask combinations to work. For example: 'ophelp --extra-mask uops_issued:2000000:stall_cycles' correctly returns '25165824'. But 'ophelp --extra-mask uops_issued:2000000:any' or 'ophelp --extra-mask uops_issued:2000000:0x1' returns: Named unit masks not allowed for events without 'extra:' values. Please specify the numerical value for the unit mask. See 'opcontrol' man page for more info. I've found that if I hack the "any" value for uops_issued in i386/sandybridge/unit_masks with some bogus "extra" field, then 'ophelp --extra-mask uops_issued:2000000:any' returns without a failure. Of course that's not a proper fix. Is this a bug or luser error? Thanks. -Maynard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/
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