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perf: Document enhanced event encoding for OFFCORE_MSR

PATCH In review Lin Ming 1 participant 1 message Dec 27, 2010 perf events

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PATCH 1/7 perf: Document enhanced event encoding for OFFCORE_MSR

From: Andi Kleen <[email protected]>

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@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ raw encoding of 0x1A8 can be used:
  perf stat -e r1a8 -a sleep 1
  perf record -e r1a8 ...
 
+Some special events on x86 encode additional data in the normally unused
+[32;63] bits of the raw value. This is particularly used for
+the OFFCORE_RESPONSE events on Intel Core i7.  The 16bit
+mask in the OFFCORE_RESPONSE register is put into bits [32;48].
+For example the OFFCORE_RESPONSE_0.ANY_DATA.ANY_CACHE_DRAM event
+is encoded as r00007f11004301b7.
+
 You should refer to the processor specific documentation for getting these
 details. Some of them are referenced in the SEE ALSO section below.
 
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