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NAME
pfm_get_os_event_encoding - get event encoding for a specific operating system
SYNOPSIS
#include <perfmon/pfmlib.h>
int pfm_get_os_event_encoding(const char *str, int dfl_plm, pfm_os_t os, void *arg);
DESCRIPTION
This is the key function to retrieve the encoding of an event for a specific operating
system interface. The event string passed in str is parsed and encoded for the operating
system specified by os. The event is encoded to monitor at the privilege levels specified
by the dfl_plm mask, if supported, otherwise this parameter is ignored. The operating
system specific input and output arguments are passed in arg.
The event string, str, may contains sub-event masks (umask) and any other supported
modifiers. Only one event is parsed from the string. For convenience, it is possible to
pass a comma-separated list of events in str but only the first event is encoded.
The following values are supported for os:
PFM_OS_NONE
This value causes the event to be encoded purely as specified by the PMU hardware.
The arg argument must be a pointer to a pfm_raw_pmu_encode_arg_t structure which is
defined as follows:
typedef struct {
uint64_t *codes;
char **fstr;
size_t size;
int count;
int idx;
} pfm_pmu_encode_arg_t;
The fields are defined as follows:
codes A pointer to an array of 64-bit values. On input, if codes is NULL, then the
library allocates whatever is necessary to store the encoding of the event.
If codes is not NULL on input, then count must reflect its actual number of
elements. If count is big enough, the library stores the encoding at the
address provided. Otherwise, an error is returned.
count On input, the field contains the maximum number of elements in the array
codes. Upon return, it contains the number of actual entries in codes. If
codes is NULL, then count must be zero.
fstr If the caller is interested in retrieving the fully qualified event string
where all used unit masks and all modifiers are spelled out, this field must
be set to a non-null address of a pointer to a string (char **). Upon
return, if fstr was not NULL, then the string pointer passed on entry points
to the event string. The string is dynamically allocated and needs to
eventually be freed. If fstr was NULL on entry, then nothing is returned in
this field. The typical calling sequence looks as follows:
char *fstr = NULL
pfm_pmu_encode_arg_t arg;
arg.fstr = &fstr;
ret = pfm_get_os_event_encoding("event",
PFM_PLM0|PFM_PLM3,
PFM_OS_NONE,
&e);
if (ret == PFM_SUCCESS) {
printf("fstr=%s0, fstr);
free(fstr);
}
size This field contains the size of the struct passed. This field is used to
provide for extensibility of the struct without compromising backward
compatibility. The value should be set to sizeof(pfm_pmu_encode_arg_t). If
instead, a value of 0 is specified, the library assumes the struct passed is
identical to the first ABI version which size is PFM_RAW_ENCODE_ABI0. Thus,
if fields were added after the first ABI, they will not be set by the
library. The library does check that bytes beyond what is implemented are
zeroes.
idx Upon return, this field contains the opaque unique identifier for the event
described in str. This index can be used to retrieve information about the
event using pfm_get_event_info(), for instance.
PERF_OS_PERF_EVENT, PERF_OS_PERF_EVENT_EXT
This value causes the event to be encoded for the perf_event Linux kernel interface
(available since 2.6.31). The arg must be a pointer to a pfm_perf_encode_arg_t
structure. The PERF_OS_PERF_EVENT layer provides the modifiers exported by the
underlying PMU hardware, some of which may actually be overridden by the perf_event
interface, such as the monitoring privilege levels. The PERF_OS_PERF_EVENT_EXT
extends PERF_OS_EVENT to add modifiers controlled only by the perf_event interface,
such as sampling period (period), frequency (freq) and exclusive resource access
(excl).
typedef struct {
struct perf_event_attr *attr;
char **fstr;
size_t size;
int idx;
int cpu;
int flags;
} pfm_perf_encode_arg_t;
The fields are defined as follows:
attr A pointer to a struct perf_event_attr as defined in perf_event.h. This field
cannot be NULL on entry. The struct is not completely overwritten by the
call. The library only modifies the fields it knows about, thereby allowing
perf_event ABI mismatch between caller and library.
fstr Same behavior as is described for PFM_OS_NONE above.
size This field contains the size of the struct passed. This field is used to
provide for extensibility of the struct without compromising backward
compatibility. The value should be set to sizeof(pfm_perf_encode_arg_t). If
instead, a value of 0 is specified, the library assumes the struct passed is
identical to the first ABI version which size is PFM_PERF_ENCODE_ABI0. Thus,
if fields were added after the first ABI, they will not be set by the
library. The library does check that bytes beyond what is implemented are
zeroes.
idx Upon return, this field contains the opaque unique identifier for the event
described in str. This index can be used to retrieve information about the
event using pfm_get_event_info(), for instance.
cpu Not used yet.
flags Not used yet.
Here is a example of how this function could be used with PERF_OS_NONE:
#include <inttypes.h>
#include <err.h>
#include <perfmon/pfmlib.h>
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
pfm_raw_pmu_encode_t raw;
int ret;
ret = pfm_initialize();
if (ret != PFMLIB_SUCCESS)
errx(1, "cannot initialize library %s", pfm_strerror(ret));
memset(&raw, 0, sizeof(raw));
ret = pfm_get_os_event_encoding("RETIRED_INSTRUCTIONS", PFM_PLM3, PFM_OS_NONE, &raw);
if (ret != PFM_SUCCESS)
err(1", cannot get encoding %s", pfm_strerror(ret));
for(i=0; i < raw.count; i++)
printf("count[%d]=0x%"PRIx64"\n", i, raw.codes[i]);
free(raw.codes);
return 0;
}
RETURN
The function returns in arg the encoding of the event for the os passed in os. The content
of arg depends on the os argument. Upon success, PFM_SUCCESS is returned otherwise a
specific error code is returned.
ERRORS
PFM_ERR_TOOSMALL
The code argument is too small for the encoding.
PFM_ERR_INVAL
The code or count argument is NULL.
PFM_ERR_NOMEM
Not enough memory.
PFM_ERR_NOTFOUND
Event not found.
PFM_ERR_ATTR
Invalid event attribute (unit mask or modifier)
PFM_ERR_ATTR_VAL
Invalid modifier value.
PFM_ERR_ATTR_SET
attribute already set, cannot be changed.
PFM_ERR_ATTR_UMASK
Missing unit mask.
PFM_ERR_ATTR_FEATCOMB
Unit masks or features cannot be combined into a single event.
AUTHOR
Stephane Eranian <eranian@gmail.com>
January, 2011 LIBPFM(3)