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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-events b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-events new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..0adeb524c0d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-events @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +What: /sys/devices/cpu/events/ + /sys/devices/cpu/events/branch-misses + /sys/devices/cpu/events/cache-references + /sys/devices/cpu/events/cache-misses + /sys/devices/cpu/events/stalled-cycles-frontend + /sys/devices/cpu/events/branch-instructions + /sys/devices/cpu/events/stalled-cycles-backend + /sys/devices/cpu/events/instructions + /sys/devices/cpu/events/cpu-cycles + +Date: 2013/01/08 + +Contact: Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org> + +Description: Generic performance monitoring events + + A collection of performance monitoring events that may be + supported by many/most CPUs. These events can be monitored + using the 'perf(1)' tool. + + The contents of each file would look like: + + event=0xNNNN + + where 'N' is a hex digit and the number '0xNNNN' shows the + "raw code" for the perf event identified by the file's + "basename". + + +What: /sys/devices/cpu/events/PM_LD_MISS_L1 + /sys/devices/cpu/events/PM_LD_REF_L1 + /sys/devices/cpu/events/PM_CYC + /sys/devices/cpu/events/PM_BRU_FIN + /sys/devices/cpu/events/PM_GCT_NOSLOT_CYC + /sys/devices/cpu/events/PM_BRU_MPRED + /sys/devices/cpu/events/PM_INST_CMPL + /sys/devices/cpu/events/PM_CMPLU_STALL + +Date: 2013/01/08 + +Contact: Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org> + Linux Powerpc mailing list <linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org> + +Description: POWER-systems specific performance monitoring events + + A collection of performance monitoring events that may be + supported by the POWER CPU. These events can be monitored + using the 'perf(1)' tool. + + These events may not be supported by other CPUs. + + The contents of each file would look like: + + event=0xNNNN + + where 'N' is a hex digit and the number '0xNNNN' shows the + "raw code" for the perf event identified by the file's + "basename". + + Further, multiple terms like 'event=0xNNNN' can be specified + and separated with comma. All available terms are defined in + the /sys/bus/event_source/devices/<dev>/format file. |