Re: perf: documentation for cycles_no_execute event

From: Jiri Olsa
Date: Mon Jan 08 2018 - 09:00:16 EST


On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 11:58:42AM +0100, Julia Lawall wrote:
> Hello,

hi,
adding Andi in cc, he should be able to answer this

thanks,
jirka

>
> Many of the x86 pipeline.json files have the brief description "Total
> execution stalls" for both CYCLE_ACTIVITY.CYCLES_NO_EXECUTE and
> CYCLE_ACTIVITY.STALLS_TOTAL. Should the case for
> CYCLE_ACTIVITY.CYCLES_NO_EXECUTE have a brief description that mentions
> cycles? Some of the files do have a public description that mentions
> cycles, eg broadwellde/pipeline.json has "Counts number of cycles nothing
> is executed on any execution port.", but others (eg ivytown/pipeline.json)
> just have "Total execution stalls." twice. Maybe "Cycles where nothing is
> executed" would be ok for CYCLE_ACTIVITY.CYCLES_NO_EXECUTE?
>
> thanks,
> julia