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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2018 22:18:08 +0100 (CET)
From: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr>
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Subject: Re: perf: documentation for cycles_no_execute event
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On Mon, 8 Jan 2018, Andi Kleen wrote:

> > > 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?
>
> Yes it's all in cycles
>
> Will clarify in a future event list update.

Thanks.

julia