Compaq ECQD2KCTE manual SL1, Bit value Meaning

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Table E–19: Bit Summary of PCTR_CTL Register for Windows NT Alpha

Bits

Name

Meaning

 

 

 

 

3–2

SL1

PCTR1 input selector. If SL0 value is 0:

 

 

Bit value

Meaning

 

 

0000

Counter 1 counts cycles.

 

 

0001

Counter 1 counts retired conditional

 

 

 

branches.

 

 

0010

Counter 1 counts retired branch mispre-

 

 

 

dicts.

 

 

0011

Counter 1 counts retired DTB single

 

 

 

misses * 2.

 

 

0100

Counter 1 counts retired DTB double

 

 

 

double misses.

 

 

0101

Counter 1 counts retired ITB misses.

 

 

0110

Counter 1 counts retired unaligned traps.

 

 

0111

Counter 1 counts replay traps.

1–0

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

E.2.3.3 OpenVMS Alpha and DIGITAL UNIX Functions and Arguments

The functions execute only on a single (the current running) processor and are described in Table E–20.

The OpenVMS Alpha MTPR_PERFMON instruction is called with a function code in R16, a function-specific argument in R17, and any output is returned in R0.

The DIGITAL UNIX wrperfmon instruction is called with a function code in a0, a function- specific argument in a1, and any output is returned in v0.

Table E–20: OpenVMS Alpha and DIGITAL UNIX Performance Monitoring Functions

Function

Register Usage

Comments

 

 

Enable performance monitoring

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL UNIX

 

 

 

 

 

Input:

a0

= 1

Function code value

 

 

a1

= arg

Argument from Table E–21

OpenVMS Alpha

 

 

 

 

 

Input:

R16

= 1

Function code value

 

 

R17

= arg

Argument from Table E–21

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waivers and Implementation-Dependent Functionality E–25

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