NAME¶

papi_decode - papi_decode utility.

file decode.c

NAME¶

papi_decode - provides availability and detail information for PAPI preset events.

Synopsis¶

papi_decode [-ah]

Description¶

papi_decode is a PAPI utility program that converts the PAPI presets for the existing library into a comma separated value format that can then be viewed or modified in spreadsheet applications or text editors, and can be supplied to PAPI_encode_events (3) as a way of adding or modifying event definitions for specialized applications. The format for the csv output consists of a line of field names, followed by a blank line, followed by one line of comma separated values for each event contained in the preset table. A portion of this output (for Pentium 4) is shown below:

        name,derived,postfix,short_descr,long_descr,note,[native,...]


        PAPI_L1_ICM,NOT_DERIVED,,'L1I cache misses','Level 1 instruction cache misses',,BPU_fetch_request_TCMISS


        PAPI_L2_TCM,NOT_DERIVED,,'L2 cache misses','Level 2 cache misses',,BSQ_cache_reference_RD_2ndL_MISS_WR_2ndL_MISS


        PAPI_TLB_DM,NOT_DERIVED,,'Data TLB misses','Data translation lookaside buffer misses',,page_walk_type_DTMISS

Options¶

• -a Convert only the available PAPI preset events.
• -h Display help information about this utility.

Bugs¶

There are no known bugs in this utility. If you find a bug, it should be reported to the PAPI Mailing List at <ptools-perfapi@ptools.org>.