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Instruction Count (instruction_counts)
Counter
Encoding
Counts the number of committed instructions. For user or system mode counts,
this counter is exact. Combined with the cycle_counts, it provides instructions per
cycle.
IPC = instruction_counts / cycle_counts
If Instruction_counts and cycle_counts are both collected for user or system mode,
IPC in user or system mode can be derived.
Load/Store Instruction Count (load_store_instructions)
Counter
Encoding
Counts the committed load/store instructions. Also counts atomic load-store
instructions.
Branch Instruction Count (branch_instructions)
Counter
Encoding
Counts the committed branch instructions. Also counts CALL, JMPL, and
RETURN instructions.
Floating Point Instruction Count (floating_instructions)
Counter
Encoding
Counts the committed floating-point operations (FPop1 and FPop2). Does not
count Floating-Point Multiply-and-Add instructions.
Impdep2 Instruction Count (impdep2_instructions)
Counter
Encoding
Counts the committed Floating Multiply-and-Add instructions.
Release 1.0, 1 July 2002
Any
000001
2
Any
001000
2
Any
001001
2
Any
001010
2
Any
001011
2
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