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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/README b/tools/perf/pmu-events/README index e62b09b6a844..de7efa2cebd1 100644 --- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/README +++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/README @@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ the topic. Eg: "Floating-point.json". All the topic JSON files for a CPU model/family should be in a separate sub directory. Thus for the Silvermont X86 CPU: - $ ls tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/Silvermont_core - Cache.json Memory.json Virtual-Memory.json - Frontend.json Pipeline.json + $ ls tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/silvermont + cache.json memory.json virtual-memory.json + frontend.json pipeline.json The JSONs folder for a CPU model/family may be placed in the root arch folder, or may be placed in a vendor sub-folder under the arch folder @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ users to specify events by their name: where 'pm_1plus_ppc_cmpl' is a Power8 PMU event. -However some errors in processing may cause the perf build to fail. +However some errors in processing may cause the alias build to fail. Mapfile format =============== @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ where: Header line The header line is the first line in the file, which is - always _IGNORED_. It can empty. + always _IGNORED_. It can be empty. CPUID: CPUID is an arch-specific char string, that can be used @@ -138,15 +138,15 @@ where: files, relative to the directory containing the mapfile.csv Type: - indicates whether the events or "core" or "uncore" events. + indicates whether the events are "core" or "uncore" events. Eg: - $ grep Silvermont tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/mapfile.csv - GenuineIntel-6-37,V13,Silvermont_core,core - GenuineIntel-6-4D,V13,Silvermont_core,core - GenuineIntel-6-4C,V13,Silvermont_core,core + $ grep silvermont tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/mapfile.csv + GenuineIntel-6-37,v13,silvermont,core + GenuineIntel-6-4D,v13,silvermont,core + GenuineIntel-6-4C,v13,silvermont,core i.e the three CPU models use the JSON files (i.e PMU events) listed - in the directory 'tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/Silvermont_core'. + in the directory 'tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/silvermont'. |