[other]: Access to the Performance Timers (Counters)

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Other

Hello,
Does there exist a possibility to directly access the k230 performance timers or counters from the user space?
Just as in the case of x86_64 architecture where exists a dedicated instruction i.e. "RDPMC".

Thank your for help
Best regards
Bernard

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@wuwentao , @zhangxiaojingCAN , @sunnycase
Can anyone answer my question!!

[wycwyhwyq]

uint64_t get_cpu_times(void)
{
    uint64_t value;
    __asm__ __volatile__("rdtime %0" : "=r"(value));
    return value;
}

uint64_t get_cpu_cycles(void)
{
    uint64_t value;
    __asm__ __volatile__("rdcycle %0" : "=r"(value));
    return value;
}

The cpu timer frequency is 24M Hz.
The big core cpu default frequency is 1.6G Hz.
The little core cpu default frequency is 800M Hz.

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uint64_t get_cpu_times(void)
{
    uint64_t value;
    __asm__ __volatile__("rdtime %0" : "=r"(value));
    return value;
}

uint64_t get_cpu_cycles(void)
{
    uint64_t value;
    __asm__ __volatile__("rdcycle %0" : "=r"(value));
    return value;
}

The cpu timer frequency is 24M Hz. The big core cpu default frequency is 1.6G Hz. The little core cpu default frequency is 800M Hz.

@wycwyhwyq
Thank you very much.

I have additional question and let me explain that more profoundly.
Why looking at perf-list output I have seen much greater number of hardware-events, that those presented by you.
Please have a look:

and this screenshot:

I would like to know if there is a possibility to read these hardware events from the user space, exactly just as your example shows the read-out of timer value and the cycle count.

I really appreciate your help!!

Bernard

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@wuwentao @wycwyhwyq @zhangxiaojingCAN @sunnycase
Dear all,

Can [finally] anyone (of above-mentioned) answer my question?
Please offer a helping hand!!

Best regards
Bernard

[wycwyhwyq]

For a detailed introduction and use of PMU, please refer to Chapter 14 of this XuanTie-C908-UserManual.pdf.