PAPI_event_info_t - Man Page

unsigned int event_code
char symbol [1024]
char short_descr [64]
char long_descr [1024]
int component_index
char units [64]
int location
int data_type
int value_type
int timescope
int update_type
int update_freq
unsigned int count
unsigned int event_type
char derived [64]
char postfix [256]
unsigned int code [12]
char name [12][256]
char note [1024]

array of values that further describe the event:

• presets: native event_code values
• native:, register values(?)

component this event belongs to

number of terms (usually 1) in the code and name fields

• presets: these are native events
• native: these are unused

data type returned by PAPI

name of the derived type

• presets: usually NOT_DERIVED
• native: empty string

preset (0x8xxxxxxx) or native (0x4xxxxxxx) event code

event type or category for preset events only

location event applies to

a longer description: typically a sentence for presets, possibly a paragraph from vendor docs for native events

< names of code terms:

·

presets: native event names,

 ·

native: descriptive strings for each register value(?)

an optional developer note supplied with a preset event to delineate platform specific anomalies or restrictions

string containing postfix operations; only defined for preset events of derived type DERIVED_POSTFIX

a short description suitable for use as a label

name of the event

from start, etc.

units event is measured in

how frequently event is updated

how event is updated

sum or absolute