PAPI_event_name_to_code - Man Page
Convert a name to a numeric hardware event code.
Synopsis
Detailed Description
C Interface:
#include <papi.h>
int PAPI_event_name_to_code( const char * EventName, int * EventCode );
PAPI_event_name_to_code is used to translate an ASCII PAPI event name into an integer PAPI event code.
Parameters
*EventCode The numeric code for the event.
*EventName A string containing the event name as listed in PAPI_presets or discussed in PAPI_native.
Return values
PAPI_EINVAL One or more of the arguments is invalid.
PAPI_ENOTPRESET The hardware event specified is not a valid PAPI preset.
PAPI_ENOINIT The PAPI library has not been initialized.
PAPI_ENOEVNT The hardware event is not available on the underlying hardware.
Examples:
int EventCode, EventSet = PAPI_NULL; // Convert to integer if ( PAPI_event_name_to_code( "PAPI_TOT_INS", &EventCode ) != PAPI_OK ) handle_error( 1 ); // Create the EventSet if ( PAPI_create_eventset( &EventSet ) != PAPI_OK ) handle_error( 1 ); // Add Total Instructions Executed to our EventSet if ( PAPI_add_event( EventSet, EventCode ) != PAPI_OK ) handle_error( 1 );
- See also
PAPI_event_code_to_name
PAPI_remove_event
PAPI_get_event_info
PAPI_enum_event
PAPI_add_event
PAPI_add_named_event
PAPI_presets
PAPI_native
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