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US 2018/0004622 A1Published application
Monitoring performance of a processor using reloadable performance counters
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorJason W. Brandt
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Abstract
In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, there is provided systems and methods for monitoring performance of a processor to manage events. A processor includes a first performance counter to increment upon occurrence of a first type of event in the processor and a second performance counter to increment upon occurrence of a second type of event in the processor. The processor is to reset the second performance counter in response to the first performance counter reaching a first limit.
Claims20
A processor comprising:
- a first performance counter to increment upon occurrence of a first type of event in the processor;
- and
- a second performance counter to increment upon occurrence of a second type of event in the processor, wherein the processor is to reset the second performance counter in response to the first performance counter reaching a first limit.
A method comprising:
- incrementing a first value in a first performance counter upon occurrence of a first type of event in a processor;
- incrementing a second value in a second performance counter upon occurrence of a second type of event in the processor;
- and
- resetting the second performance counter in response to the first performance counter reaching a first limit.
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A system on a chip (SoC) comprising:
- a plurality of processors;
- a memory device;
- a first performance counter to increment upon occurrence of a first type of event in a processor of the plurality of processors;
- and
- a second performance counter to increment upon occurrence of a second type of event in the processor, wherein the processor is to reset the second performance counter in response to the first performance counter reaching a first limit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.