Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 7 Oct 2021 13:43:37 -0500 | From | Segher Boessenkool <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] perf vendor events power10: Add metric events json file for power10 platform |
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On Thu, Oct 07, 2021 at 08:47:50AM -0500, Paul A. Clarke wrote: > On Wed, Oct 06, 2021 at 12:32:48PM -0500, Paul A. Clarke wrote: > > > + { > > > + "BriefDescription": "Average cycles per instruction when the instruction finishes at dispatch", > > > > I'm not sure what that means. > > After doing a bit of research, I think it might be a bit more clear as: > "Average cycles per instruction when the NTF instruction finishes at dispatch"
Is "next to finish" some defined and/or sensible term in this context? Or do you mean NTC here? Or what :-)
Instructions do not finish in order at all generally.
Segher
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