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xmlns:xl="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0" xml:lang="en" xml:id="dbdoclet.50569383_58396">
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<title>Platform Dependent hcall()s</title>
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<para>This chapter defines the set of hypervisor calls (hcall()s) that are
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platform dependent. The existence and/or implementation of the hcall() can
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vary between firmware releases and between hardware platforms.</para>
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<section>
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<title>hcall()s Supported by Firmware Release & Hardware
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Platform</title>
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<para>
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<xref linkend="dbdoclet.50569383_56867" /> is a list of platform specific
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hcall()s, which will be described in this chapter.</para>
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<table frame="all" pgwide="1" xml:id="dbdoclet.50569383_56867">
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<title>Platform Dependent hcall()s Supported by Release and
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Hardware Platform</title>
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<tgroup cols="4">
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<colspec colname="c1" colwidth="40*" align="center" />
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<colspec colname="c2" colwidth="20*" align="center" />
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<colspec colname="c3" colwidth="20*" align="center" />
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<colspec colname="c4" colwidth="20*" align="center" />
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<thead>
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<row>
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<entry>
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<para><emphasis role="bold">Function Name/Section</emphasis></para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para><emphasis role="bold">Hypervisor Call Function Token</emphasis></para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para><emphasis role="bold">Firmware Releases Supported</emphasis></para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para><emphasis role="bold">Hardware Platform Supported</emphasis></para>
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</entry>
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</row>
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</thead>
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<tbody valign="middle">
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<row>
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<entry>
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<para>Reserved</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>0xF000-0xF07C</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para> </para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para> </para>
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</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry>
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<para>H_GetPerformanceCounterInfo /
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<xref linkend="dbdoclet.50569383_65658" xrefstyle="select: labelnumber" /></para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>0xF080</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>eFW 3.5 and later</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>Power 6 and later</para>
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</entry>
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</row>
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</tbody>
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</tgroup>
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</table>
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</section>
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<section>
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<title>Supported hcall()s</title>
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<section xml:id="dbdoclet.50569383_65658">
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<title>H_GetPerformanceCounterInfo (0xF080)</title>
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<para>This call returns information about the performance of selectable
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performance counters maintained by the hardware or from data collected by
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the Hypervisor.</para>
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<simplesect>
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<title>Syntax:</title>
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<programlisting><![CDATA[int64 /* H_Success, H_Privilege, H_Authority */
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/* H_Hardware, H_Not_Available */
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hcall ( const uint64 H_GetPerformanceCounterInfo /* Retrieve performance info */
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uint64 size, /* Size of getPerformanceCounterInfoParms */
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getPerformanceCounterInfoParms* ); /* Requested/Response data */]]></programlisting>
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</simplesect>
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<simplesect>
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<title>Parameters:</title>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>size – size of the getPerformanceCounterInfoParms</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>getPerformanceCounterInfoParms – parameter list indicating
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which performance counter information to retrieve.
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<xref linkend="dbdoclet.50569383_34010" /></para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</simplesect>
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<simplesect>
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<title>Semantics:</title>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Validate the getPerformanceInfoParms is accessible, else
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H_Privilege.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Validate the size and contents of getPerformanceCounterInfoParms,
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else H_Parameter.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Validate information is available for the firmware level and
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platform, else H_Not_Available.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Validate partition is permitted to retrieve performance
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information, else H_Authority.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Copy requested performance counters into getPerformanceInfoParms
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and return H_Success.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<table frame="all" pgwide="1" xml:id="dbdoclet.50569383_34010">
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<title>Performance_Counter_Info_Parms struct</title>
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<tgroup cols="4">
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<colspec colname="c1" colwidth="25*" />
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<colspec colname="c2" colwidth="15*" align="center" />
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<colspec colname="c3" colwidth="15*" align="center" />
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<colspec colname="c4" colwidth="45*" align="center" />
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<thead>
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<row>
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<entry align="center">
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<para><emphasis role="bold">Member Name</emphasis></para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para><emphasis role="bold">Member Type</emphasis></para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para><emphasis role="bold">IN/OUT</emphasis></para>
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</entry>
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<entry align="center">
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<para><emphasis role="bold">Description</emphasis></para>
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</entry>
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</row>
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</thead>
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<tbody valign="middle">
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<row>
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<entry>
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<para>Requested_Information</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>uint_32</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>INPUT</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>See
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<xref linkend="dbdoclet.50569383_64760" /></para>
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</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry>
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<para>starting_index</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>int_32</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>BOTH</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>At input, the partition id of the first
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processor/partition to retrieve performance metrics. If -1 is
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specified for this parameter, only information for the current
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processor/partition is returned.</para>
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<para>At output, the actual first processor/partition id that
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was found.</para>
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</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry>
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<para>returned_values</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>uint_32</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>OUTPUT</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>Number of lists of counters returned</para>
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</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry>
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<para>reserved</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>uint_32</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>N/A</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>Alignment</para>
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</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry>
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<para>reserved</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>uint_64[2]</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>N/A</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>Alignment</para>
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</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry>
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<para>counter_value</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>perf_data</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>BOTH</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>Array of counters values</para>
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</entry>
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</row>
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</tbody>
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</tgroup>
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</table>
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<para>The possible values for Requested_Information are as shown in
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<xref linkend="dbdoclet.50569383_64760" />.</para>
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<table frame="all" pgwide="1" xml:id="dbdoclet.50569383_64760">
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<title>Performance Counter Info Requested_Information
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Values</title>
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<tgroup cols="3">
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<colspec colname="c1" colwidth="30*" />
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<colspec colname="c2" colwidth="15*" align="center" />
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<colspec colname="c3" colwidth="55*" />
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<thead>
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<row>
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<entry align="center">
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<para>
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<emphasis role="bold">Name</emphasis>
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</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>
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<emphasis role="bold">Value</emphasis>
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</para>
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</entry>
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<entry align="center">
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<para>
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<emphasis role="bold">Description</emphasis>
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</para>
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</entry>
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</row>
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</thead>
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<tbody valign="middle">
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<row>
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<entry>
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<para>Dispatch_PURR_by_processor</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>0x0000 0010</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>The value for the counter_value is a list of values per
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physical processor as follows:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint64 processor time (in PURR cycles) that the processor
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was running work on behalf of partitions since the boot of the
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CEC</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint32 hardware processor id</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint16 owning partition id (0xFFFF is shared or
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unowned)</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint8 processor state (0x01-Not Installed, 0x02-Guarded
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Off, 0x03-Unlicensed, 0x04-Shared, 0x05-Borrowed,
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0x06-Dedicated)</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint8[1] reserved</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint32 hardware chip id (a value of -1 will be returned
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for Not Installed processors)</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint32 hardware module id</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint32 primary affinity domain</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint32 secondary affinity domain</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint32 processor version (a value of -1 will be returned
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for Not Installed processors)</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint16 logical processor index</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint8[10] reserved</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry>
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<para>Entitled_capped<?linebreak?>
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_uncapped_donated<?linebreak?>
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_idle_PURR<?linebreak?>
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_by_partition</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>0x0000 0020</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>The value for the counter_value is a list of uint64
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values as follows:</para>
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<para>Partition id</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Hypervisor collected PURR cycles that the partition was
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entitled to consume since the boot of the CEC (or partition
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creation).</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Hypervisor collected PURR cycles that the partition
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consumed as capped cycles since boot of the CEC (or partition
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creation). For a dedicated partition, all cycles consumed will
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be reported as capped cycles. For shared, these are the capped
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(entitled) cycles consumed by the partition.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Hypervisor collected PURR cycles that the partition
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consumed as uncapped shared partition cycles since boot of the
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CEC (or partition creation).</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Hypervisor collected PURR cycles that were donated from a
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dedicated partition to uncapped partitions since boot of the
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CEC (or partition creation).</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Partition collected PURR cycles that the partition
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considers as idle cycles. These cycles can be subtracted from
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the total cycles consumed to calculate the partition’s
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view of utilization. Note that not all operating system
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versions will report this value.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry>
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<para>Run_instructions<?linebreak?>
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_run_cycles<?linebreak?>
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_by_partition</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>0x0000 0030</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>The value for the counter_value is a list of uint64
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values as follows:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Partition id</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Hypervisor collected instructions completed while the run
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latch is set since boot of the CEC (or partition creation).
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Note that this value will be zero on processors versions that
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do not provide the ability to collect this information.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Hypervisor collected cycles while the run latch is set
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since boot of the CEC (or partition creation). Note that this
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value will be zero on processors versions that do not provide
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the ability to collect this information.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry>
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<para>System_performance<?linebreak?>
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_capabilities</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>0x00000040</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>The value for the counter_value is a list of values for
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the requesting partition as follows:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint8 Is partition allowed to get performance data for
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other partitions (boolean).</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint8[15] Reserved</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><emphasis role="bold">Note:</emphasis> This request can only be issued by a partition to
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obtain data about itself (i.e. starting_index must always be
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-1) H_NOT_AVAILABLE will be returned otherwise.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry>
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<para>Processor_bus_utilization_ABC<?linebreak?>
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_links</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>0x00000050</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>The value for the counter_value is a list of values per
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physical chip as follows:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint32 hardware chip id</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint32[3] RESERVED</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint64 idle cycles for A link</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint64 time value (in cycles) data for A link was
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collected</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint64 idle cycles for B link</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint64 time value (in cycles) data for B link was
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collected</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint64 idle cycles for C link</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint64 time value (in cycles) data for C link was
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collected</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry>
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<para>Processor_bus_utilization_WXYZ<?linebreak?>
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_links</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>0x00000060</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>The value for the counter_value is a list of values per
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physical chip as follows:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint32 hardware chip id</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint32[3] RESERVED</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint64 idle cycles for W link</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint64 time value (in cycles) data for W link was
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collected</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint64 idle cycles for X link</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint64 time value (in cycles) data for X link was
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collected</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint64 idle cycles for Y link</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint64 time value (in cycles) data for Y link was
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collected</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint64 idle cycles for Z link</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint64 time value (in cycles) data for Z link was
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collected</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry>
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<para>Set MMCRH<?linebreak?>
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(LAB ONLY)</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>0x8000 1000</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>At input, counter_value is a single value with what to
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set the Performance Monitor Mode Control Register H to:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint64 value to set MMCRH to in all processors</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>There will be no output for this function other than
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errors.</para>
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<para>
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<emphasis role="bold">Note 1:</emphasis> A passed value of (-1) will mean
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that collection of these values should be disabled.</para>
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<para>
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<emphasis role="bole">Note 2:</emphasis> Whenever this value is changed, the
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programmable counters (HPMC1 & HPMC2) will be reset in the
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next collection cycle.</para>
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</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry>
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<para>Retrieve HPMCx<?linebreak?>
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(LAB ONLY)</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>0x8000 2000</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>
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<para>The value for the counter_value is a list of values per
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physical processor as follows:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>uint32 hardware processor id</para>
|
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</listitem>
|
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<listitem>
|
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<para>uint32 reserved</para>
|
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</listitem>
|
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<listitem>
|
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<para>uint64 current value of MMCRH for this processor</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
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<listitem>
|
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<para>uint64 elapsed timebase value in cycles since current
|
|
MMCRH was set</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
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<listitem>
|
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<para>uint64 value for HPMC1 since current MMCRH was set</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
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<listitem>
|
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<para>uint64 value for HPMC2 since current MMCRH was set</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>uint64 value for HPMC3 since current MMCRH was set</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>uint64 current value for HPMC3</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>uint64 value for HPMC4 since current MMCRH was set</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>uint64 current value for HPMC4</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</entry>
|
|
</row>
|
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</tbody>
|
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</tgroup>
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</table>
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</simplesect>
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</section>
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</section>
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</chapter>
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