On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 2:11 AM, Clayton, Paul D
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> So part of my question remains.
>
> How can I find out about FPU usage for non-emulated instructions on a T1
> chipset?
>
> I have to wonder about the command "/usr/sbin/cpustat -c
> pic0=FP_instr_cnt,pic1=Instr_cnt,sys 1 10" and if this would deal with
> hardware based FPU usage or is another option for the emulated
> functions? The document does not provide a clear hint on this subject.

cpustat(1M) accesses the CPU performance counters, so it's going to
tell you what's happening on the hardware, not what's being emulated
in software.

Chad
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