If I did the correct thing that you mean, no output for "pfmon/tests/pfdbg --on --printk" and the result of pfmon cmdline not change
> 2009/4/2 <x...@ict.ac.cn>: >> >> Yes. for example: >> pfmon -e >> L3_READS_ALL_MISS:M:E:S:I,back_end_bubble_all,be_exe_bubble_all,l2d_references_reads,L3_READS_ALL_ALL:M:E:S:I,L3_READS_ALL_HIT:M:E:S:I,L2D_OZQ_CANCELS0_FILL_ST_CONF,l1dtlb_transfer,l2dtlb_misses,dtlb_inserts_hpw,er_mem_read_out_hi,er_mem_read_out_lo >> ls > > Works for me on my system. > You need to enable perfmon debugging and send me the output. > in the pfmon package, do: > pfmon/tests/pfdbg --on --printk > > run test, grab syslog output. > >> >> That's 12 events and I get "cannot write PMCs: Invalid argument" >> Then delete any 6 events on the event list, i.e. remain 6 events, all >> will >> be ok on my system. >> >> >> >>> On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 3:29 PM, ��<x...@ict.ac.cn> wrote: >>>> Hi all: >>>> >>>> Now I'm using a dual-core Itanium2 processor with perfmon kernel 2.81, >>>> pfmlib and pfmon V3.7. >>>> I have used pfmon3.2 with kernel 2.0 for long time. I updated the >>>> perfmon >>>> kernel to 2.81 recently and now I get problems. When I count for more >>>> than >>>> 6 events with pfmon, I get the error message "cannot write PMCs: >>>> Invalid >>>> argument". If the number of events is less than or equal to 6, pfmon >>>> works >>>> well. >>> >>> You need to provide the exact pfmon cmdline so I can try and reproduce >>> the >>> problem. >>> >>>> >>>> I also get the dmessage as "perfmon: perfmon: Errata 121 PMD10/PMD15 >>>> cannot be used to overflowwhen threads on on" when that error occurs. >>>> >>> That is normal. There is indeed a processor bug. >>> >>> >>>> Note that Montecito processor has 12 PMUs. >>>> >>> Yes, but there are restrictions on some events. >>> >>> >> >> >> > >
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