• DocumentCode
    3422281
  • Title

    PowerPCTM performance monitor evolution

  • Author

    Roth, Charles ; Levine, Frank

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Corp., Austin, TX, USA
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    5-7 Feb 1997
  • Firstpage
    331
  • Lastpage
    336
  • Abstract
    The evolution of performance monitoring (PM) from its roots in PowerTM architecture to its current state are explored. Further discussed are many of the PM features in the PowerPC 604e, and the differences between the PMs in some PowerPC processors. To hide some of these differences, an Application Programming Interface (API) was developed. The authors conclude with some of their observations about issues related to the availability of the PM to end users
  • Keywords
    computer architecture; microcomputers; performance evaluation; Application Programming Interface; PowerPC; PowerPC 604e; PowerPCTM; performance monitoring; Availability; Counting circuits; History; Microprocessors; Monitoring; Performance analysis; Process design; Workstations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference, 1997. IPCCC 1997., IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Phoenix, Tempe, AZ
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3873-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PCCC.1997.581535
  • Filename
    581535
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3422281