Re: p4 l2 cache misses?

[Philippe E. <ph...@wa...>]

Kristen Carlson wrote:
> Hello,

hi,

> I'm new to oprofile, but I finally figured out how to determine l2 cache
> misses on my p3.  Now I have a p4 and all the counters have changed.  I'm
> really confused by the docs, can anyone tell me which counters to use to
> determine l2 misses on a p4?

http://oprofile.sourceforge.net/docs/intel-P4-events.php3

BSQ_CACHE_REFERENCE unit mask == 0x300 seems sensible

regards,
Phil