Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Optimization Reference Manual

USING PERFORMANCE MONITORING EVENTSMetricMispredicted callsMispredictedconditionalsTable B-2. Performance Metrics - Branching (Contd.)DescriptionAll mispredictedindirect callsNumber ofmispredicted branchesthat are conditionaljumpsEvent Name or MetricExpressionretired_branch_typeretired_mispred_branch_typeEvent Mask ValueRequiredCALLCONDITIONALMetricPage Walk Miss ITLBITLB MissesTC FlushesLogical Processor 0Deliver ModeTable B-3. Performance Metrics - Trace Cache and Front EndDescriptionNumber of page walkrequests due to ITLBmissesNumber of ITLBlookups that result in amissPage Walk Miss ITLB isless speculative thanITLB Misses and is therecommendedalternative.Number of TC flushesCounter will counttwice for eachoccurrence. Divide thecount by two to getthe number of flushes.Number of cycles thatthe trace and deliveryengine (TDE) isdelivering tracesassociated with logicalprocessor 0,regardless of operatingmodes of TDE fortraces associated withlogical processor 1Event Name or MetricExpressionpage_walk_typeITLB_referenceTC_miscTC_deliver_modeEvent Mask ValueRequiredITMISSMISSFLUSHSS | SB | SIB-9