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IBM PowerPC 750GX and 750GL RISC Microprocessor
Programming Model
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gx_02.fm.(1.2)
March 27, 2006
2.1.2.5 Performance-Monitor Registers
This section describes the registers used by the performance monitor, which is described in Chapter 11,
Performance Monitor and System Related Features, on page 349.
Monitor Mode Control Register 0 (MMCR0)
The Monitor Mode Control Register 0 (MMCR0) is a 32-bit SPR provided to specify events to be counted and
recorded. The MMCR0 can be accessed only in supervisor mode. User-level software can read the contents
of MMCR0 by issuing an mfspr instruction to UMMCR0, described in the following section.
This register must be cleared at power up. Reading this register does not change its contents. MMCR0 can
be accessed with mtspr and mfspr using SPR 952.
DIS
DP DU
DMS
DMR
ENINT
DISCOUNT
RTCSELECT
INTONBITTRANS
THRESHOLD
PMC1INTCONTROL
PMC2INTCONTROL
PMCTRIGGER
PMC1SELECT PMC2SELECT
012345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
Bits Field Name Description
0 DIS
Disables counting unconditionally.
0 The values of the PMCn counters can be changed by hardware.
1 The values of the PMCn counters cannot be changed by hardware.
1 DP
Disables counting while in supervisor mode.
0 The PMCn counters can be changed by hardware.
1 If the processor is in supervisor mode (MSR[PR] is cleared), the counters are not
changed by hardware.
2 DU
Disables counting while in user mode.
0 The PMCn counters can be changed by hardware.
1 If the processor is in user mode (MSR[PR] is set), the PMCn counters are not
changed by hardware.
3DMS
Disables counting while MSR[PM] is set.
0 The PMCn counters can be changed by hardware.
1 If MSR[PM] is set, the PMCn counters are not changed by hardware.
4DMR
Disables counting while MSR[PM] is zero.
0 The PMCn counters can be changed by hardware.
1 If MSR[PM] is cleared, the PMCn counters are not changed by hardware.
5 ENINT
Enables performance-monitor interrupt signaling.
0 Interrupt signaling is disabled.
1 Interrupt signaling is enabled.
Cleared by hardware when a performance-monitor interrupt is signaled. To re-enable
these interrupt signals, software must set this bit after handling the performance-monitor
interrupt.