new version of PCL (Performance Counter Library)

                          PCL - The Performance Counter Library
                                      Version 1.2, July 1999


PCL (The Performance Counter Library) is a common interface to access
in portable way performance counters built into modern
microprocessors. PCL supports query for functionality, start and stop
of counters, and reading the current values out of the
counters. Performance counting can be done in user mode, system, and
user-or-system mode. Functions are callable from C, C++, Fortran, and
Java.


Currently, the following systems are supported:


    - SUN Solaris 2.x, Solaris 7 with UltraSPARC I,II
    - Linux 2.0.x, 2.1.x, and 2.2.x with Pentium/PPro/Pentium II/Pentium
III
    - Digital Unix with Alpha 21164, 21264
    - Cray T3E with Alpha 21164
    - SGI IRIX with R10000
    - IBM AIX <= 4.2 with PowerPC 604e


The homepage of PCL can be found at


        http://www.fz-juelich.de/zam/PCL/


were you can find the source and a detailled description of PCL
including a description of performance counters on various
microprocessors.


Rough overview of changes from version 1.1:
- The full PCL package is now free software with a BSD-style copyright.


      See file "DISCLAIMER" for details.
- slightly modified interface to PCLread and PCLstop
- Java interface added
- support for more processor types / operating systems
- reduced overhead for PCL-calls
- minor changes to supported events (including elapsed cycle counter,
MFLOPS)




The software is copyrighted. Copyright 1998,1999 by Forschungszentrum
Juelich
GmbH, Federal Republic of Germany.


PCL uses the following packages (see the documentation for details):
    - Linux : msr-device (Stephan Meyer)
    - Solaris: perfmon (Richard Enbody)
    - AIX : PMapi (IBM)




Have fun,


Rudolf Berrendorf and Heinz Ziegler
r.berrendorf@fz-juelich.de




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Forschungszentrum Juelich E-mail: r.berrendorf@fz-juelich.de
D-52425 Juelich, Germany
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