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.TH libcpc 3LIB "8 Oct 2008" "SunOS 5.11" "Interface Libraries"
.SH NAME
libcpc \- CPU performance counter library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
cc [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lcpc\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ] 
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
Functions in this library provide access to CPU performance counters on
platforms that contain the appropriate hardware.
.SH INTERFACES
.sp
.LP
The shared object \fBlibcpc.so.1\fR provides the public interfaces defined
below. See \fBIntro\fR(3) for additional information on shared object
interfaces.
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab();
lw(2.75i) lw(2.75i) 
lw(2.75i) lw(2.75i) 
.
\fBcpc_access\fR\fBcpc_bind_cpu\fR
\fBcpc_bind_curlwp\fR\fBcpc_bind_event\fR
\fBcpc_bind_pctx\fR\fBcpc_buf_add\fR
\fBcpc_buf_copy\fR\fBcpc_buf_create\fR
\fBcpc_buf_destroy\fR\fBcpc_buf_get\fR
\fBcpc_buf_hrtime\fR\fBcpc_buf_set\fR
\fBcpc_buf_sub\fR\fBcpc_buf_tick\fR
\fBcpc_buf_zero\fR\fBcpc_caps\fR
\fBcpc_cciname\fR\fBcpc_close\fR
\fBcpc_cpuref\fR\fBcpc_count_sys_events\fR
\fBcpc_count_usr_events\fR\fBcpc_disable\fR
\fBcpc_enable\fR\fBcpc_event_accum\fR
\fBcpc_event_diff\fR\fBcpc_eventtostr\fR
\fBcpc_getcciname\fR\fBcpc_getcpuref\fR
\fBcpc_getcpuver\fR\fBcpc_getnpic\fR
\fBcpc_getusage\fR\fBcpc_npic\fR
\fBcpc_open\fR\fBcpc_pctx_bind_event\fR
\fBcpc_pctx_invalidate\fR\fBcpc_pctx_rele\fR
\fBcpc_pctx_take_sample\fR\fBcpc_rele\fR
\fBcpc_request_preset\fR\fBcpc_set_add_request\fR
\fBcpc_set_create\fR\fBcpc_set_destroy\fR
\fBcpc_set_restart\fR\fBcpc_set_sample\fR
\fBcpc_seterrfn\fR\fBcpc_seterrhndlr\fR
\fBcpc_shared_bind_event\fR\fBcpc_shared_close\fR
\fBcpc_shared_open\fR\fBcpc_shared_rele\fR
\fBcpc_shared_take_sample\fR\fBcpc_strtoevent\fR
\fBcpc_take_sample\fR\fBcpc_unbind\fR
\fBcpc_version\fR\fBcpc_walk_attrs\fR
\fBcpc_walk_events_all\fR\fBcpc_walk_events_pic\fR
\fBcpc_walk_generic_events_all\fR\fBcpc_walk_generic_events_pic\fR
\fBcpc_walk_names\fR\fBcpc_walk_requests\fR
.TE

.SH FILES
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB/usr/lib/libcpc.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 27n
.rt  
shared object
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB/usr/lib/64/libcpc.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 27n
.rt  
64-bit shared object
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab() box;
cw(2.75i) |cw(2.75i) 
lw(2.75i) |lw(2.75i) 
.
ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
MT-LevelSafe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBcputrack\fR(1), \fBcpustat\fR(1M), \fBIntro\fR(3), \fBcpc\fR(3CPC),
\fBattributes\fR(5), \fBxVM\fR(5)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
There is no support for access to performance counters in the \fBxVM\fR(5)
environment. The \fB-h\fR operations for \fBcputrack\fR(1) are not enabled.