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24.Dd November 25, 2007
25.Dt PMC_ATTACH 3
26.Os
27.Sh NAME
28.Nm pmc_attach ,
29.Nm pmc_detach
30.Nd attaching and detaching process scope PMCs to target processes
31.Sh LIBRARY
32.Lb libpmc
33.Sh SYNOPSIS
34.In pmc.h
35.Ft int
36.Fn pmc_attach "pmc_id_t pmcid" "pid_t pid"
37.Ft int
38.Fn pmc_detach "pmc_id_t pmcid" "pid_t pid"
39.Sh DESCRIPTION
40These functions control the set of target processes tracked by a
41process scope PMC.
42.Pp
43Function
44.Fn pmc_attach
45is used to attach a process scope PMC specified by argument
46.Fa pmcid
47to a target process specified by argument
48.Fa pid .
49Argument
50.Fa pid
51may be zero to denote the current process.
52If the PMC was allocated with modifier
53.Dv PMC_F_DESCENDANTS ,
54the PMC will additionally attach to current and future descendents of
55the specified target process.
56The PMC should be in a quiescent state (i.e., not running).
57.Pp
58Function
59.Fn pmc_detach
60is used to detach a process scope PMC specified by argument
61.Fa pmcid
62from a process specified by argument
63.Fa pid .
64Argument
65.Fa pid
66may be zero to denote the current process.
67.Sh RETURN VALUES
68.Rv -std
69.Sh ERRORS
70A call to function
71.Fn pmc_attach
72may fail with the following errors:
73.Bl -tag -width Er
74.It Bq Er EBUSY
75Argument
76.Fa pmcid
77specified a PMC that was not in a quiescent state.
78.It Bq Er EBUSY
79The target process specified by function
80.Fa pmc_attach
81is being tracked by another process scope PMC that uses the same PMC
82hardware resources.
83.It Bq Er EEXIST
84The target process is already being tracked by the specified PMC.
85.It Bq Er EINVAL
86Argument
87.Fa pmcid
88specified a PMC with system scope.
89.It Bq Er EINVAL
90Argument
91.Fa pid
92specified an illegal process id.
93.It Bq Er EINVAL
94The current process does not own a PMC with the handle specified in
95argument
96.Fa pmcid .
97.It Bq Er EPERM
98The caller lacked the privilege needed to attach PMCs to
99the specified target process.
100.It Bq Er EPERM
101(i386 and amd64 architectures) The PMC specified by argument
102.Fa pmcid
103has been setup to allow the use of the RDPMC instruction for
104self measurement.
105.It Bq Er ESRCH
106The current process does not own any PMCs.
107.It Bq Er ESRCH
108The process specified by argument
109.Fa pid
110did not exist.
111.El
112.Pp
113A call to function
114.Fn pmc_detach
115may fail with the following errors:
116.Bl -tag -width Er
117.It Bq Er EINVAL
118Argument
119.Fa pmcid
120specified a PMC with system scope.
121.It Bq Er EINVAL
122Argument
123.Fa pid
124specified an illegal process id.
125.It Bq Er EINVAL
126The current process does not own a PMC with the handle specified in
127argument
128.Fa pmcid .
129.It Bq Er EINVAL
130The specified PMC was not attached to the target process.
131.It Bq Er ESRCH
132The current process does not own any PMCs.
133.It Bq Er ESRCH
134The process specified by argument
135.Fa pid
136is not being monitored by
137.Xr hwpmc 4 .
138.It Bq Er ESRCH
139The process specified by argument
140.Fa pid
141did not exist.
142.El
143.Sh SEE ALSO
144.Xr pmc 3 ,
145.Xr pmc_start 3 ,
146.Xr pmc_stop 3 ,
147.Xr hwpmc 4
148