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From:   "Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
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On 7/22/2021 8:53 AM, Liuxiangdong wrote:
> Hi，like and lingshan.
> 
> We can use pebs on the Icelake by using "perf record -e $event:pp", but 
> how can we get all the supported $event for the Icelake?
> Because it seems like that all the hardware event/software event/kernel 
> pmu event listed by "perf list" can use ":pp" without error.
> 
> 
> By quering events list for Icelake("https://perfmon-events.intel.com/), 
> we can use "perf record -e cpu/event=0xXX,unask=0xXX/pp"
> to enable sampling. There are some events with "PEBS： 
> [PreciseEventingIP]" in "Additional Info" column. Are they the only 
> supported
> precise events? Do those events which have "PEBS:[NonPreciseEventingIP]" 
> in last column support PEBS?
>

Starts from Ice Lake, the extended PEBS feature is supported, which 
extend the PEBS for all counters and all performance monitoring events 
(both precise event and non-precise). You can sample any events with PEBS.
For details, please refer to the 18.9.1 extended PEBS in the latest SDM 
vol3.

Thanks,
Kan