POWERCOMPAT events

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The POWERCOMPAT events provide a list of hardware events that are available for processor compatibility modes and are used as a subset of the actual processor events.

You can use the processor compatibility modes to move logical partitions between systems that have different processor types without upgrading the operating system environments in the logical partition. The processor compatibility mode allows the destination system to provide the logical partition with a subset of processor capabilities that are supported by the operating systems environment in the logical partition.

The following hardware events are supported in the POWERCOMPAT compatibility mode for different versions of the AIX operating system.

Table 1. POWERCOMPAT events
Counter	Event name	Supported AIX version
1	PM_1PLUS_PPC_CMPL	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
1	PM_CYC	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
1	PM_DATA_FROM_L1.5	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
1	PM_FLOP	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
1	PM_GCT_NOSLOT_CYC	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
1	PM_IERAT_MISS	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
1	PM_INST_CMPL	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
1	PM_INST_IMC_MATCH_CMPL	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
1	PM_LSU_DERAT_MISS_CYC	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
1	PM_PMC4_OVERFLOW	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
1	PM_SUSPENDED	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
1	PM_ANY_THRD_RUN_CYC	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
1	PM_MRK_INST_DISP	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
1	PM_MRK_BR_TAKEN_CMPL	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
1	PM_MRK_L1_ICACHE_MISS	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
1	PM_THRESH_EXC_4096	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
1	PM_THRESH_EXC_256	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
1	PM_MRK_L1_RELOAD_VALID	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
1	PM_THRESH_MET	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
2	PM_CYC	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
2	PM_DATA_FROM_L2MISS	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
2	PM_EXT_INT	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
2	PM_INST_CMPL	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
2	PM_INST_DISP	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
2	PM_L1_ICACHE_MISS	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
2	PM_LSU_DERAT_MISS	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
2	PM_PMC1_OVERFLOW	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
2	PM_RUN_CYC	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
2	PM_ST_FIN	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
2	PM_SUSPENDED	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
2	PM_MRK_DATA_FROM_MEM	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
2	PM_MRK_LD_MISS_L1	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
2	PM_MRK_DATA_FROM_L3MISS	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
2	PM_THRESH_EXC_32	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
2	PM_THRESH_EXC_512	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
3	PM_CYC	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
3	PM_DATA_FROM_L3MISS	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
3	PM_DTLB_MISS	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
3	PM_INST_CMPL	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
3	PM_INST_DISP	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
3	PM_L1_DCACHE_RELOAD_VALID	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
3	PM_PMC2_OVERFLOW	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
3	PM_ST_MISS_L1	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
3	PM_SUSPENDED	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
3	PM_TB_BIT_TRANS	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
3	PM_THRD_CONC_RUN_INST	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
3	PM_BR_TAKEN_CMPL	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
3	PM_MRK_ST_CMPL	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
3	PM_MRK_BR_MPRED_CMPL	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
3	PM_MRK_DERAT_MISS	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
3	PM_THRESH_EXC_64	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
3	PM_THRESH_EXC_1024	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
4	PM_1PLUS_PPC_DISP	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
4	PM_BR_MPRED_CMPL	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
4	PM_CYC	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
4	PM_FLUSH	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
4	PM_INST_CMPL	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
4	PM_ITLB_MISS	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
4	PM_LD_MISS_L1	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
4	PM_PMC3_OVERFLOW	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
4	PM_RUN_INST_CMPL	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
4	PM_RUN_PURR	AIX 6.1 with 6100-04, or later AIX 7.1, or later
4	PM_SUSPENDED	AIX 6 with 6100-07, or earlier AIX 7 with 7100-01, or earlier
4	PM_MRK_INST_CMPL	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
4	PM_MRK_DTLB_MISS	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
4	PM_MRK_INST_FROM_L3MISS	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
4	PM_MRK_DATA_FROM_L2MISS	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
4	PM_THRESH_EXC_128	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
4	PM_THRESH_EXC_2048	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
4	PM_DATA_FROM_MEM	AIX 6 with 6100-08, or later AIX 7 with 7100-02, or later
5	PM_RUN_INST_CMPL	AIX 6.1, or later AIX 7.1, or later
6	PM_RUN_CYC	AIX 6.1, or later AIX 7.1, or later