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1[
2  {
3    "Unit": "software",
4    "EventName": "cpu-clock",
5    "BriefDescription": "Per-CPU high-resolution timer based event",
6    "ConfigCode": "0"
7  },
8  {
9    "Unit": "software",
10    "EventName": "task-clock",
11    "BriefDescription": "Per-task high-resolution timer based event",
12    "ConfigCode": "1"
13  },
14  {
15    "Unit": "software",
16    "EventName": "faults",
17    "BriefDescription": "Number of page faults [This event is an alias of page-faults]",
18    "ConfigCode": "2"
19  },
20  {
21    "Unit": "software",
22    "EventName": "page-faults",
23    "BriefDescription": "Number of page faults [This event is an alias of faults]",
24    "ConfigCode": "2"
25  },
26  {
27    "Unit": "software",
28    "EventName": "context-switches",
29    "BriefDescription": "Number of context switches [This event is an alias of cs]",
30    "ConfigCode": "3"
31  },
32  {
33    "Unit": "software",
34    "EventName": "cs",
35    "BriefDescription": "Number of context switches [This event is an alias of context-switches]",
36    "ConfigCode": "3"
37  },
38  {
39    "Unit": "software",
40    "EventName": "cpu-migrations",
41    "BriefDescription": "Number of times a process has migrated to a new CPU [This event is an alias of migrations]",
42    "ConfigCode": "4"
43  },
44  {
45    "Unit": "software",
46    "EventName": "migrations",
47    "BriefDescription": "Number of times a process has migrated to a new CPU [This event is an alias of cpu-migrations]",
48    "ConfigCode": "4"
49  },
50  {
51    "Unit": "software",
52    "EventName": "minor-faults",
53    "BriefDescription": "Number of minor page faults. Minor faults don't require I/O to handle",
54    "ConfigCode": "5"
55  },
56  {
57    "Unit": "software",
58    "EventName": "major-faults",
59    "BriefDescription": "Number of major page faults. Major faults require I/O to handle",
60    "ConfigCode": "6"
61  },
62  {
63    "Unit": "software",
64    "EventName": "alignment-faults",
65    "BriefDescription": "Number of kernel handled memory alignment faults",
66    "ConfigCode": "7"
67  },
68  {
69    "Unit": "software",
70    "EventName": "emulation-faults",
71    "BriefDescription": "Number of kernel handled unimplemented instruction faults handled through emulation",
72    "ConfigCode": "8"
73  },
74  {
75    "Unit": "software",
76    "EventName": "dummy",
77    "BriefDescription": "A placeholder event that doesn't count anything",
78    "ConfigCode": "9"
79  },
80  {
81    "Unit": "software",
82    "EventName": "bpf-output",
83    "BriefDescription": "An event used by BPF programs to write to the perf ring buffer",
84    "ConfigCode": "10"
85  },
86  {
87    "Unit": "software",
88    "EventName": "cgroup-switches",
89    "BriefDescription": "Number of context switches to a task in a different cgroup",
90    "ConfigCode": "11"
91  }
92]
93