PAPI_num_counters (3)

@par C Interface:
\#include <papi.h> @n
int PAPI_num_counters( void );

Postcondition:

Initializes the library to PAPI_HIGH_LEVEL_INITED if necessary.

Return values:

PAPI_EINVAL papi.h is different from the version used to compile the PAPI library.

PAPI_ENOMEM Insufficient memory to complete the operation.

PAPI_ESYS A system or C library call failed inside PAPI, see the errno variable.

Examples:

* int num_hwcntrs;
* //  The installation does not support PAPI
* if ((num_hwcntrs = PAPI_num_counters()) < 0 )
*   handle_error(1);
* //  The installation supports PAPI, but has no counters
* if ((num_hwcntrs = PAPI_num_counters()) == 0 )
*   fprintf(stderr,"Info:: This machine does not provide hardware counters.\n");
*

PAPI_num_counters() returns the optimal length of the values array for the high level functions. This value corresponds to the number of hardware counters supported by the current CPU component.

Note:

This function only works for the CPU component. To determine the number of counters on another component, use the low level PAPI_num_cmp_hwctrs().

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