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.TH "papi_cost" 1 "Wed Jun 25 2025 19:17:03" "Version 7.2.0.0" "PAPI" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
papi_cost \- papi_cost utility\&.
.PP
file papi_cost\&.c
.SH "NAME"
.PP
papi_cost - computes execution time costs for basic PAPI operations\&.
.SH "Synopsis"
.PP
papi_cost [\-dhps] [\-b bins] [\-t threshold]
.SH "Description"
.PP
papi_cost is a PAPI utility program that computes the min / max / mean / std\&. deviation of execution times for PAPI start/stop pairs and for PAPI reads\&. This information provides the basic operating cost to a user's program for collecting hardware counter data\&. Command line options control display capabilities\&.
.SH "Options"
.PP
.PD 0
.IP "\(bu" 2
-b < bins > Define the number of bins into which the results are partitioned for display\&. The default is 100\&.
.IP "\(bu" 2
-d Display a graphical distribution of costs in a vertical histogram\&.
.IP "\(bu" 2
-h Display help information about this utility\&.
.IP "\(bu" 2
-p Display 25/50/75 perecentile results for making boxplots\&.
.IP "\(bu" 2
-s Show the number of iterations in each of the first 10 standard deviations above the mean\&.
.IP "\(bu" 2
-t < threshold > Set the threshold for the number of iterations to measure costs\&. The default is 1,000,000\&.
.PP
.SH "Bugs"
.PP
There are no known bugs in this utility\&. If you find a bug, it should be reported to the PAPI Mailing List at ptools-perfapi@icl.utk.edu\&.
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