Tool/software: Code Composer Studio
Hello, I'm using CCS 7.1.0.00016 on Windows x64 machine.
I am trying to perform cache analysis on a program ran on a TDA2x board's C66x core. It seems that it can be done using Cache Analysis from Hardware Trace Analyzer. However, when I turn it on a Cache Event Profiler opens with three of the columns named "L1P Miss Hits L2 SRAM Total", "L1P Miss Hits L2 Cache Total" and "L1P Miss Hits External Total". The problem is that I chose to monitor L1D Cache when prompted, not L1P. Is this just a problem with column names, can I trust that it actually monitors L1D?
Also, on this link: processors.wiki.ti.com/.../Real-Time_Hardware_Trace_and_Analysis It says that the cache analysis outputs the number of cache events in each function (exclusive only). Does this mean that I need to manually sum the cache events in functions and their sub-calls? Is there a way to get inclusive results?
I know that number of cache events can be obtained through CCS Profiler but the problem is I can't run it when using target configurations for actual hardware and its DSP core. I, however, have a simulator which can do this but am concerned about the preciseness of that analysis as I'm not sure that the simulator matches my hardware.
Thank you in advance.