lshwc(8)

NAME
lshwc - extract CPU Measurement Facilities counter sets

SYNOPSIS
lshwc [-a][-d][-H][-s][-x][-X][-q] [-l COUNT] [-i INTERVAL] [-t TIME] [-f FORMAT] [-c LIST] [CPULIST][:SETS]
lshwc -h|--help
lshwc -v|--version

DESCRIPTION
The lshwc command extracts complete counter sets from the CPU Measurement Facilities for Linux on Z. Counter sets can be specified and extracted for individual CPUs. The output is a comma-separated values file. Each line starts with a timestamp and the CPU number, followed by the extracted counter values.

OPTIONS

-h, --help
    Displays help information, then exits.

-v, --version
    Displays version information, then exits.

-a, --allcpu
    Displays counter values from each CPU. The default is a total summary line of all counters from all CPUs.

-d, --delta
    Displays counter values in form of deltas. Each counter value shows the increment to the previous output line. Without this flag the total value of each counter is displayed. See Examples.

-i, --interval SECONDS
    Specifies a time interval, in seconds, that the command waits between read operations. The default is 60 seconds.

-l, --loop COUNT
    Performs the specified number of read operations.

-H, --hide
    Do not display values of undefined counters.

-s, --short
    Displays counter names as short names in the heading. A short name consists of a letter for the counter set followed by a number. For example, this flag displays counter number 0 in the basic counter set as B0 instead of Cycles. Valid counter set letters are:

    B   Basic counter set

    P   Problem state counter set

    C   Crypto counter set

    E   Extended counter set

    M   MT-Diagnostic counter set

    U   Undefined counter.

-t, --time
    Specifies the runtime as an integer in days, hours, minutes or seconds. This option can be specified multiple times: the runtime sums up. Specify time as an integer followed by one of the letters

    d   Specifies the runtime in days.

    h   Specifies the runtime in hours.

    m   Specifies the runtime in minutes.

    s   Specifies the runtime in seconds. This is the default when no letter is given.

-x, --hex
    Displays counter values as hexadecimal values.

-X, --hex0x
    Displays counter values as hexadecimal values with a leading 0x prefix.

-q  Apply quoting to every output element, regardless of content or format.

-f, --format FORMAT
    Retrieve output in one of the following formats: JSON, CSV, JSON-SEQ or PAIRS. If no format is specified, the output defaults to CSV.

  JSON Output Structure
The JSON output contains two top-level objects: meta and lshwc

meta
    General metadata such as API version, host, and timestamp.

lshwc
    Measurement data and configuration.

    cpumcf
        CPU Measurement Counter Facility information.

    measurements
        An array of objects, each representing a CPU or "total". Each object includes:

        cpu CPU identifier, such as 0, 1 or "delta" or "total".

        date_time
            Timestamp in ISO 8601 format.

        time_epoch
            The number of seconds since the epoch: 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC.

        counters
            An array of counter objects, each containing name (if available), id, and value.

-c, --counters LIST
    Specify a comma-separated list of counter names to be printed. If a counter name does not match any valid counter name, it is omitted. (Implies -H)

[CPULIST][:SETS]
    A comma-separated list of CPUs. Each CPU can optionally be followed by characters that specify the counter set. See below for details.

  CPU List and counter-set specification
In the comma-separated list of CPUs, each element is a CPU or a range of CPUs. By default, lshwc lists all CPUs.

The CPU list can be followed by an optional list of characters that specify the counter sets to be extracted, preceded by a colon. The characters can be upper or lower case. By default, all counter sets are used.

b   Include the basic counter set.

c   Include the crypto counter set.

e   Include the extended counter set.

m   Include the MT_Diagnostic counter set.

p|u Include the problem counter set.

a   Include all known counter sets (default).

EXAMPLES
The first example enables the basic and problem counter sets on CPU 0 and 1. Two read operations are performed and a summary line is printed for each read operation.

# lshwc -l2 0-1:BP
Date,Time,CPU,CPU_CYCLES(0),INSTRUCTIONS(1),L1I_DIR_WRITES(2),L1I_PENALTY_CYCLES(3),L1D_DIR_WRITES(4),
	L1D_PENALTY_CYCLES(5),PROBLEM_STATE_CPU_CYCLES(32),PROBLEM_STATE_INSTRUCTIONS(33)
2021-04-01,11:50:32,Total,125422,39421,304,13953,454,
	97489,0,0
2021-04-01,11:51:32,Total,68074231,16386850,194028,21382384,317227,
	104503489,777383,14198

This example shows the counter values of the problem state counter set per CPU. CPU 0 and CPU 1 are selected.

# lshwc -l3 -a 0-1:P
Date,Time,CPU,PROBLEM_STATE_CPU_CYCLES(32),PROBLEM_STATE_INSTRUCTIONS(33)
2021-04-01,11:54:47,CPU0,0,0
2021-04-01,11:54:47,CPU1,0,0
2021-04-01,11:54:47,Total,0,0
2021-04-01,11:55:47,CPU0,818775,14198
2021-04-01,11:55:47,CPU1,125689,1306
2021-04-01,11:55:47,Total,944464,15504
2021-04-01,11:56:47,CPU0,3207071426,1489122591
2021-04-01,11:56:47,CPU1,3225092021,1489278312
2021-04-01,11:56:47,Total,6432163447,2978400903

This example shows the counter values of the basic counter set using delta output format.

# lshwc -d -l 10 -i 5 -s :b
Date,Time,CPU,B0,B1,B2,B3,B4,B5
2025-03-26,10:34:19,Total,208075,117287,1950,50548,1082,49609
2025-03-26,10:34:24,Delta,85800055,70353492,590286,13228290,364034,12945804
2025-03-26,10:34:29,Delta,70654751,60656797,483047,10838672,305703,10570868
2025-03-26,10:34:34,Delta,81043162,69476160,587141,13228161,376662,12868298
2025-03-26,10:34:39,Delta,73434017,62675417,524857,11787256,333966,11543649
2025-03-26,10:34:44,Delta,68367967,58452919,506712,11370740,310785,10589883
2025-03-26,10:34:49,Delta,70351947,57607764,507675,11433377,312433,10676243
2025-03-26,10:34:54,Delta,77154817,65371168,562153,12671030,349750,12311061
2025-03-26,10:34:59,Delta,88871882,75441201,655310,14875963,392530,13773130
2025-03-26,10:35:04,Delta,83763472,71730813,609260,13643680,366992,12672405

This example shows the counter values of the problem state counter set with CPU 3 selected.

# lshwc -l2 -a 3:P -H --format json
{
  "meta": {
    "api_level": 1,
    "version": "2.37.0-build-20250616",
    "host": "b46lp08.lnxne.boe",
    "time_epoch": 1750094646,
    "time": "2025-06-16 19:24:06+0200"
  },
  "lshwc": {
    "cpumcf info": {
      "counter first": 3,
      "counter second": 8,
      "authorization": 47
    },
    "measurements": [
      {
        "date_time": "2025-06-16 19:24:06+0200",
        "time_epoch": 1750094646,
        "cpu": 3,
        "counters": [
          {
            "name": "problem_state_cpu_cycles",
            "id": 32,
            "value": 0
          },
          {
            "name": "problem_state_instructions",
            "id": 33,
            "value": 0
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "date_time": "2025-06-16 19:24:06+0200",
        "time_epoch": 1750094646,
        "cpu": "total",
        "counters": [
          {
            "name": "problem_state_cpu_cycles",
            "id": 32,
            "value": 0
          },
          {
            "name": "problem_state_instructions",
            "id": 33,
            "value": 0
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "date_time": "2025-06-16 19:25:06+0200",
        "time_epoch": 1750094706,
        "cpu": 3,
        "counters": [
          {
            "name": "problem_state_cpu_cycles",
            "id": 32,
            "value": 0
          },
          {
            "name": "problem_state_instructions",
            "id": 33,
            "value": 0
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "date_time": "2025-06-16 19:25:06+0200",
        "time_epoch": 1750094706,
        "cpu": "total",
        "counters": [
          {
            "name": "problem_state_cpu_cycles",
            "id": 32,
            "value": 0
          },
          {
            "name": "problem_state_instructions",
            "id": 33,
            "value": 0
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

SEE ALSO
lscpumf(8) chcpumf(8)