Field Name | Bits | Type | Reset Value | Description |
Reserved | 31:4 | roRead-only | 0x0 | |
now | 3 | rwNormal read/write | 0x0 | Set to 1 to start performance counters immediately |
run | 2 | rwNormal read/write | 0x0 | Set to 1 to arm performance counters. Counter starts after the Control.Run (Byte offset 0x1) bit is set. Set to 0 to halt performance counters. |
clear | 1 | woWrite-only | 0x0 | Write 1 to clear performance counters. |
auto | 0 | rwNormal read/write | 0x0 | Automatically stop performance counters when a descriptor with the stop bit is completed. Automatically clear performance counters when the Control.Run (Byte offset 0x1) is set. Writing 1 to PerformanceControl.Run is still required to start the counters. |