Method and apparatus to monitor the performance of a processor

   
   

A method and apparatus to monitor the performance of a processor. A performance specifier specifies a performance data corresponding to the performance. The performance data includes an event and an instruction causing the event. A tag generator is coupled to the performance specifier to generate a performance tag associated with the instruction. The performance tag is stored in a storage. A retirement performance monitor is coupled to the storage to extract the performance tag when the instruction is retired.

 
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