2 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/trace_profile/src/Makefile b/trace_profile/src/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e887b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trace_profile/src/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+ipc: noploop
+	perf stat -e cycles,instructions -- ./noploop
+
+noploop:
+	$(CC) -o noploop noploop.c
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) noploop
diff --git a/trace_profile/src/noploop.c b/trace_profile/src/noploop.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76e664f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trace_profile/src/noploop.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#define NOP4        "nop\nnop\nnop\nnop\n"
+#define NOP32       NOP4   NOP4   NOP4   NOP4   NOP4   NOP4   NOP4   NOP4
+#define NOP256      NOP32  NOP32  NOP32  NOP32  NOP32  NOP32  NOP32  NOP32
+#define NOP2048     NOP256 NOP256 NOP256 NOP256 NOP256 NOP256 NOP256 NOP256
+
+int main() {
+  for (unsigned i = 0; i < 2000000; ++i) {
+    asm volatile(NOP2048);
+  }
+}