PMU difference icache_64b.iftag_miss vs. icache_64b.iftag_stall, icache_16b.ifdata_stall

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PMU difference icache_64b.iftag_miss vs. icache_64b.iftag_stall, icache_16b.ifdata_stall

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I am playing with PMU on a cascade lake xeon and a skylake i7.

I was wondering the usage of icache_64b.iftag_miss.

I noticed that icache_64b.iftag_stall was used in TMA metrics for the ITLB_Misses overhead metric.

So does icache_64b.iftag_miss count the numbe of ITLB misses?
However, the value of icache_64b.iftag_miss counter is way larger than

- frontend_retired.itlb_miss

- sum(itlb_miss.miss_causes_a_walk, itlb_miss.stlb_hit)

Please share your insights about what "iftag" really mean here?

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