Different betweent in lts__t_sectors_srcunit_tex_op_read.sum and lts__t_bytes.sum

Hi, @veraj , the output seems too simple.

ncu --query-metrics-mode suffix --metrics lts__t_bytes output as follow:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- --------------- --------------------
Metric Name                                                                 Metric Type     Metric Unit     Metric Description
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- --------------- --------------------
lts__t_bytes.avg                                                            Counter         byte            # of bytes requested
lts__t_bytes.avg.peak_sustained                                             Counter         byte/cycle      # of bytes requested
lts__t_bytes.avg.peak_sustained_active                                      Counter         byte            # of bytes requested
lts__t_bytes.avg.peak_sustained_active.per_second                           Counter         byte/second     # of bytes requested
lts__t_bytes.avg.peak_sustained_elapsed                                     Counter         byte            # of bytes requested
lts__t_bytes.avg.peak_sustained_elapsed.per_second                          Counter         byte/second     # of bytes requested
......

ncu --query-metrics-mode suffix --metrics lts__t_sectors_srcunit_tex_op_read output as follow:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- --------------- --------------------
Metric Name                                                                 Metric Type     Metric Unit     Metric Description
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- --------------- --------------------
lts__t_sectors_srcunit_tex_op_read.avg                                      Counter         sector          # of LTS sectors from unit TEX for reads
lts__t_sectors_srcunit_tex_op_read.avg.peak_sustained                       Counter         sector/cycle    # of LTS sectors from unit TEX for reads
lts__t_sectors_srcunit_tex_op_read.avg.peak_sustained_active                Counter         sector          # of LTS sectors from unit TEX for reads
lts__t_sectors_srcunit_tex_op_read.avg.peak_sustained_active.per_second     Counter         sector/second   # of LTS sectors from unit TEX for reads
.......

I still don’t know the difference between these two matric. What’s different in bytes requested and LTS sectors from unit TEX for reads?

Because i want to know how much data did kernel read in L2 cache, which metirc should i used?