def conv_cy(self, cy_cl):
        """Convert cycles (cy/CL) to other units, such as FLOP/s or It/s."""
        if not isinstance(cy_cl, PrefixedUnit):
            cy_cl = PrefixedUnit(cy_cl, '', 'cy/CL')
        clock = self.machine['clock']
        element_size = self.kernel.datatypes_size[self.kernel.datatype]
        elements_per_cacheline = int(self.machine['cacheline size']) // element_size
        it_s = clock/cy_cl*elements_per_cacheline
        it_s.unit = 'It/s'
        flops_per_it = sum(self.kernel._flops.values())
        performance = it_s*flops_per_it
        performance.unit = 'FLOP/s'
        cy_it = cy_cl*elements_per_cacheline
        cy_it.unit = 'cy/It'

        return {'It/s': it_s,
                'cy/CL': cy_cl,
                'cy/It': cy_it,
                'FLOP/s': performance}