Measurement global, 26 precise, 26 sampled, 26
Measurement configuration file, 42 Measurement configuration files
Overview measurement, 44 provided with HP Caliper, 42
Simultaneous fprof sampling on multiple PMU Counters, 45
using, 45 Measurement types, 44 Measurements
types you can take, 26 Measuring load modules, 94 default settings for, 95
Memory usage
measuring concurrently, 152 memreq event set, 242
merge command see caliper merge command Merging performance data, 114
Metrics used for sorting and cutoffs, 105 Misdirected branch error, 164 Mispredicted Branches error message, 164 Modules
specifying, 95 Multiple PMU Counters
Simultaneous fprof sampling, 45 Multiprocess measurements, 96
N
New information in User Guide, 12
O
Options
HP Caliper, 47
Options file, using, 49
Organization of User Guide, 12
Overview of HP Caliper, 16
P
Performance data combining, 114
Performance problems identifying, 27
Performance sampling, 26 Performing measurements
attaching to a running process, 100 Performing precise measurements, 158 Performing sampled measurements, 100 PHKL_34020 error message, 166 PMU measurements
limiting to specific code regions, 161
PMU Sample Hits Outside Function Range error message, 166
PMU samples, 159
pmu_trace measurement report description, 211 Precise measurement, 26
Precise measurements
performing, 158 Process region, 191 Process selection, 96 Process tree report, 96
example, 97 Processes measurement, 96
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queues event set, 243
R
Reading an Advisor report, 82 Reference information
displaying, 101 Related documentation, 14 Report
creating, 29
report command see caliper report command Report description
alat measurement, 168 branch measurement, 171 cgprof, 175
cpu measurement, 178 cstack measurement, 181 cycles measurement, 183 dcache measurement, 186 dtlb measurement, 193 ecount measurement, 197 fcount measurement, 199 fcover measurement, 199 fprof measurement, 200 icache measurement, 204 itlb measurement, 208 pmu_trace measurement , 211 scgprof measurement, 211 traps measurement, 214
Report generation from saved data, 113
Report layout, 104 Report output
HyperThreading information shown in, 112 Report structure, 104
Reports configuring, 104
Restricting PMU measurements, 161
S
Sampled call graph profile analysis, producing, 120 Sampled call graph reports error message, 166 Sampled call stack profile, producing, 132 Sampled measurement, 26
Sampled measurements performing, 100
Sampling performance, 26
scgprof measurement report description, 211 Shortening CPU event names, 93
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