Measurement global, 27 precise, 27 sampled, 27
Measurement configuration file, 43 Measurement configuration files
Overview measurement, 45 provided with HP Caliper, 43
Simultaneous fprof sampling on multiple PMU Counters, 46
using, 46 Measurement types, 45 Measurements
types you can take, 27 Measuring load modules, 95 default settings for, 95
Memory usage
measuring concurrently, 154 memreq event set, 255
merge command see caliper merge command Merging performance data, 116
Metrics used for sorting and cutoffs, 106 Misdirected branch error, 167 Mispredicted Branches error message, 167 Modules
specifying, 96 Multiple PMU Counters
Simultaneous fprof sampling, 46 Multiprocess measurements, 97
N
New information in User Guide, 13
O
Options
HP Caliper, 48
Options file, using, 50
Organization of User Guide, 13
Overview of HP Caliper, 17
P
Performance data combining, 116
Performance problems identifying, 28
Performance sampling, 27 Performing measurements
attaching to a running process, 101 Performing precise measurements, 160 Performing sampled measurements, 101 PHKL_34020 error message, 169 PMU measurements
limiting to specific code regions, 163
PMU Sample Hits Outside Function Range error message, 169
PMU samples, 161
pmu_trace measurement report description, 224 Precise measurement, 27
Precise measurements
performing, 160 Process region, 199 Process selection, 97 Process tree report, 97
example, 98 Processes measurement, 97
Q
queues event set, 256
R
Reading an Advisor report, 83 Reference information
displaying, 102 Related documentation, 15 Report
creating, 30
report command see caliper report command Report description
alat measurement, 171 branch measurement, 175 cgprof, 180
cpu measurement, 183 cstack measurement, 186 cycles measurement, 188 dcache measurement, 193 dtlb measurement, 201 ecount measurement, 206 fcount measurement, 208 fcover measurement, 209 fprof measurement, 210 icache measurement, 215 itlb measurement, 219 pmu_trace measurement , 224 scgprof measurement, 224 traps measurement, 227
Report generation from saved data, 115
Report layout, 105 Report output
HyperThreading information shown in, 114 Report structure, 105
Reports configuring, 105
Restricting PMU measurements, 163
S
Sampled call graph profile analysis, producing, 122 Sampled call graph reports error message, 169 Sampled call stack profile, producing, 134 Sampled measurement, 27
Sampled measurements performing, 101
Sampling performance, 27
scgprof measurement report description, 224 Shortening CPU event names, 94
276 Index