HP UX IPFilter Software manual Sampled measurements performing

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

Quad-core processor HyperThreading information, 114

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