Example Report Output.....................................................................................................

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How to Read the Reports..................................................................................................

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System Memory Configuration Table..............................................................................

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Process Memory Usage Table.......................................................................................

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Measuring System Usage Concurrently with Other Measurements (HP-UX only) .......................

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Example Report Output.....................................................................................................

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Interpreting the Data........................................................................................................

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Attaching to a Running Process to Perform Precise Measurements (HP-UX only) .......................

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Taking PMU Samples in Your Code (HP-UX only) .........................................................

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Triggering PMU Samples in Specific Code Regions...............................................................

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Precautions When Using Triggered Samples...................................................................

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Restricting PMU Measurements to Specific Code Regions.......................................................

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14 Documentation feedback.......................................................................

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A HP Caliper Diagnostic and Warning Messages..........................................

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ERROR #28: Caliper Invalid Measurement Combination............................................................

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Instructions Labeled STUB.......................................................................................................

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Mispredicted Branches..........................................................................................................

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PMU Sample Hits Outside Function Range...............................................................................

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scgprof Reports Require Kernel Patch (HP-UX only) ..............................................................

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B Descriptions of Measurement Reports........................................................

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alat Measurement Report Description......................................................................................

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Example Command Line for Text Report..............................................................................

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Example Command Line for CSV Report..............................................................................

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alat Metrics Summed for Entire Run....................................................................................

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Metrics for Integrity Servers Itanium 2 Systems.................................................................

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Metrics for Integrity Servers Dual-Core Itanium 2 and Itanium 9300 Quad-Core Processor

 

Systems......................................................................................................................

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Metrics for Integrity Servers Intel® Itanium® 9500 Processors Systems ...............................

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alat Measurement Report Metrics.......................................................................................

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How ALAT Metrics Are Obtained.......................................................................................

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branch Measurement Report Description..................................................................................

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Example Command Line for Text Report..............................................................................

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Example Command Line for CSV Report..............................................................................

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branch Metrics Summed for Entire Run................................................................................

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Metrics for Integrity Servers Itanium 2 Systems.................................................................

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Metrics for Integrity Servers Dual-Core Itanium 2 and Itanium 9300 Quad-Core Processor

 

Systems......................................................................................................................

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Metrics for Integrity Servers Intel® Itanium® 9500 Processors Systems ...............................

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branch Measurement Report Metrics...................................................................................

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How branch Metrics Are Obtained.....................................................................................

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cgprof Report Description (HP-UX only) .......................................................................

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Example Command Line for Text Report..............................................................................

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Example Command Line for CSV Report..............................................................................

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HP Caliper Call Graph Profile Results Accuracy...................................................................

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Call Graph Profile Metrics.................................................................................................

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cpu Measurement Report Description (HP-UX only) .......................................................

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Example Command Lines for Text Report.............................................................................

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Example Command Line for CSV Report..............................................................................

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CPU Event Sets................................................................................................................

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cstack Measurement Report Description...................................................................................

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Example Command Line for Text Report..............................................................................

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Example Command Line for CSV Report..............................................................................

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cstack Measurement Report Metrics....................................................................................

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