HP Caliper 5.3 User Guide (5900-1558, February 2011)

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
Q
Quad-core processor
HyperThreading information, 112
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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