HP Caliper User Guide Release 5.5 (5900-2351, August 2012)

-p some option syntax, 98
-r option, 51
-s option, 52
used with caliper info command, 102
-t option, 74
-w option, 53
.caliperinit file, 91
additional report options, 92
example, 91
A
AAS executables, 19
Adaptive Address Space, 19
Advisor, 76
Aggregating performance data, 115
alat measurement report description, 169
Arguments
command-line, 27
Attaching to a running process, 100, 159
Audience of User Guide, 12
B
branch measurement report description, 173
Branch targets
in disassembly listings, 110
brpath event set, 230
brpred event set, 231
Build process
using HP Caliper in, 99
Bus request queue (BRQ), 255, 260
C
c2c event set, 233
Cache line, 217, 221
caliper diff command, 118
caliper info command, 101
Caliper Invalid Measurement Combination error message,
165
caliper merge command, 116
caliper report command, 116
CALIPER_DATABASES environment variable, 103
CALIPER_OPTS environment variable, 103
CALIPER_PMU_DISABLE macro, 162
CALIPER_PMU_ENABLE macro, 162
Call graph profile
creating, 28
Call graph profile report description, 178
Call stack profile, producing, 133
cgprof report description, 178
Changed information in User Guide, 12
chatr command, 121, 159
Collecting data for load modules, 94
Command line, 27
to invoke the Advisor, 78
Configuration files see Measurement configuration files
Configuring data collection, 93
Configuring HP Caliper, 91
Configuring reports, 104
Constants
setting in .caliperinit file, 92
Control speculation, 237
Controlling granularity of data collection and reports, 96
Counter information, 101
CPU counter information, 101
CPU counters, 93
CPU event names
shortening, 93
CPU events, 93
cpu measurement report description, 181
CPU metrics , 152
event set descriptions for, 230
CPU_OP_CYCLES.ALL event, 113
CPU_OP_CYCLES.ALL:all_threads=true event, 113
cpubus event set, 236
Creating a call graph profile, 28
Creating a report, 29
Creating a text report, 29
cspec event set, 237
cstack measurement report description, 184
Cutoffs
metrics used for, 105
cycles measurement report description, 186
D
Daemon processes
measuring, 100
Data collection
configuring, 93
Data collection for load modules
default settings for, 94
Data speculation, 169, 239
Data Summary
produced for dcache measurement, 197
Database
default location, 114
generating a report from, 115
location
in using the Advisor, 79
saving results to, 114
Databases directory, 114
dcache measurement report description, 191
Default home directory, 42
Detail reports, 110
Diagnostic messages, 165–167
diff command see caliper diff command
Differencing performance data, 115
Disabling the PMU, 162
disasm_target_name_limit constant, 92
Disassembly listing
branch targets in, 110
Disassembly listings, 110
Disassembly, adding to report, 24
dispersal event set, 238
Displaying reference information, 101
Documentation about HP Caliper, 30
Documentation resources, 14
dspec event set, 239
dtlb measurement report description, 199
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