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

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, 94
Memory usage
measuring concurrently, 153
memreq event set, 253
merge command see caliper merge command
Merging performance data, 115
Metrics used for sorting and cutoffs, 105
Misdirected branch error, 165
Mispredicted Branches error message, 165
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, 115
Performance problems
identifying, 27
Performance sampling, 26
Performing measurements
attaching to a running process, 100
Performing precise measurements, 159
Performing sampled measurements, 100
PHKL_34020 error message, 167
PMU measurements
limiting to specific code regions, 162
PMU Sample Hits Outside Function Range error message,
167
PMU samples, 160
pmu_trace measurement report description, 222
Precise measurement, 26
Precise measurements
performing, 159
Process region, 197
Process selection, 96
Process tree report, 96
example, 97
Processes measurement, 96
Q
Quad-core processor
HyperThreading information, 113
queues event set, 254
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, 169
branch measurement, 173
cgprof, 178
cpu measurement, 181
cstack measurement, 184
cycles measurement, 186
dcache measurement, 191
dtlb measurement, 199
ecount measurement, 204
fcount measurement, 206
fcover measurement, 207
fprof measurement, 208
icache measurement, 213
itlb measurement, 217
pmu_trace measurement , 222
scgprof measurement, 222
traps measurement, 225
Report generation
from saved data, 114
Report layout, 104
Report output
HyperThreading information shown in, 113
Report structure, 104
Reports
configuring, 104
Restricting PMU measurements, 162
S
Sampled call graph profile analysis, producing, 121
Sampled call graph reports error message, 167
Sampled call stack profile, producing, 133
Sampled measurement, 26
Sampled measurements
performing, 100
Sampling
performance, 26
scgprof measurement report description, 222
Shortening CPU event names, 93
274 Index