HP Caliper User's Guide
Figure 8-3 “Example Output of the caliper info Command” shows some example
output of the caliper info command. In this case, the following command is
specified:
$ caliper info cycle
Figure 8-3 Example Output of the caliper info Command
$ caliper info cycle
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HP Caliper 4.3.0 CPU Counter Information
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Name: BUS_DATA_CYCLE
Abbreviation: BDC or BUS_D
Title: Valid Data Cycle on the Bus
Definition: Counts the number of BUS Clocks which had a valid data cycle on
the bus.
Name: BUS_SNOOP_STALL_CYCLES.ANY
Abbreviation: BSSCA or BUS_SNOOP_STALL_CYCLES.A
Title: Bus Snoop Stall Cycles (from any agent)
Definition: Counts the number of bus clocks FSB is stalled for snoop (this is
twice the number of bus clocks HIT and HITM are asserted at the
same time).
Umask Descr: Counts snoops from the CPU or non-CPU (all snoops)
Name: BUS_SNOOP_STALL_CYCLES.SELF
Abbreviation: BSSCS or BUS_SNOOP_STALL_CYCLES.S
Title: Bus Snoop Stall Cycles (from any agent)
Definition: Counts the number of bus clocks FSB is stalled for snoop (this is
twice the number of bus clocks HIT and HITM are asserted at the
same time).
Umask Descr: Only counts snoops from the local CPU
Name: CPU_CYCLES
Abbreviation: CC or CPU_CY
Title: CPU Cycles
Definition: Counts the number of clock cycles.
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If you specify multiple CPU events or reports, then HP Caliper displays information
on all matches.
Options for the caliper info Command
The options for the caliper info are not case-sensitive and can be abbreviated.
-c or --cpu-counter
-c counter_name|keyword|all
Specifies what kind of information about the CPU counters should be output. You can
specify a partial name.
Use all for information on all CPU counters.
The -c and -r options are mutually exclusive. If neither is given, then -c is assumed.
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