HP Caliper User's Guide

-o option, 67
used with caliper info command, 135
used with HP Caliper Advisor, 105
-p option, 68
examples, 131
syntax, 128
-p some option syntax, 130
-r option, 68
-s option, 69
used with caliper info command, 135
-t option, 98
-w option, 72
.caliperinit file, 121
additional report options, 122
example, 121
A
AAS executables, 27
Adaptive Address Space, 27
Advisor, 101
Aggregating performance data, 149
alat measurement report description, 222
Arguments
command-line, 37
Attaching to a running process, 132, 207
Audience of User Guide, 17
B
branch measurement report description, 227
Branch targets
in disassembly listings, 143
brpath event set, 300
brpred event set, 302
Build process
using HP Caliper in, 132
Bus request queue (BRQ), 336, 341
C
c2c event set, 305
Cache line, 280, 285
caliper diff command, 153
caliper info command, 133
Caliper Invalid Measurement Combination error message, 215
caliper merge command, 150
caliper report command, 150
CALIPER_DATABASES environment variable, 136
CALIPER_OPTS environment variable, 136
CALIPER_PMU_DISABLE macro, 211
CALIPER_PMU_ENABLE macro, 211
Call graph profile
creating, 39
Call graph profile report description, 232
Call stack profile, producing, 171
cgprof report description, 232
Changed information in User Guide, 17
chatr command, 158, 207
Collecting data for load modules, 124
Command line, 37
to invoke the Advisor, 104
Configuration files (see Measurement configuration files)
Configuring data collection, 123
Configuring HP Caliper, 121
Configuring reports, 137
Constants
setting in .caliperinit file, 122
Control speculation, 311
Controlling granularity of data collection and reports, 127
Counter information, 134
CPU counter information, 134
CPU counters, 123
CPU event names
shortening, 124
CPU events, 123
cpu measurement report description, 236
CPU metrics , 197
event set descriptions for, 299
CPU_OP_CYCLES.ALL event, 147
CPU_OP_CYCLES.ALL:all_threads=true event, 147
cpubus event set, 309
Creating a call graph profile, 39
Creating a report, 39
Creating a text report, 39
cspec event set, 311
cstack measurement report description, 240
Cutoffs
metrics used for, 138
cycles measurement report description, 244
D
Daemon processes
measuring, 132
Data collection
configuring, 123
Data collection for load modules
default settings for, 125
Data speculation, 222, 315
Data Summary
produced for dcache measurement, 256
Database
default location, 148
generating a report from, 149
location
in using the Advisor, 105
saving results to, 147
Databases directory, 148
dcache measurement report description, 249
Default home directory, 57
Detail reports, 143
Diagnostic messages, 215–219
diff command (see caliper diff command)
Differencing performance data, 149
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