HP Caliper User's Guide

L
l1dcache event set, 320
l1icache event set, 322
l2cache event set, 324
l2dcache event set, 327
l2icache event set, 330
l3cache event set, 332
latest file, 148
Layout of reports, 137
Limiting PMU measurements, 211
Load modules
collecting data for, 124
M
Machine instructions
omitting from reports, 69
Makefile
including HP Caliper commands in, 132
Measurement
global, 35
precise, 36
sampled, 36
Measurement configuration file, 57
Measurement configuration files
Overview measurement, 59
provided with HP Caliper, 57
Simultaneous fprof sampling on multiple PMU Counters,
61
using, 61
Measurement types, 59
Measurements
types you can take, 35
Measuring load modules, 124
default settings for, 125
Memory usage
measuring concurrently, 199
memreq event set, 334
merge command (see caliper merge command)
Merging performance data, 149
Metrics used for sorting and cutoffs, 138
Misdirected branch error, 215
Mispredicted Branches error message, 215
Modules
specifying, 126
Multiple PMU Counters
Simultaneous fprof sampling, 61
Multiprocess measurements, 127
N
New information in User Guide, 17
O
Options
HP Caliper, 63
Options file, using, 65
Organization of User Guide, 18
Overview of HP Caliper, 23
P
Performance data
combining, 149
Performance problems
identifying, 37
Performance sampling, 36
Performing measurements
attaching to a running process, 132
Performing precise measurements, 207
Performing sampled measurements, 132
PHKL_34020 error message, 220
PMU measurements
limiting to specific code regions, 211
PMU Sample Hits Outside Function Range error message, 219
PMU samples, 208
pmu_trace measurement report description, 287
Precise measurement, 36
Precise measurements
performing, 207
Process region, 256
Process selection, 127
Process tree report, 128
example, 128
Processes measurement, 127
Q
Quad-core processor
HyperThreading information, 146
queues event set, 336
R
Reading an Advisor report, 109
Reference information
displaying, 133
Related documentation, 20
Report
creating, 39
report command (see caliper report command)
Report description
alat measurement, 222
branch measurement, 227
cgprof, 232
cpu measurement, 236
cstack measurement, 240
cycles measurement, 244
dcache measurement, 249
dtlb measurement, 260
ecount measurement, 265
fcount measurement, 268
fcover measurement, 269
fprof measurement, 271
icache measurement, 276
itlb measurement, 282
358 Index