HP Caliper 5.7 User Guide (769153-001, March 2014)

Example Report Output.....................................................................................................156
How to Read the Reports..................................................................................................156
System Memory Configuration Table..............................................................................156
Process Memory Usage Table.......................................................................................157
Measuring System Usage Concurrently with Other Measurements (HP-UX only) .......................158
Example Report Output.....................................................................................................158
Interpreting the Data........................................................................................................160
Attaching to a Running Process to Perform Precise Measurements (HP-UX only) .......................160
Taking PMU Samples in Your Code (HP-UX only) .........................................................161
Triggering PMU Samples in Specific Code Regions...............................................................161
Precautions When Using Triggered Samples...................................................................162
Restricting PMU Measurements to Specific Code Regions.......................................................163
14 Documentation feedback.......................................................................166
A HP Caliper Diagnostic and Warning Messages..........................................167
ERROR #28: Caliper Invalid Measurement Combination............................................................167
Instructions Labeled STUB.......................................................................................................167
Mispredicted Branches..........................................................................................................167
PMU Sample Hits Outside Function Range...............................................................................169
scgprof Reports Require Kernel Patch (HP-UX only) ..............................................................169
B Descriptions of Measurement Reports........................................................171
alat Measurement Report Description......................................................................................171
Example Command Line for Text Report..............................................................................171
Example Command Line for CSV Report..............................................................................171
alat Metrics Summed for Entire Run....................................................................................171
Metrics for Integrity Servers Itanium 2 Systems.................................................................172
Metrics for Integrity Servers Dual-Core Itanium 2 and Itanium 9300 Quad-Core Processor
Systems......................................................................................................................172
Metrics for Integrity Servers Intel® Itanium® 9500 Processors Systems ...............................173
alat Measurement Report Metrics.......................................................................................174
How ALAT Metrics Are Obtained.......................................................................................175
branch Measurement Report Description..................................................................................175
Example Command Line for Text Report..............................................................................175
Example Command Line for CSV Report..............................................................................175
branch Metrics Summed for Entire Run................................................................................175
Metrics for Integrity Servers Itanium 2 Systems.................................................................175
Metrics for Integrity Servers Dual-Core Itanium 2 and Itanium 9300 Quad-Core Processor
Systems......................................................................................................................176
Metrics for Integrity Servers Intel® Itanium® 9500 Processors Systems ...............................177
branch Measurement Report Metrics...................................................................................179
How branch Metrics Are Obtained.....................................................................................180
cgprof Report Description (HP-UX only) .......................................................................180
Example Command Line for Text Report..............................................................................180
Example Command Line for CSV Report..............................................................................180
HP Caliper Call Graph Profile Results Accuracy...................................................................180
Call Graph Profile Metrics.................................................................................................181
cpu Measurement Report Description (HP-UX only) .......................................................183
Example Command Lines for Text Report.............................................................................184
Example Command Line for CSV Report..............................................................................184
CPU Event Sets................................................................................................................184
cstack Measurement Report Description...................................................................................186
Example Command Line for Text Report..............................................................................186
Example Command Line for CSV Report..............................................................................186
cstack Measurement Report Metrics....................................................................................186
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