Index

• a.out file
• about this book
• API calls
  • basic
    • pm_delete_program
    • pm_get_data
    • pm_get_program
    • pm_get_tdata
    • pm_reset_data
    • pm_set_program
    • pm_start
    • pm_stop
• applications
  • compiling for Xprofiler

• binary executable
  • specifying from Xprofiler GUI

• Call Graph Profile report
• calls between functions, how depicted
• clustering functions
• clusters, library
• code
  • disassembler
    • viewing
  • source
    • viewing
• command-line flags
  • specifying from Xprofiler GUI
  • Xprofiler
• configuraiton files
  • saving
• configuration files
  • loading
• controlling how the display is updated
• CPU Utilization Reporting Tool
  • see curt
• curt
  • Application Summary (by process type) Report
  • Application Summary by Process ID (PID) Report
  • Application Summary by Thread ID (TID) Report
  • default reports
  • Event Explanation
  • Event Name
  • examples
  • FILH Summary Report
  • flags
  • FLIH types
  • General Information
  • Global SLIH Summary Report
  • Hook ID
  • Kproc Summary (by TID) Report
  • measurement and sampling
  • parameters
    • gennamesfile
    • inputfile
    • outputfile
    • pidnamefile
    • timestamp
    • trcnmfile
  • Pending System Calls Summary Report
  • Processor Summary Report
  • report overview
  • sample report
    • -e flag
    • -p flag
    • -s flag
    • -t flag
  • syntax
  • System Calls Summary Report
  • System Summary Report
• customizable resources
  • Xprofiler

• data
  • basic
  • detailed
  • getting from reports
  • performance
• disassembler code
  • viewing
• disk space requirements
• display
  • Xprofiler

• examples
  • performance monitor APIs

• features
  • X-Windows
    • customizing
• file
  • binary executable
    • specifying from Xprofiler GUI
  • profile data
    • specifying from Xprofiler GUI
• files
  • loading from Xprofiler GUI
• filtering, function call tree
• finding objects in call tree
• flags
  • specifying from Xprofiler GUI
  • Xprofiler
• Flat Profile report
• function call tree
  • clustering
  • controlling graphic style
  • controlling orientation of
  • controlling representation of
  • displaying
  • excluding specific objects
  • filtering
  • including specific objects
  • restoring
• Function Index report
• functions, how depicted

• gennames utility
• Global Actions on Tunable Parameters
• gmon.out file
• gprof
  • and Xprofiler

• info stanza
• installp
• introduction
• iso 9000

• kernel tuning
  • attributes
    • pre520tune
  • commands
    • flags
    • tuncheck
    • tundefault
    • tunrestore
    • tunsave
  • commands syntax
  • file manipulation commands
  • initial setup
  • introduction (1), (2)
  • migration and compatibility
  • reboot tuning procedures
  • recovery procedure
  • SMIT interface
  • tunable parameters
  • tunables file directory
  • tunables parameters
    • type
  • Web-based System Manager

• lastboot
• lastboot.log
• libpmapi library
• library clusters
• Library Statistics report
• limitations
  • Xprofiler
• locating objects in call tree

• nextboot

• objects, locating in call tree

• parameter details
• performance data, getting
• performance monitor API
  • accuracy
  • common rules
  • context and state
    • state inheritance
    • system level context
    • thread context
    • thread counting-group and process context
  • programming
  • security considerations
  • thread accumulation
  • thread group accumulation
• performance monitor plug-in
• perfstat
  • characteristics
  • component-specific interfaces
  • global interfaces
  • perfstat_cpu interface
  • perfstat_cpu_total Interface
  • perfstat_disk interface
  • perfstat_disk_total Interface
  • perfstat_diskadapter interface
  • perfstat_memory_total Interface
  • perfstat_netbuffer interface
  • perfstat_netinterface interface
  • perfstat_netinterface_total Interface
  • perfstat_pagingspace interface
  • perfstat_protocol interface
• perfstat API programming
  • see perfstat
• Plug-In for Web-based System Manager System Tuning
• pm_delete_program
• pm_error
• pm_groups_info_t
• pm_info_t
• pm_init
• pm_init API initialization
• pm_set_program
• profile data files
  • specifying from Xprofiler GUI
• profiled data
  • saving screen images of
• programs
  • compiling for Xprofiler

• reboot procedure
• recovery procedure
• related publications
• release specific features
• reports
  • Call Graph Profile
  • Flat Profile
  • Function Index
  • getting data from
  • Library Statistics
  • saving to a file
• requirements
  • Xprofiler
• resource settings
  • Xprofiler
• resource variables
  • Xprofiler
• resources
  • Xprofiler
    • customizing
• resources, customizable
  • Xprofiler

• screen images
  • saving
• search file sequence
  • setting
• settings, resource
  • Xprofiler
• simple performance lock analysis tool (splat)
  • see splat
• SMIT Interface
• software requirements
• source code
  • viewing
• splat
  • address-to-name resolution
  • AIX kernel lock details
  • command syntax
    • flags
  • condition-variable report
  • event explanation
  • event name
  • execution, trace, and analysis intervals
  • hook ID
  • measurement and sampling
  • mutex reports
  • parameters
  • PThread synchronizer reports
  • read/write lock reports
  • reports
    • execution summary
    • gross lock summary
    • per-lock summary
  • simple and runQ lock details
  • trace discontinuities

• text highlighting
• thread counting-group information
  • consistency flag
  • member count
  • process flag
• tunable parameters
  • global actions
• tunables
• tuncheck
• tundefault
• tuning tables
  • actions
  • using
• tunrestore
• tunsave

• unclustering functions

• variables, resource
  • Xprofiler

• who should use this book

• X-Windows
  • features
    • customizing
• X-Windows Performance Profiler (Xprofiler)
  • see Xprofiler
• Xprofiler
  • about
  • and gprof
  • before you begin
  • binary executable file
    • specifying
  • command-line flags
    • specifying from GUI
  • compiling applications for
  • controlling fonts
  • customizable resources
  • display
  • file menu
    • controlling variables
  • files and directories created
  • filter menu
    • controlling variables
  • hidden menus
  • how installation alters system
  • installing
    • using SMIT
  • limitations (1), (2)
  • loading files from GUI
  • main menus
  • main window (1), (2)
  • profile data files
    • specifying
  • requirements
  • resource settings
  • resource variables
  • resources
    • customizing
  • screen dump
    • controlling variables
  • setting search file sequence
  • starting
  • view menu
    • controlling variables
• Xprofiler installation information
• Xprofiler preinstallation information