This publication documents the ProDev WorkShop Performance Analyzer which runs on IRIX systems. The Performance Analyzer helps you check your program for performance and identify areas where performance can be improved. The Performance Analyzer is part of the WorkShop suite of tools that help you improve compiler and program performance.
This books contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1, “Introduction to the Performance Analyzer”, introduces the Performance Analyzer and describes the types of performance problems you can encounter.
Chapter 2, “Features in the Performance Analyzer”, describes the Performance Analyzer and its various features.
Chapter 3, “Performance Analyzer Tutorial”, provides a tutorial on how to use the Performance Analyzer.
Chapter 4, “Setting Up Performance Analysis Experiments”, describes how to set up performance analysis experiments and how to set performance tasks.
Chapter 5, “Performance Analyzer Reference”, is a reference guide to the Performance Analyzer, with detailed descriptions of the views and windows.
This release of the Performance Analyzer requires the following software levels:
IRIX 6.2 or higher
MIPSpro compilers version 7.2.1 or higher
SpeedShop 1.4
The following documents contain additional information that may be helpful:
SpeedShop User's Guide
C Language Reference Manual
C++ Programmer's Guide
MIPSpro Fortran 90 Commands and Directives Reference Manual
MIPSpro Fortran Language Reference Manual, Volume 1
MIPSpro Fortran Language Reference Manual, Volume 2
MIPSpro Fortran Language Reference Manual, Volume 3
MIPSpro Fortran 77 Language Reference Manual
MIPSpro Fortran 77 Programmer's Guide
ProDev WorkShop: ProMP User's Guide
ProDev Workshop: Debugger User's Guide
ProDev Workshop: Static Analyzer User's Guide
ProDev WorkShop: Overview
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