Display Options

The Sampling Analyzer offers five ways to view collected performance data:

• Overview -- The default display provides a high-level overview of the performance behavior of the application, including:

  • Number of samples that were taken during the collection process

  • Breakdown of the process activity for each sample during the collection process

  • Breakdown of the process activity averaged over selected samples

  • Percentage of the entire experiment that you're viewing

• Histogram -- Summary of the amount of time spent executing functions, files, and load objects

• Cumulative -- Cumulative amount of time spent by a function, file, or load object, including the time spent in called functions, files, or segments

• Address Space -- Information about memory usage

• Statistics -- Aggregate data about performance and system resource usage

For more information on selecting a display option, see "Selecting Display Options" in the Sun WorkShop online help.