Intel® Advisor User Guide

Download PDF
ID 766448
Date 3/31/2023
Public

A newer version of this document is available. Customers should click here to go to the newest version.

Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
Intel® Advisor User Guide
Intel® Advisor User Guide x
Introduction Install and Launch Intel® Advisor Set Up Project Analyze Vectorization Perspective Analyze CPU Roofline Model Threading Designs Model Offloading to a GPU Analyze GPU Roofline Design and Analyze Flow Graphs Minimize Analysis Overhead Analyze MPI Applications Manage Results Command Line Interface Troubleshooting Reference Appendix Notices and Disclaimers
Introduction x
Design and Optimization Methodology Tutorials and Samples Get Help and Support
Install and Launch Intel® Advisor x
Install Intel® Advisor Set Up Environment Variables Set Up System to Analyze GPU Kernels Set Up Environment to Offload SYCL, OpenMP* target, and OpenCL™ Applications to CPU Launch Intel® Advisor GUI Navigation Quick Start
Set Up Project x
Configure Target Application Build Target Application Create Project
Configure Target Application x
Limit the Number of Threads Used by Parallel Frameworks Choose a Small, Representative Data Set
Create Project x
Configure Project Configure Binary/Symbol Search Directories Configure Source Search Directory Binary/Symbol Search and Source Search Locations
Analyze Vectorization Perspective x
Run Vectorization and Code Insights Perspective from GUI Run Vectorization and Code Insights Perspective from Command Line Explore Vectorization and Code Insights Results
Run Vectorization and Code Insights Perspective from GUI x
Vectorization Accuracy Presets Customize Vectorization and Code Insights Perspective
Run Vectorization and Code Insights Perspective from Command Line x
Vectorization Accuracy Levels in Command Line
Explore Vectorization and Code Insights Results x
Vectorization Report Overview Examine Not-Vectorized and Under-Vectorized Loops Analyze Loop Call Count Investigate Memory Usage and Traffic Find Data Dependencies
Analyze CPU Roofline x
Run CPU / Memory Roofline Insights Perspective from GUI Run CPU / Memory Roofline Insights Perspective from Command Line Explore CPU/Memory Roofline Results
Run CPU / Memory Roofline Insights Perspective from GUI x
CPU Roofline Accuracy Presets Customize CPU / Memory Roofline Insights Perspective
Run CPU / Memory Roofline Insights Perspective from Command Line x
CPU Roofline Accuracy Levels in Command Line
Explore CPU/Memory Roofline Results x
CPU Roofline Report Overview Examine Bottlenecks on CPU Roofline Chart Examine Relationships Between Memory Levels Compare CPU Roofline Results
Model Threading Designs x
Run Threading Perspective from GUI Run Threading Perspective from Command Line Annotate Code for Deeper Analysis Explore Threading Results Model Threading Parallelism Use the Suitability Report Window Use the Suitability Source Window Understand the Scalability Graph in the Suitability Report Tips on Understanding the Performance Data See Also Check for Dependencies Issues Add Parallelism to Your Program
Run Threading Perspective from GUI x
Customize Threading Perspective
Run Threading Perspective from Command Line x
Threading Accuracy Levels in Command Line
Annotate Code for Deeper Analysis x
Annotate Code to Model Parallelism Annotations Annotation Report
Annotate Code to Model Parallelism x
Before Annotating Code for Deeper Analysis Use Amdahl's Law and Measure the Program Task Organization and Annotations Annotate Parallel Sites and Tasks Task Patterns Choose the Tasks Use Partially Parallel Programs with Intel® Advisor
Task Patterns x
Multiple Parallel Sites Data and Task Parallelism Mix and Match Tasks
Choose the Tasks x
Task Interactions and Suitability How Big Should a Task Be?
Annotations x
Annotation Types Annotation Definitions Files Add Annotations into Your Source Code Tips for Annotation Use with C/C++ Programs
Annotation Types x
Annotation Types Summary Annotation General Characteristics Site and Task Annotations for Simple Loops With One Task Site and Task Annotations for Parallel Sites with Multiple Tasks Lock Annotations Pause Collection and Resume Collection Annotations Special-purpose Annotations
Annotation Definitions Files x
Reference the Annotations Definitions Directory Add a Copy of the C/C++ Annotation Definition File to Your Visual Studio* Project Include the Annotations Header File in C/C++ Sources
Add Annotations into Your Source Code x
Insert Annotations Using the Annotation Wizard Copy Annotations and Build Settings Using the Annotation Assistant Pane Insert Annotations in the Visual Studio* Code Editor Insert Annotations in a Text Editor
Insert Annotations Using the Annotation Wizard x
Annotation Wizard - Page 1 Annotation Wizard - Page 2 Annotation Wizard - Page 3
Tips for Annotation Use with C/C++ Programs x
Control the Expansion of advisor-annotate.h Handle Compilation Issues that Appear After Adding advisor-annotate.h advisor-annotate.h and libittnotify.dll
Annotation Report x
Annotation Report, Clear Description of Storage Row Annotation Report, Disable Observations in Region Row Annotation Report, Pause Collection Row Annotation Report, Inductive Expression Row Annotation Report, Lock Row Annotation Report, Observe Uses Row Annotation Report, Reduction Row Annotation Report, Re-enable Observations at End of Region Row Annotation Report, Resume Collection Row Annotation Report, Site Row Annotation Report, Task Row Annotation Report, User Memory Allocator Use Row Annotation Report, User Memory Deallocator Use Row
Model Threading Parallelism x
Use the Suitability Report Window Use the Suitability Source Window Understand the Scalability Graph in the Suitability Report Tips on Understanding the Performance Data See Also Suitability Report Overview Choose Modeling Parameters in the Suitability Report Fix Annotation-related Errors Detected by the Suitability Tool Advanced Modeling Options Reduce Parallel Overhead, Lock Contention, and Enable Chunking
Reduce Parallel Overhead, Lock Contention, and Enable Chunking x
Reduce Site Overhead Reduce Task Overhead Reduce Lock Overhead Reduce Lock Contention Enable Task Chunking
Check for Dependencies Issues x
Code Locations Pane Filter Pane (Dependencies Report) Problems and Messages Pane Dependencies Source Window
Dependencies Source Window x
Code Locations Pane (Dependencies Source Window) Focus Code Location Pane Focus Code Location Call Stack Pane Related Code Locations Pane Related Code Location Call Stack Pane Relationship Diagram Pane
Add Parallelism to Your Program x
Before You Add Parallelism: Choose a Parallel Framework Add the Parallel Framework to Your Build Environment Annotation Report Replace Annotations with Intel® oneAPI Threading Building Blocks (oneTBB) Code Replace Annotations with OpenMP* Code Next Steps for the Parallel Program
Before You Add Parallelism: Choose a Parallel Framework x
Parallel Frameworks Intel® oneAPI Threading Building Blocks (oneTBB) OpenMP* Microsoft Task Parallel Library* (TPL) Other Parallel Frameworks
Add the Parallel Framework to Your Build Environment x
Enable Intel® oneAPI Threading Building Blocks (oneTBB) in your Build Environment Define the TBBROOT Environment Variable Enable C++11 Lambda Expression Support with Intel® oneAPI Threading Building Blocks (oneTBB) Enable OpenMP* in your Build Environment
Annotation Report x
Annotation Report Overview Locate Annotations with the Annotation Report
Replace Annotations with Intel® oneAPI Threading Building Blocks (oneTBB) Code x
Intel® oneAPI Threading Building Blocks (oneTBB) Mutexes Intel® oneAPI Threading Building Blocks (oneTBB) Simple Mutex - Example Test the Intel® oneAPI Threading Building Blocks (oneTBB) Synchronization Code Parallelize Functions - Intel® oneAPI Threading Building Blocks (oneTBB) Tasks Parallelize Data - Intel® oneAPI Threading Building Blocks (oneTBB) Counted Loops Parallelize Data - Intel® oneAPI Threading Building Blocks (oneTBB) Loops with Complex Iteration Control
Replace Annotations with OpenMP* Code x
Add OpenMP Code to Synchronize the Shared Resources OpenMP Critical Sections Basic OpenMP Atomic Operations Advanced OpenMP Atomic Operations OpenMP Reduction Operations OpenMP Locks Test the OpenMP Synchronization Code Parallelize Functions - OpenMP Tasks Parallelize Data - OpenMP Counted Loops Parallelize Data - OpenMP Loops with Complex Iteration Control
Next Steps for the Parallel Program x
Use Intel® Inspector and Intel® VTune™ Profiler Debug Parallel Programs
Model Offloading to a GPU x
Run Offload Modeling Perspective from GUI Run Offload Modeling Perspective from Command Line Explore Offload Modeling Results Advanced Modeling Configuration
Run Offload Modeling Perspective from GUI x
Offload Modeling Accuracy Presets Customize Offload Modeling Perspective
Run Offload Modeling Perspective from Command Line x
Offload Modeling Accuracy Levels in Command Line Run GPU-to-GPU Performance Modeling from Command Line
Explore Offload Modeling Results x
Offload Modeling Report Overview Examine Regions Recommended for Offloading Examine Data Transfers for Modeled Regions Check for Dependency Issues Explore Performance Gain from GPU-to-GPU Modeling Investigate Non-Offloaded Code Regions
Advanced Modeling Configuration x
Model Application Performance on a Custom Target GPU Device Check How Assumed Dependencies Affect Modeling Manage Invocation Taxes Enforce Offloading for Specific Loops
Analyze GPU Roofline x
Run GPU Roofline Insights Perspective from GUI Run GPU Roofline Insights Perspective from Command Line Explore GPU Roofline Results
Run GPU Roofline Insights Perspective from GUI x
GPU Roofline Accuracy Presets Customize GPU Roofline Insights Perspective
Run GPU Roofline Insights Perspective from Command Line x
GPU Roofline Accuracy Levels in Command Line
Explore GPU Roofline Results x
Examine GPU Roofline Summary Examine Bottlenecks on GPU Roofline Chart Examine Kernel Details Compare GPU Roofline Results
Design and Analyze Flow Graphs x
Where to Find the Flow Graph Analyzer Launching the Flow Graph Analyzer Flow Graph Analyzer GUI Overview Flow Graph Analyzer Workflows Designer Workflow Generating C++ Stubs Preferences Scalability Analysis Collecting Traces from Applications Nested Parallelism in Flow Graph Analyzer Analyzer Workflow Experimental Support for OpenMP* Applications Sample Trace Files Additional Resources
Flow Graph Analyzer GUI Overview x
Menus Toolbars Tabs Main Canvas Charts
Designer Workflow x
Adding Nodes, Edges, and Ports Modifying Node Properties Viewing Edge Properties Validating a Graph Saving a Graph to a File
Scalability Analysis x
Activating the Graph Scalability Analysis Prerequisites Running the Scalability Analysis Exploring the Parallelism in a Concurrent Node Showing Non-Parallel Nature of a Serial Node Explore Parallelism Provided by the Topology of a Graph Understanding Analysis Color Codes
Scalability Analysis Prerequisites x
Setting Concurrency Specification Setting Data Count Setting Node Weight
Collecting Traces from Applications x
Building an Application for Trace Collection Collecting Trace Files
Building an Application for Trace Collection x
Building an Application on Windows* OS Building an Application on Linux* OS Building an Application on macOS*
Collecting Trace Files x
Collect Traces In the Flow Graph Analyzer GUI Collect Traces Outside the Flow Graph Analyzer GUI
Collect Traces Outside the Flow Graph Analyzer GUI x
Collecting Trace Files with fgtrun Script Collecting Trace Files without fgtrun Script
Analyzer Workflow x
Find Time Regions of Low Concurrency and Their Cause Finding a Critical Path Finding Tasks with Small Durations Reduce Scheduler Overhead using Lightweight Policy Identifying Tasks that Operate on Common Input Support for SYCL
Support for SYCL x
Collect SYCL Application Traces Examine a SYCL Application Graph Find Issues Using Static Rule-check Engine
Examine a SYCL Application Graph x
Hotspot View View Performance Inefficiencies of Data-parallel Constructs
Find Issues Using Static Rule-check Engine x
Issue: Const Reference to a Host Pointer Used to Initialize a Buffer Issue: Host Pointer Accessor Used in a Loop Issue: Data Parallel Construct Inefficiency
Experimental Support for OpenMP* Applications x
Collecting Traces for OpenMP* Applications OpenMP* Constructs in the Per-Thread Task View OpenMP* Constructs in the Graph Canvas
Sample Trace Files x
code_generation Samples performance_analysis Samples
Minimize Analysis Overhead x
Collection Controls to Minimize Analysis Overhead Loop Markup to Minimize Analysis Overhead Filtering to Minimize Analysis Overhead Execution Speed/Duration/Scope Properties to Minimize Analysis Overhead Miscellaneous Techniques to Minimize Analysis Overhead
Analyze MPI Applications x
Model MPI Application Performance on GPU Control Collection with an MPI_Pcontrol Function
Manage Results x
Open a Result Rename an Existing Result Delete a Result Save Results to a Custom Location Work with Standalone HTML Reports Create a Read-only Result Snapshot Create a Result Snapshot Dialog Box Open a Result as a Read-only File in Visual Studio
Command Line Interface x
advisor Command Line Interface Reference Offload Modeling Command Line Reference Generate Pre-configured Command Lines
advisor Command Line Interface Reference x
advisor Command Action Reference advisor Command Option Reference
advisor Command Action Reference x
collect command create-project help import-dir mark-up-loops report snapshot version workflow
advisor Command Option Reference x
accuracy append app-working-dir assume-dependencies assume-hide-taxes assume-ndim-dependency assume-single-data-transfer auto-finalize batching benchmarks-sync bottom-up cache-binaries cache-binaries-mode cache-config cache-simulation cache-sources cachesim cachesim-associativity cachesim-cacheline-size cachesim-mode cachesim-sampling-factor cachesim-sets check-profitability clear config count-logical-instructions count-memory-instructions count-memory-objects-accesses count-mov-instructions count-send-latency cpu-scale-factor csv-delimiter custom-config data-limit data-reuse-analysis data-transfer data-transfer-histogram data-transfer-page-size data-type delete-tripcounts disable-fp64-math-optimization display-callstack dry-run duration dynamic enable-cache-simulation enable-data-transfer-analysis enable-task-chunking enforce-baseline-decomposition enforce-fallback enforce-offloads estimate-max-speedup evaluate-min-speedup exclude-files executable-of-interest exp-dir filter filter-by-scope filter-reductions flop force-32bit-arithmetics force-64bit-arithmetics format gpu gpu-carm gpu-kernel-of-interest gpu-sampling-interval hide-data-transfer-tax ignore ignore-app-mismatch ignore-checksums instance-of-interest integrated interval limit loop-call-count-limit loop-filter-threshold loops mark-up mark-up-list memory-level memory-operation-type mix mkl-user-mode model-baseline-gpu model-children model-extended-math model-system-calls module-filter module-filter-mode mpi-rank mrte-mode ndim-depth-limit option-file overlap-taxes pack profile-gpu profile-intel-perf-libs profile-jit profile-python profile-stripped-binaries project-dir quiet recalculate-time record-mem-allocations record-stack-frame reduce-lock-contention reduce-lock-overhead reduce-site-overhead reduce-task-overhead refinalize-survey remove report-output report-template result-dir resume-after return-app-exitcode search-dir search-n-dim select set-dependency set-parallel set-parameter show-all-columns show-all-rows show-functions show-loops show-not-executed show-report small-node-filter sort-asc sort-desc spill-analysis stack-access-granularity stack-stitching stack-unwind-limit stacks stackwalk-mode start-paused static-instruction-mix strategy support-multi-isa-binaries target-device target-gpu target-pid target-process target-system threading-model threads top-down trace-mode trace-mpi track-memory-objects track-stack-accesses track-stack-variables trip-counts verbose with-stack
Offload Modeling Command Line Reference x
run_oa.py Options collect.py Options analyze.py Options
Troubleshooting x
Error Message: Application Sets Its Own Handler for Signal Error Message: Cannot Collect GPU Hardware Metrics for the Selected GPU Adapter Error Message: Memory Model Cache Hierarchy Incompatible Error Message: No Annotations Found Error Message: No Data Is Collected Error Message: Stack Size Is Too Small Error Message: Undefined Linker References to dlopen or dlsym Problem: Broken Call Tree Problem: Code Region is not Marked Up Problem: Debug Information Not Available Problem: No Data Problem: Source Not Available Problem: Stack in the Top-Down Tree Window Is Incorrect Problem: Survey Tool does not Display Survey Report Problem: Unexpected C/C++ Compilation Errors After Adding Annotations Problem: Unexpected Unmatched Annotations in the Dependencies Report Warning: Analysis of Debug Build Warning: Analysis of Release Build
Reference x
Data Reference Dependencies Problem and Message Types Recommendation Reference User Interface Reference
Data Reference x
CPU Metrics Accelerator Metrics
Dependencies Problem and Message Types x
Dangling Lock Data Communication Data Communication, Child Task Inconsistent Lock Use Lock Hierarchy Violation Memory Reuse Memory Reuse, Child Task Memory Watch Missing End Site Missing End Task Missing Start Site Missing Start Task No Tasks in Parallel Site One Task Instance in Parallel Site Orphaned Task Parallel Site Information Thread Information Unhandled Application Exception
Recommendation Reference x
Vectorization Recommendations for C++ Vectorization Recommendations for Fortran
User Interface Reference x
Dialog Box: Corresponding Command Line Dialog Box: Create a Project Dialog Box: Create a Result Snapshot Dialog Box: Options - Assembly Editor Tab Dialog Box: Options - General Dialog Box: Options - Result Location Dialog Box: Project Properties - Analysis Target Dialog Box: Project Properties - Binary/Symbol Search Dialog Box: Project Properties - Source Search Pane: Advanced View Pane: Analysis Workflow Pane: Roofline Chart Pane: GPU Roofline Chart Project Navigator Pane Toolbar: Intel Advisor Annotation Report Window: Dependencies Source Window: GPU Roofline Regions Window: GPU Roofline Insights Summary Window: Memory Access Patterns Source Window: Offload Modeling Summary Window: Offload Modeling Report - Accelerated Regions Window: Perspective Selector Window: Refinement Reports Window: Suitability Report Window: Suitability Source Window: Survey Report Window: Survey Source Window: Threading Summary Window: Vectorization Summary
Window: Refinement Reports x
Tab: Dependencies Report Tab: Memory Access Patterns Report
Appendix x
Data Sharing Problems Notational Conventions Key Concepts Related Information
Data Sharing Problems x
Data Sharing Problem Types Problem Solving Strategies
Data Sharing Problem Types x
Incidental Sharing Independent Updates
Problem Solving Strategies x
Eliminate Incidental Sharing Synchronize Independent Updates Difficult Problems: Choosing a Different Set of Tasks Fix Problems in Code Used by Multiple Parallel Sites Memory That is Accessed Through a Pointer
Eliminate Incidental Sharing x
Examine the Task's Static and Dynamic Extent Verify Whether Incidental Sharing Exists Create the Private Memory Location Pointer Dereferences
Synchronize Independent Updates x
Synchronization Explicit Locking Assign Locks to Transactions Pitfalls from Using Synchronization
Key Concepts x
Glossary Parallelism
Parallelism x
Parallel Processing Terminology Add Parallelism Common Issues When Adding Parallelism Parallel Programming Implementations
Intel® Advisor User Guide

Model Threading Parallelism

The Suitability analysis examines your running serial program to provide approximate estimated performance characteristics of your annotated parallel sites. This shows you both the performance gain from running your parallel program on multiple CPUs and the likely impact of parallel overhead.

To choose the best places to add parallelism, locate the parallel sites that contribute the most to the overall program's gain. Because of the overhead of parallel execution - such as starting threads - certain parallel sites and tasks may not contribute to the overall program's gain, or may slow down its performance. After you identify such parallel sites or tasks that do not improve performance, either modify or eliminate their annotations.

Use the Suitability Report Window

After you run the Suitability tool, view its data in the Suitability Report window. This window contains multiple areas:

Location in Window Description

Upper

Any annotation-related error the Suitability tool detects appears at the top of the Suitability Report window. If you see such errors, the displayed Suitability data may not be reliable. To view the source location associated with an error, click the button. To fix the error, read the displayed error message, modify your source code to fix the problem, rebuild your target executable, and run Suitability tool analysis again.

Upper-left

The upper-left area shows the Maximum Program Gain for All Sites in the program. Your overall goal of adding parallelism is to increase the Maximum Program Gain for All Sites so the parallel program will execute as fast as possible. The measured serial execution runtime, predicted parallel runtime, and any measured paused time are displayed below Maximum Program Gain for All Sites. Use the predicted Suitability gain values to help you make informed decisions about where to add parallelism.

Upper-right

Use the upper-right row of modeling parameters to model performance. Choose a hardware configuration and threading model (parallel framework) values from the drop-down lists. If you select a Target System for Intel® Xeon Phi™ processors, an additional value for total Coprocessor Threads appears.

Below this row is a grid of data that shows the estimated performance of each parallel site detected during program execution. The Site Label shows the argument to the site annotation. Examine the predicted Site Gain and Impact to Program Gain (higher values are better) to estimate how much each site contributes to the Maximum Program Gain for All Sites for all sites (described above). To expand the data under Combined Site Metrics or Site Instance Metrics, click the icon to the right of that heading; to collapse data, click to the right of that heading.

To show or hide the side command toolbar, click the Survey tool or Survey tool icon.

Middle-left

If you choose a Target System of CPU, to view detailed characteristics of the selected site as well as its tasks and locks, click the Site Details tab.

The Scalability of Maximum Site Gain graph summarizes performance for the selected site. The number of CPU processors or total number of coprocessor threads appears on the horizontal X axis and the target's predicted performance gain appears on the Y axis. To change the default CPU Count and the Maximum CPU Count, set the Options value.

Lower-left

Below the graph is a list of issues that might be preventing better predicted performance gains as well as a summary of serial and predicted parallel time. To expand a line, click the down arrow to the right of the item's name. Most issues are related to the Runtime Modelingmodeling parameters. Later, you can use other Analyzer tools like Intel® VTune™ Profiler to measure actual performance of your parallel program.

Lower-middle

Use the Loop Iterations (Tasks) Modeling (or Tasks Modeling) modeling parameters to experiment with different loop structures, iteration counts, and instance durations that might improve the predicted parallel performance.

Click Apply to view the impact on the predicted performance.

Lower-right

Use the Runtime Modelingmodeling parameters to learn which parallel overhead categories might have an impact on parallel overhead. If you agree to address a category later by using the chosen parallel framework's capabilities or by tuning the parallel code after you have implemented parallelism, check that category.

Bottom-right

If the chosen Target System is Intel Xeon Phi or Offload to Intel Xeon Phi, additional Intel® Xeon Phi™ Advanced Modeling options appear below the Runtime Modeling area. To expand this area, click the down arrow to the right of Intel Xeon Phi Advanced Modeling.

Lower, after clicking Site Details tab

If you chose a Target System of CPU, the Site Details tab shows details about the selected parallel site, as well as details for each task and lock executed in that site.

When using an active result (not a read-only result), you can change the modeling parameters. Changing modeling parameters updates the displayed data, except for Loop Iterations (Tasks) Modeling or Tasks Modeling (click Apply). These modeling parameters help you understand the sensitivity of your annotation choices so you can choose the best places to add parallelism, but the displayed data summary is not an accurate estimate of final execution time on any specific parallel hardware (general processor characteristics are used).

Later, before you add parallel code, you must choose one parallel framework (threading model) for your application.

To view the source code associated with a site, locate the list of sites (upper-right area ) and either:

  • Double-click a row (or right-click and select View Source from the context menu) to display the Suitability Source window. Later, to return to the Suitability Report window, click Suitability Report.

  • Right-click a row and select Edit Source from the context menu to display the corresponding source file in a code editor. When using the Intel® Advisor GUI on Linux* OS, the editor defined by the Options > Editor dialog box appears with the file open at the corresponding location. When using the Intel® Advisor GUI on Windows* OS, the file type association (or Open With dialog box) determines the editor used. When using Microsoft Visual Studio*, the Visual Studio code editor appears with the file open at the corresponding location. Later, to return to the Suitability Report or Suitability Source window:

    1. Click the Result tab.

    2. Click either Suitability Report or Suitability Source.

Use the Suitability Source Window

Within the Suitability Source window, you can:

  • Use the Call Stack pane to view different source locations in the call stack.

  • Double-click a line (or right-click and select Edit Source) to open the corresponding source file in a code editor. When using the Intel® Advisor GUI on Linux* OS, the editor defined by the Options > Editor dialog box appears with the file open at the corresponding location. When using the Intel Advisor GUI on Windows* OS, the file type association (or Open With dialog box) determines the editor used. When using Microsoft Visual Studio*, the Visual Studio code editor appears with the file open at the corresponding location. Later, to return to the Result tab, click Result.

  • Return to the Suitability Report window by clicking Suitability Report.

The Suitability Report, Suitability Source, and other Intel Advisor windows appear within the Result tab. There is one Result tab for each project.

Understand the Scalability Graph in the Suitability Report

One of two different graphs appear depending on the chosen Target System. For an explanation of the Scalability Graph, see Suitability Report Overview.

Tips on Understanding the Performance Data

In the Suitability Report window, you start at the top, select a site, look at its details in the Suitability Report window, and examine its source code. You repeat this process to investigate each annotated site. View this information, and if needed, modify the annotations by using your code editor.

Use the following guidelines to evaluate the feasibility of each site:

  • If the Site Gain values for the selected site shows an estimated performance gain of 1.0 or less, the overhead of parallel thread execution exceeds the potential performance gains. Modify or remove the annotations for the task(s) and its enclosing site. Repeat this for each parallel site.

  • If the Site Gain values for the selected site shows a performance gain greater than 1.0, look at the site's contribution to the Maximum Program Gain for All Sites, which applies to all parallel sites. For sites that do not contribute significantly to the Maximum Program Gain for All Sites, modify or remove the annotations for the task(s) and its enclosing site. For sites that only contribute slightly to the Maximum Program Gain for All Sites, examine more closely the annotations and the assumptions about fixing the various overhead costs of parallel thread execution. In some cases, you may be able to adjust the annotations to improve the performance gain or reduce the overhead. Repeat this for each parallel site.

  • When the Maximum Program Gain for All Sites for all sites and the Site Gain values for all the sites show a moderate or significant performance gain, proceed to the next workflow step that uses the Dependencies tool to check your remaining annotated sites for data sharing problems.

Parent topic: Model Threading Designs
Level Two Title