Intel® Inspector User Guide for Linux* OS

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Intel® Inspector User Guide for Linux* OS
Intel® Inspector User Guide for Linux* OS x
Get Started Before You Begin Set Up a Project Collecting Results Investigating Results Testing for Regressions Use Cases Suppressions Support API Support Troubleshooting User Interface Reference Problem Type Reference Command Line Interface Support MPI Applications Support Appendix Notices and Disclaimers
Get Started x
Dynamic Analysis vs. Static Analysis Key Terminology Sample Applications and Tutorials Workflows-Quick Paths to Maximizing Productivity
Workflows-Quick Paths to Maximizing Productivity x
Analysis Workflow Reporting Workflow Regression Testing Workflow
Before You Begin x
Intel Inspector GUI Startup Tasks
Startup Tasks x
Change Result and Result Directory Name Templates Choose Baseline Results for Setting States Choose Debuggers Display Application Output
Set Up a Project x
Build Your Application Choose Projects Configure Projects
Choose Projects x
Choose Projects in the Intel Inspector GUI Create Projects in the Intel Inspector GUI
Configure Projects x
Binary/Symbol Search and Source Search Locations Choose Data Sets Manage Suppression Rules Search Non-standard Directories Set Project Properties-Advanced Setting Target Application Properties-Basic
Collecting Results x
Configuring Analyses Running Analyses Examining Result Data During Analysis
Configuring Analyses x
Memory Error Analysis Types Threading Error Analysis Types Managing Custom Analysis Types
Running Analyses x
Running Memory Error and Threading Error Analyses Stopping Analyses
Examining Result Data During Analysis x
Finding Memory Leaks On Demand Measuring Memory Growth
Investigating Results x
Viewing Results Choosing Problems Interpreting Result Data and Resolving Issues Investigating Problems Using Interactive Debugging Collaborating on Results Exporting and Importing Files Comparing Results
Viewing Results x
About Viewing Results Managing Help Snippet Displays Opening Results Showing Result Summaries
Choosing Problems x
Deselecting Filter Criteria Refining the Source File Set Selecting Filter Criteria Selecting Problems
Interpreting Result Data and Resolving Issues x
Severity Levels States Accessing Explain Problem Help Changing States Customizing Frame Presentation Customizing Data Columns Editing Source Code
Investigating Problems Using Interactive Debugging x
Extended Debugging Commands Stopping Analyses During Interactive Debugging
Collaborating on Results x
State Merge Merging States Across Results Reporting Result Data
Exporting and Importing Files x
Exporting Archives Importing Archives and Other Files
Testing for Regressions x
Testing for Regressions: Recommended Approach Testing for Regressions: Other Approaches
Use Cases x
Analyze Offloaded Code Prepare Your Application Run Correctness Analysis Explore Results See Also
Analyze Offloaded Code x
Prepare Your Application Run Correctness Analysis Explore Results See Also Example: Memory Problem Example: Threading Problem
Suppressions Support x
Suppressions Support Using the GUI Suppressions Support Using Handwritten Suppression Rules Suppressions Support Using Third-party Suppression Rules
Suppressions Support Using the GUI x
Typical Suppressions Usage Model Using the GUI Suppression Rule Reach in the GUI Suppression Rule Examples in the GUI Defining Suppression Rules in the GUI Deleting Suppression Rules Applied to Marked Result Data in the GUI
Suppressions Support Using Handwritten Suppression Rules x
Typical Suppressions Usage Models Using Handwritten Suppression Files Suppression Rule Syntax in Text Format Suppression Rule Examples in Text Format
Suppressions Support Using Third-party Suppression Rules x
Typical Suppressions Usage Models Using Third-party Suppression Files Third-party Suppression Files
API Support x
APIs for Custom Synchronization APIs for Custom Memory Allocation APIs for Collection Control
Troubleshooting x
Troubleshooting Anti-virus Software Issues Troubleshooting Application Crashes Troubleshooting Internal Thread Suspension Attempt Troubleshooting No Problems Detected Troubleshooting No Symbolic Information Troubleshooting OpenMP* Technology Issues Troubleshooting Out-of-memory Conditions
User Interface Reference x
Context Menus: Project Navigator Context Menus: Sources Window Panes Context Menus: Summary Window Panes Dialog Box: Corresponding inspxe-cl Command Options Dialog Box: Create a Project Dialog Box: Create Suppression Dialog Box: Custom Analysis Dialog Box: Delete Suppressions Dialog Box: Export Result Dialog Box: Merge States Dialog Box: Options-Debugger Dialog Box: Options-General Dialog Box: Options-Result Location Dialog Box: Options-State Management Dialog Box: Problem Report Dialog Box: Project Properties-Binary/Symbol Search Dialog Box: Project Properties-Source Search Dialog Box: Project Properties-Suppressions Dialog Box: Project Properties-Target Dialog Box: Refine Source File Set Dialog Box: Select Stack Frame(s) Dialog Box: View Stack Hot Keys Pane: Analysis Type-Custom Pane: Analysis Type-Memory Errors Pane: Analysis Type-Threading Errors Pane: Application Output Pane: Code and Stack Pane: Code Locations Pane: Collection Log Pane: Collector Messages Pane: Compare Results Pane: Filters Pane: Import Result Pane: Launch Application Pane: Problems Pane: Project Navigator Pane: Timeline Toolbar: Command Toolbar: Intel Inspector Toolbar: Navigation Window: Collection Log Window: Compare Results Window: Import Result Window: Sources Window: Summary After Analysis Is Complete Window: Summary During Analysis
Problem Type Reference x
Asynchronous Buffer Cross-thread Stack Access Data Race Deadlock Host Pointer Used on Device Incorrect memcpy Call Invalid Deallocation Invalid Kernel Argument Invalid Kernel Argument Size Invalid Memory Access Invalid Partial Memory Access Lock Hierarchy Violation Memory Growth Memory Leak Memory Not Deallocated Mismatched Allocation/Deallocation Mismatched Queue Missing Allocation Non-Host Pointer Pointer from Different Device Thread Exit Information Thread Start Information Unhandled Application Exception Uninitialized Memory Access Uninitialized Partial Memory Access
Command Line Interface Support x
Command Syntax Command Syntax Alternatives and Rules Command Line Output Collecting Result Data from the Command Line Working with Reports from the Command Line Working with Suppressions from the Command Line inspxe-cl Actions, Options and Arguments
Working with Reports from the Command Line x
Reporting Result Data from the Command Line Saving and Formatting Reports from the Command Line Interpreting Result Data from the Command Line
Working with Suppressions from the Command Line x
Creating a Suppress-All File from the Command Line Converting Third-Party Suppression Files from the Command Line Applying Suppression Files from the Command Line Workaround for Disabled Suppressions from the Command Line
inspxe-cl Actions, Options and Arguments x
appdebug app-working-dir archive-name baseline-result collect collect-with command convert-suppression-file create-breakpoints create-suppression-file <span class='option'>csv-delimiter</span> debug-this executable-of-interest export filter finalize format help include-snippets include-sources import knob knob-list merge-states module-filter module-filter-mode no-auto-finalize no-summary option-file quiet report report-all report-output result-dir return-app-exitcode search-dir sort-asc sort-desc suppression-file user-data-dir verbose version
MPI Applications Support x
MPI Analysis Workflow Configure Installation Options Collect MPI Performance/Correctness Data Finalize MPI Collected Data View MPI Collected Data MPI Analysis Limitations Support of Non-Intel MPI Implementations Additional MPI Resources
Appendix x
Product Design Sample Code Caveats Intel Inspector Filenames and Locations Notational Conventions Related Information System APIs Supported During Memory Error Analysis System APIs Supported During Threading Error Analysis Evaluation Features
Intel® Inspector User Guide for Linux* OS

Analyze Offloaded Code

Use Intel® Inspector to analyze applications containing offloaded code and detect code issues before kernels start executing on GPU.

Correctness analysis is more complicated when offloading Data Parallel C++ (DPC++), OpenMP* and Fortran code to an accelerator. Intel® Inspector introduces the early interception approach that enables you to intercept some problems before the kernel executes on a target device.

Prepare Your Application

Intel® Inspector performs dynamic analysis of generated or linked code and inspects third-party libraries, even when source code is not available. Before running the analysis, make sure to configure your application to run on CPU. You can do that in the following ways:

  • Set Intel® Inspector to automatically configure your application for analysis:
    • In the graphical user interface (GUI), open the Project Properties dialog box and select the CPU option in the Offload Target drop-down menu.
    • In the command line interface (CLI), use the -knob offload-target=cpu option
  • Configure your application to execute kernels on CPU manually:
    • For DPC++ applications (for details, see SYCL Environment Variables), run the following commands:

      export SYCL_DEVICE_FILTER="opencl:cpu"

      export SYCL_DEVICE_TYPE=CPU

    • For OpenMP kernels, run the following commands:

      export OMP_TARGET_OFFLOAD=MANDATORY

      export LIBOMPTARGET_DEVICETYPE=cpu

Verify that your application executes code you want to analyze without crashes or exceptions.

NOTE:
Make sure to use automatic device selector (sycl::default_selector or sycl::cpu_selector). If you specify the device selector explicitly, your code executes on the selected device. For details about device selector usage, see oneAPI Programming Guide: Device Selection.

Run Correctness Analysis

Intel® Inspector enables you to run three predefined types of both Memory and Threading analyses. The higher level you select, the more memory and execution overhead the analysis takes.

TIP:
Select the minimal working set for application to have reasonable execution time.

Run Analysis Using GUI

To run memory or threading analysis using GUI:

  1. Set up environment
  2. Launch Intel® Inspector using the inspxe-gui command
  3. Create a project and specify the target application
  4. In the Project Properties dialog box, select the CPU option in the Offload Target drop-down menu

  5. Choose Memory Error analysis or Threading Error analysis in the drop-down menu in the top left corner of the screen
  6. Select a predefined analysis type using a slider
  7. Click the Start button

Run Analysis Using CLI

To run memory or threading analysis for applications with offloaded code using CLI, run the following command:

inspxe-cl -collect <analysis_type> -knob offload-target=cpu -- <MyApp> [app_args]

where <analysis_type> value specifies the predefined analysis type you want to execute. Available values:

  • mi1, mi2, and mi3 for Memory Error analysis
  • ti1, ti2, and ti3 for Threading Error analysis

To export results into a my_problems.xml file in your current working directory, run the following command:

For details about inspxe-cl command line interface, see inspxe-cl Actions, Options and Arguments or run the inspxe-cl -help command.

Explore Results

Open the collected results in the GUI and analyze the detected errors. For offloaded code, the list of problems that Intel® Inspector can detect in addition to CPU problems is as follows:

Intel® Inspector enables you to open your source code and highlight problematic code lines.

View examples for a memory problem and a threading problem.

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