Intel® Inspector User Guide for Windows* OS

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Document Table of Contents x
Intel® Inspector User Guide for Windows* OS
Intel® Inspector User Guide for Windows* OS x
Get Started Before You Begin Set Up a Project Collecting Results Investigating Results Testing for Regressions 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
Visual Studio* Integration Standalone Intel Inspector GUI Startup Tasks
Startup Tasks x
Change Result and Result Directory Name Templates Choose Baseline Results for Setting States Display Application Output
Set Up a Project x
Build Your Application Choose Projects Configure Projects
Build Your Application x
Configure Debug Mode for Applications in the Visual Studio* IDE Set Up Applications to Build in Debug Mode in the Visual Studio* IDE
Choose Projects x
Choose Projects in the StandaloneIntel Inspector GUI Choose Projects in the Visual Studio* IDE Create Projects in the StandaloneIntel Inspector GUI Create Solutions/Projects From Applications in the Visual Studio* IDE
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
Intel Inspector Debug Extensions in the Visual Studio* IDE Disabling and Re-enabling Problem Breakpoints 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
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 PurifyPlus Message to Intel Inspector Problem Type Mapping Valgrind Error to Intel Inspector Problem Type Mapping
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 Troubleshooting Tamper-resistance Issues Troubleshooting Unexpected Application Behavior During Memory Error Analyses
User Interface Reference x
Context Menus: Problem Details Pane Context Menus: Project Navigator Context Menus: Solution Explorer 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: Disabled Problem Breakpoints Dialog Box: Export Result Dialog Box: Merge States 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: Problem Details 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
Cross-thread Stack Access Data Race Deadlock GDI Resource Leak Incorrect memcpy Call Invalid Deallocation Invalid Memory Access Invalid Partial Memory Access Kernel Resource Leak Lock Hierarchy Violation Memory Growth Memory Leak Memory Not Deallocated Mismatched Allocation/Deallocation Missing Allocation 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
app-working-dir archive-name baseline-result collect collect-with command convert-suppression-file create-suppression-file csv-delimiter 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 Windows* OS

Third-party Suppression Files

The command line interface convert-suppression-file action converts suppression files from the following products to the current Intel Inspector suppression file format:

  • Third-party software

    • IBM Rational* PurifyPlus* suppression files (Linux* OS only)

    • Valgrind* suppression files (Linux OS only)

  • Previous versions of the Intel Inspector suppression files (Linux and Windows* OS)

During conversion, the Intel Inspector:

  1. Reads the suppression file to internal structures.
  2. Converts third-party product messages/errors to Intel Inspector problem types.
  3. Skips suppression rules that cannot be converted.
  4. Writes the converted data to an Intel Inspector suppression file.
  5. Reports all errors encountered during processing.

CAUTION:

Even with a completely successful conversion, you may still need to fine-tune the contents of the converted suppression file using a text editor.

PurifyPlus Message to Intel Inspector Problem Type Mapping

PurifyPlus messages map to Intel Inspector problem Types in the following manner during conversion:

PurifyPlus Message

Message Description

Intel Inspector Analog

ABR

Array Bounds Read

invalid_memory_access

ABW

Array Bounds Write

invalid_memory_access

ABWL

Late Array Bounds Write

invalid_memory_access

BRK

Misuse of BRK or SBRK (Using BRK or SBRK directly to allocate memory)

None

BSR

Beyond Stack Read

invalid_memory_access

BSW

Beyond Stack Write

invalid_memory_access

COR

Core Dump Imminent

None

FFM

Freeing Freed Memory

invalid_deallocation

FIM

Freeing Invalid Memory

invalid_deallocation

FIU

File Descriptors In Use

None

FMM

Freeing Mismatched Memory

invalid_deallocation

FMR

Free Memory Read (Read from heap memory that has already been freed)

invalid_memory_access

FMW

Free Memory Write (Write to heap memory that has already been freed)

invalid_memory_access

FMWL

Free Memory Write Late (Write to heap memory that has already been freed)

invalid_memory_access

FNH

Freeing Non Heap Memory

invalid_deallocation

FUM

Freeing Unallocated Memory

invalid_deallocation

IPR

Invalid Pointer Read

invalid_memory_access

IPW

Invalid Pointer Write

invalid_memory_access

MAF

Malloc Failure

None

MIU

Memory In-Use

None

MLK

Memory Leak

unreachable_memory_leak

MRE

Malloc Reentrancy Error

Not applicable

MSE

Memory Segment Error

invalid_memory_access

NPR

Null Pointer Read (SEGV signal)

invalid_memory_access

NPW

Null Pointer Write (SEGV signal)

invalid_memory_access

PAR

Bad Parameter

Not applicable

PLK

Potential Memory Leak - Heap memory that potentially might be leaked (program has pointers only to the middle of the region)

Not applicable

SBR

Stack Array Bounds Read (concerns local variables) - Only generated on SPARC; not on Linux* or Windows* OS

None

SBW

Stack Array Bounds Write (concerns local variables) - Only generated on SPARC; not on Linux or Windows OS

None

SIG

Signal

None

SOF

Stack Overflow

None

UMC

Uninitialized Memory Copy

uninitialized_memory_access

UMR

Uninitialized Memory Read

uninitialized_memory_access

WPF

Watchpoint Free

Not applicable

WPM

Watchpoint Malloc

Not applicable

WPN

Watchpoint Entry

Not applicable

WPR

Watchpoint Read

Not applicable

WPW

Watchpoint Write

Not applicable

WPX

Watchpoint Exit

Not applicable

ZPR

Zero Page Read (read from a bad pointer)

invalid_memory_access

ZPW

Zero Page Write (write to a bad pointer)

invalid_memory_access

Valgrind Error to Intel Inspector Problem Type Mapping

Valgrind errors map to Intel Inspector problem Types in the following manner during conversion:

Valgrind Error

Problem Description

Intel Inspector Analog

AddrN

Invalid memory access

invalid_memory_access

ValueN

Uninitialized memory access

uninitialized_memory_access

Cond

Use of an uninitialized CPU condition code

Not applicable

Jump

Jump to an unaddressable location error

Not applicable

Param

Invalid system call parameter error

invalid_call

Overlap

Src/dest overlap in memcpy or similar function

invalid_call

Free

Freeing error or mismatched deallocation

invalid_deallocation, mismatched_deallocation, invalid_deallocation_mapped

Leak

Memory leak

unreachable_memory_leak

NOTE:

Valgrind software detects uninitialized memory problems differently than the Intel Inspector. This difference impacts the stacks each product detects, which impacts the corresponding suppression files.

Parent topic: Suppressions Support Using Third-party Suppression Rules

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