Profiling tools课件.ppt

VTune Summary Pros: Allows to get best possible performance out of Intel architecture Cons: Extreme tuning requires deep understanding of processor and OS internals 精品文档 Valgrind Multi-purpose Linux x86 profiling tool 精品文档 Call Graph : understanding each line Current Function: g( ) Time that was propagated from the functions children into this parent Time that was propagated directly from the function into this parent Number of times this parent called the function `/‘ total number of times the function was called Call Graph : parents numbers 精品文档 Call Graph : “children” numbers Current Function: g( ) Amount of time that was propagated from the childs children to the function Amount of time that was propagated directly from the child into function Number of times this function called the child `/‘ total number of times this child was called 精品文档 How gprof works Instruments program to count calls Watches the program running, samples the PC every 0.01 sec Statistical inaccuracy : fast function may take 0 or 1 samples Run should be long enough comparing with sampling period Combine several gmon.out files into single report The output from gprof gives no indication of parts of your program that are limited by I/O or swapping bandwidth. This is because samples of the program counter are taken at fixed intervals of run time number-of-calls figures are derived by counting, not sampling. They are completely accurate and will not vary from run to run if your program is deterministic Profiling with inlining and other optimizations needs care 精品文档 VTune performance analyzer To squeeze every bit of power out of Intel architecture ! 精品文档 VTune Modes/Features Time- and Event-Based, System-Wide Sampling provides developers with the most accurate representation of their softwares actual performance with negligible overhead Call Graph Profiling provides developers with a pictorial view of program flow to quickly identify critical functions and call sequences Coun