Intel® Inspector Release Notes and New Features
Version: 2022.0
Published: 04/25/2020
Last Updated: 11/30/2021
By Vinutha S V
This page provides the current Release Notes for Intel® Inspector. The notes are categorized by year, from newest to oldest, with individual releases listed within each year.
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2022.1
Overview
- Intel® Inspector has been updated to include more recent versions of 3rd party components, which include functional and security updates. Users should update to the latest version.
Overview
- Intel® Inspector has been updated to include more recent versions of 3rd party components, which include functional and security updates.
2021
Overview
- Improved C++ stack frames visualization.
- Reduced number of false reports on libc and OpenCL libraries.
Overview
- Added correctness check for memcpy() function arguments on Windows. Inspector will report diagnostic if it detects overlapping of memcpy() arguments.
Overview
- Locate and debug threading and memory errors in the GPU target Data Parallel C++ and OpenMP codes. (in technical preview)
NOTE: 2021.2 release is conflicted with 2021.1 release if it was installed by YUM, DNF, or Zypper package managers. Please remove 2021.1 release before installing 2021.2 release. To install both releases side-by-side, please use web distribution. For details, see Installation Using Package Managers
Initial Release
- Preview: memory and threading errors analysis for DPC++ and OpenMP offloaded codes, executed on CPU target.
2020
- Intel® Inspector has been updated to include more recent versions of 3rd party components, which include functional and security updates.
- Intel® Inspector has been updated to include more recent versions of 3rd party components, which include functional and security updates.
- Intel® Inspector has been updated to include more recent versions of 3rd party components, which include functional and security updates.
- Intel® Inspector has been updated to include more recent versions of 3rd party components, which include functional and security updates.
2019
Overview
- Intel Inspector has been updated to include more recent versions of 3rd party components, which include functional and security updates. Users should update to the latest version.
- Implemented support for Microsoft Visual Studio* 2019 Update 1 including integration with Visual Studio debugger.
- Bug fixes.
Overview
- Fixed the bug preventing Inspector from working on Windows* 10 version 1809.
- Added support for Microsoft* Visual Studio* 2019.
Overview
- Bug fixes.
- Simplified installation and licensing (serial numbers and license files are no longer required for this product).
- Support for Fedora* 29 added.
Overview
- Intel® Inspector 2019 Update 2 includes functional and security updates. Users should update to the latest version.
Overview
- Support for Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* 6.10
- Support for Ubuntu* 18.10
- Bug fixes
Overview:
- Introduces Intel Inspector - Persistence Inspector feature
- New operating system support:
- Fedora* 27
- Ubuntu* 17.10
- Microsoft* Windows* 10 RS3
2018
Overview
- Support for SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server* 15
- Support for Fedora* 28
- Support for Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* 7.5
- Support for Ubuntu* 18.04
- Bug fixes
Overview
- Inspector debugger add-on now supports Microsoft* Visual Studio* 2017
- Support for SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server* 12 SP3
- Support for Microsoft* Windows* 10 build 17134
- Bug fixes
Overview
- Deadlocks detection on std::shared_mutex (C++17 standard)
- Support Fedora* 27
- Support Ubuntu* 17.10
- Support Microsoft* Windows* 10 build 1709
- Bug fixes
Overview
- Support for C++17 std::shared_mutex and Windows SRW Locks, that enable threading error analysis for applications with read/write synchronization primitives.
- Support for cross-OS analysis to all license types. The installation packages for additional operating system can be downloaded from registrationcenter.intel.com.
- Support and integration in Microsoft Visual Studio* 2017
- Support for Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors.
- Support for Microsoft* Windows Server* 2016.
- Support for Fedora 26
- Support for Ubuntu* 17.04
- Support for Debian* 9
- Support for SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server* 12 SP2
- Bug fixes
2017
Linux* Release NotesWindows* Release Notes
Overview
- Added support for Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
- Added support for Microsoft* Windows Server 2016
- Added support Ubuntu* 17.04, SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server* 12 SP2
- Bug fixes
Linux* Release NotesWindows* Release Notes
Overview
- Correctness improvements of uninitialized memory reads detection algorithm.
- Added support for Microsoft Visual Studio* 2017.
- Bug fixes
Linux* Release NotesWindows* Release Notes
Overview
- Added new OS support.
- Support for Intel® Xeon Phi™ processor (codename: Knights Landing)
- Variable name detection for threading analysis (global, static and stack variables)
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