Intel® Inspector User Guide for Windows* OS

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Intel® Inspector User Guide for Windows* OS
Intel® Inspector User Guide for Windows* OS x
Get Started Before You Begin Set Up a Project Collect Results Investigate Results Test 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 Set Target Application Properties - Basic
Collect Results x
Configure Analysis Run Analysis Examine Result Data During Analysis
Configure Analysis x
Memory Error Analysis Types Threading Error Analysis Types Manage Custom Analysis Types
Run Analysis x
Run Memory Error and Threading Error Analyses Stop Analysis
Examine Result Data During Analysis x
Find Memory Leaks On Demand Measure Memory Growth
Investigate Results x
View Results Choose Problems Interpret Result Data and Resolve Issues Investigate Problems Using Interactive Debugging Collaborate on Results Export and Import Files Compare Results
View Results x
Manage Help Snippet Displays Open Results Show Result Summaries
Choose Problems x
Deselecting Filter Criteria Refining the Source File Set Selecting Filter Criteria Selecting Problems
Interpret Result Data and Resolve Issues x
Severity Levels States Access the Explain Problem Help Change States Customize Frame Presentation Customize Data Columns Edit Source Code
Investigate Problems Using Interactive Debugging x
Intel Inspector Debug Extensions in the Visual Studio* IDE Disable and Re-enable Problem Breakpoints Stop Analyses During Interactive Debugging
Collaborate on Results x
State Merge Merge States Across Results Report Result Data
Export and Import Files x
Export Archives Import Archives and Other Files
Test for Regressions x
Tes for Regressions: Recommended Approach Test for Regressions: Other Approaches View Problem States to Check for New Problems View Results Side-by-Side to Check for Differences See Also
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 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

Test for Regressions: Other Approaches

Intel Inspector also offers alternative ways to test for regressions.

View Problem States to Check for New Problems

When you run an analysis to create a new result, the Intel Inspector automatically:

  • Propagates state information from a baseline (older) result to the new result.

  • Sets the state in the new result of all problems that do not appear in the baseline result to New.

Take advantage of this free information for regression testing purposes.

In the GUI:

  1. Establish a baseline result using the Options-State Management dialog box.

  2. Run a new analysis.

  3. When analysis is complete, use the Filters pane to temporarily limit the items displayed in the Problems pane to those with a state of New.

In the inspxe-cl command tool:

  1. Run a new analysis against a baseline result.

    For example: The following inspxe-cl command collects a new result for the MyApp application against a dataset1_baseline baseline result and writes the new result to the myRes002mi3 directory in the current working directory. 

    $ inspxe-cl -c mi3 -baseline-result ./dataset1_baseline -r myRes002mi3 -- ./myApp

  2. When analysis is complete, generate a Status report for the new result to determine if there are any new problems.

    For example: The following inspxe-cl command generates a Status report for the myRes002mi3 result. 

    $ inspxe-cl -report status -result-dir myRes002mi3

  3. If there are new problems, generate a Problems report containing only the new problems.

    For example: The following inspxe-cl command generates a Problems report of new problems detected in the myRes002mi3 result. 

    $ inspxe-cl -report problems -filter state=new -result-dir myRes002mi3

NOTE:

  • By default, the Intel Inspector establishes a baseline result from the immediately previous result of the same analysis type.

  • You can use a baseline result created with the same analysis type you plan to use for the new analysis or with the widest analysis type available.

  • Use one baseline result per data set you plan to test, or one baseline result for your entire application.

  • You can also automate these inspxe-cl command tool steps.

View Results Side-by-Side to Check for Differences

You can also create a result or generate a report that compares two results.

In the GUI:

  1. Use the comparison feature to identify a previous result and a new result, and create a temporary result that shows the following state information for each detected problem:

    • Result 1 or Result 2 if the problem appears in only one result

    • Both if the problem appears in both results

  2. Use the Filters pane to temporarily limit the items displayed in the Problems pane to those that appear in only the new result. For example: If Result 1 is a previous result and Result 2 is the new result, filter for problems with a state of Result 2.

In the inspxe-cl command tool, generate a Summary report for two results simultaneously to produce a differences report.

For example: The following inspxe-cl command generates a differences report for two previously collected results: myRes001mi3 and myRes002mi3. 

$ inspxe-cl -report summary -result-dir myRes001mi3 -result-dir myRes002mi3
NOTE:

The information in a results comparison is most useful when you compare two results of the same analysis type from the same project.

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