Vtune multiple-run crashing

[Roshantha_M_]

Hi,

When I try to run Vtune via CLI and enable allow-multiple-runs, the execution crashes. Works fine on single runs.

command :

root@laptop:/opt/intel/vtune_amplifier_xe# /opt/intel/vtune_amplifier_xe_2016.2.0.444464/bin64/amplxe-cl -collect memory-access -knob analyze-mem-objects=true -target-duration-type=veryshort -allow-multiple-runs -data-limit=501 -app-working-dir /home/rosh/Documents/openHEVC/build -- /home/rosh/Documents/openHEVC/build/hevc -i ../../ffmpeg_work/x265_encoded_vids/video.x265 -f 1 -p 1 -n

The execution duration of the app im profiling is less than 10 seconds, hence I've chosen 'veryshort'

Same behaviour when using the GUI.

running Linux (Ubuntu 14.04).

I've attached the crash log. What could be the problem ?

Many thanks

[Dmitry_P_Intel1]

Hello,

We could reproduce the issue with multiple run, it is connected with instrumentation of memory objects through -knob analyze-mem-objects=true in this mode, will keep you posted.

Thanks & Regards, Dmitry

[Roshantha_M_]

Thank you Dmitry.

Okay, thats good. I was worried, it was something wrong with my system settings/application.

As a workaround until this is fixed, can I manually run the same command multiple times and get the average for each reported metric ? is that how the multiple run calculates the results ? as averages ? how many runs does a multiple-run do ?

thanks

[TimP]

If you don't "allow multiple runs," you are in the "multiplexed" mode where VTune shifts among groups of counters, assuming that you have specified more than it can use simultaneously.  If you were not using "analyze mem objects," the multiple runs mode would likely be best for short runs such as you have, even if you have set the shorter sampling interval.  You could specify few enough events per case to avoid the multiplexing, if you are willing to undertake combining multiple runs yourself.