met some problem using advanced-hotspots

[Max_C_]

Hi all,

We met some problem using advanced-hotspots.

amplxe-cl -collect advanced-hotspots -r max_test_2_11 -duration 30 --target-pid 6859
 amplxe: Error: Cannot enable Hardware Event-based Sampling: problem with the driver (sep*/sepdrv*). Check that the driver is running and the driver group is in the current user group list. See "Building and Managing the Sampling Driver" help topic for further details.

Maybe some driver is missing. We are OK without Hardware Event-based Sampling.

I tried to use amplxe-cl -collect hotspots. Our lab restarted.

Is there something wrong?

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Error while building sampling driver, see /tmp/amplifier_sampling_build_26.03.15.00.11.05.log for details

ERROR: "none" either does not exist or is not a directory!

<qhp15-s00c01h0:root>/opt/intel/vtune_amplifier_xe_2015.2.0.393444/sepdk/src:
 # ./insmod-sep3 -q
 pax driver is not loaded.
 sep3_15 driver is not loaded.
 vtsspp driver is not loaded.

[David_A_Intel1]

You probably don't have the kernel sources/headers installed.

Change directory into <installdir>/sepdk/src and, as root, execute ./build-driver.  Press [Enter] to accept the default for all prompts.  Is the driver successfully built?  If not, resolve the error messages and try again.  If so, execute './insmod-sep3 -r' and see if the driver is installed.

BTW, what OS are you running?

[Max_C_]

Hi MrAnderson,

I am running Vtune under Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.8 (Tikanga)

# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.8 (Tikanga)

We simplify the system and we don't have gcc in our system.

I change directory into <installdir>/sepdk/src and, as root, execute ./build-driver. Output is:

Error while building sampling driver, see /tmp/amplifier_sampling_build_26.03.15.00.11.05.log for details

ERROR: "none" either does not exist or is not a directory!

We don't have gcc in our system, so I think we can't build driver in outsystem. Can I use Vtune without Hardware Event-based Sampling?

BTW: Command amplxe-cl -collect hotspots is OK, but our lab restarted after Vtune attach on our process.

Command amplxe-cl -collect advanced-hotspots is failed.

Thanks

Max

[David_A_Intel1]

Hi Max:

Correct, without a compiler, you can't build the driver.  So, where are you building the application?  Is this an embedded application?

Yes, you can still profile using the software-based analysis types: basic hotspots, concurrency, and locks and waits.

When you say "our lab", I assume you mean your application?  Or, do you mean the system reboots?  If there is a problem profiling with "attach", can you try configuring VTune Amplifier to "launch" the application?  If not, can you attempt to attach to another application on the system, such as vi or something?

[Max_C_]

Hi MrAnderson,

Thanks for your replying. Here is the answer to your question.

1. Where are you building the application?  Is this an embedded application?

We have a build machine to build our binary. Our application is not embedded.

2. you can still profile using the software-based analysis types: basic hotspots, concurrency, and locks and waits

We can't use software-based analysis. When we try to attach to the process, the system/process restarted(We have different product, for some product,process restart only; for some product,system restart).

3. When you say "our lab", I assume you mean your application?Or, do you mean the system reboots?

"out lab" means the system. We have different product, for some product,process restart only; for some product,system restart.

Our product have a daemon process, It will cause the process/system restart I guess.

There is a heart-beat like sync between our product and the daemon peocess. But when I try to attach the software, maybe(just I guess) Vtune block up the sync. The daemon process will restart the process/system.

Will Vtune hold some message while using "software-based analysis"? Or can you give me some information about the mechanism of how Vtune attach one process.

4. If there is a problem profiling with "attach", can you try configuring VTune Amplifier to "launch" the application? 

We can't launch the application. This maybe a little complex. We control memory by ourselves, not Linux. We ask a chunk of memory from system, then we control the memory by ourselves. So every time we start an application, we force the application to start at a specified place. So we can't launch the application. BTW: can Vtune launch an application with parameters?

5. If not, can you attempt to attach to another application on the system, such as vi or something?

We can attach to VI and even some of our product.

I guess maybe some of our product have a tight connect to system and cause that we can't use "software-based analysis"?

Thanks

Max

[David_A_Intel1]

Okay, a few thoughts.  First, software-based collection injects code into your application and can effect execution.  Is there any way to disable the "heart-beat" check in your app?  That will sometimes allow the profiling to work.

Second, yes, you can specify command-line parameters in the project configuration window.

Finally, another option is to build the driver on a system with the compiler and put the driver on the system-under-test.  However, it must be the same exact configuration (kernel, gcc-lib, etc.).

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Venkaesh

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