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[GD-General] profiling with CodeAnalyst

[Andras B. <bn...@ma...>]

Hi, I'm new to profiling, and I just wanted to try out AMD's
CodeAnalyst, but have got some problems. I've already read the
troubleshooting sections in the help, but find nothing helpful.
I've also asked AMD's CodeAnalyst's support team, but got no
answer... So I've decided to ask the list, as my last chance :)

Running the timer-based profiling on my app says:

Using device driver CAPROF version 1.01 build 3
Process launched.  ID is 00000564
Warning:  Can't identify EXE module being loaded
New Process <unknown>.EXE loaded at 0x00400000;  ID is 00000564
Load DLL      ntdll.dll at 0x77F50000 in process 00000564
Load DLL   kernel32.dll at 0x77E60000 in process 00000564
Load DLL      DDRAW.dll at 0x51000000 in process 00000564
Load DLL     msvcrt.dll at 0x77C10000 in process 00000564
Load DLL     USER32.dll at 0x77D40000 in process 00000564
Load DLL      GDI32.dll at 0x77C70000 in process 00000564
Load DLL   ADVAPI32.dll at 0x77DD0000 in process 00000564
Load DLL     RPCRT4.dll at 0x77CC0000 in process 00000564
Load DLL   DCIMAN32.dll at 0x73BC0000 in process 00000564
Load DLL    MSVCR70.dll at 0x7C000000 in process 00000564
Process 00000564 started.
Load DLL      MSCTF.dll at 0x74720000 in process 00000564
Load DLL   OLEAUT32.DLL at 0x77120000 in process 00000564
Load DLL      OLE32.DLL at 0x771B0000 in process 00000564
Process 00000564 ended
All Debuggee Processes Have Terminated.

And of course the only thing I see in the hotspot view is one fat bar
called <unknown>.exe, which is supposed to be my app...

What's the problem? I've used the VC7 compiler to generate the .exe
and the corresponding .pdb file. I can see the source code in EIP
view, so it must be okay. 

I guess it must be something very trivial...

Thanks,

Bandi

Re: [GD-General] profiling with CodeAnalyst

[Colin F. <cp...@ea...>]

  > Hi, I'm new to profiling [...]

  > Running the timer-based profiling on my app says:
  [...]

  > And of course the only thing I see in the hotspot view
  > is one fat bar called <unknown>.exe, which is supposed
  > to be my app...

So...just optimize <unknown>.exe and your app will really smoke!
Maybe you could even eliminate it and check the figures.
If you told your supervisor that you produced a 4000000% 
increase in speed, I don't think he or she will care that
it meant sacrificing, uh, ALL features -- but bugs too!
I once heard or read that an ongoing assessment of whether
or not a project is worth finishing should be part of the
software development process.

Maybe an ongoing assessment of whether or not this joke
was funny should be part of my e-mail process!  ;^)

--- Colin

cp...@ea...

Re[2]: [GD-General] profiling with CodeAnalyst

[Andras B. <bn...@ma...>]

Pssssst! Careful about sharing such optimization techniques on a
public forum! You know they are listening! They are everywhere!!

:))))))


b

Saturday, July 05, 2003, 1:12:02 PM, Colin Fahey wrote:

>   > Hi, I'm new to profiling [...]

>   > Running the timer-based profiling on my app says:
>   [...]

>   > And of course the only thing I see in the hotspot view
>   > is one fat bar called <unknown>.exe, which is supposed
>   > to be my app...

> So...just optimize <unknown>.exe and your app will really smoke!
> Maybe you could even eliminate it and check the figures.
> If you told your supervisor that you produced a 4000000%
> increase in speed, I don't think he or she will care that
> it meant sacrificing, uh, ALL features -- but bugs too!
> I once heard or read that an ongoing assessment of whether
> or not a project is worth finishing should be part of the
> software development process.

> Maybe an ongoing assessment of whether or not this joke
> was funny should be part of my e-mail process!  ;^)

> --- Colin

> cp...@ea...

Re: Re[2]: [GD-General] profiling with CodeAnalyst

[Colin F. <cp...@ea...>]

>> Pssssst! Careful about sharing such optimization techniques on a
>> public forum! You know they are listening! They are everywhere!!

If only "they" would answer your question!  :-(

...or is this all a ruse to get me to divulge the location
of the secret rebel base?  Well, okay, but I want to be rich,
with lots of chicks.  Taking the red pill was just a big 
mistake.  Oh, and I want a 2000 SUX with really bad gas milage!
The ashtray, the remote control, the paddle game, this magazine
and the chair...That's all I need!  And a Pepsi!  Just one Pepsi...
I'm not crazy! (Institutionalized!) You're the one who's crazy!
(Institutionalized!)  You're driving me crazy!  (Institutionalized!)
etc, etc.