2026-03-05 Debugging with TotalView (httv1w25)

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TotalView from Perforce Software is a parallel debugger for complex C, C++, Fortran, and CUDA applications. 

LRZ’s SuperMUC-NG Phase 2 and the upcoming new partition of the Linux Cluster CM4 are heterogeneous systems comprising both CPUs and GPUs. This heterogeneity makes it difficult to identify and challenging to fix coding errors in user applications that utilise both types of computing resources. In this online course, participants will learn how to use TotalView to debug parallel applications running on CPUs and GPUs.

Topics covered include:

• Multithreaded debugging (OpenMP and pthreads)
• Understanding complex data structures (advanced C++ and data debugging)
• Remote debugging
• Debugging CUDA applications
• Memory debugging (memory leaks, buffer overflows, dangling pointers)
• Reverse debugging with ReplayEngine
• Batch debugging with tvscript
• Best practices for debugging with TotalView

Prerequisites

none

Hands-On

There will be demos.

Language

English

Lecturers

Dean Stewart (Perforce Software, Inc.)

Prices and Eligibility

The course is open and free of charge for people from academia and industry affiliated with an institution in the Member States of the European Union or Associated/Other Countries to the Horizon 2020 programme.

Registration

Please register with your official e-mail address to prove your affiliation. 

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