Debugging with GDB* for oneAPI on Linux* OS Host (Beta)

Tutorial

  • 2021.1-beta
  • 06/25/2020
  • Public Content
Contents

Tutorial: Debugging with GDB* for oneAPI on
Linux*
 OS Host (Beta)

This tutorial describes the basic scenarios of debugging Data Parallel C++ on CPU
, GPU, and an FPGA emulator
 and OpenCL™ applications using GDB*.

Prerequisites

Check the and complete all setup steps required for your goals.

Debugging a Kernel on CPU and GPU: Major Differences

In comparison to debugging on a CPU, debugging a kernel on a GPU has a few differences:
  • All threads are vectorized and process several data elements simultaneously, if possible.
  • An execution channel (SIMD lane) is referred to as a logical unit of execution for accessing data elements within an instruction. When kernels are compiled in debug mode, most SIMD instructions have 8 execution channels. This is referred as the SIMD width.
  • Inferior calls (calling kernel functions from inside the debugger as part of expression evaluation) are not supported.

Product and Performance Information

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