Chapter 5. Quick Reference

tau_run

TAU's binary instrumentation tool

tau_cc.sh -tau_options=-optCompInst / tau_cxx.sh -tau_options=-optCompInst / tau_f90.sh -tau_options=-optCompInst / tau_upc.sh -tau_options=-optCompInst / tau_f77.sh -tau_options=-optCompInst

(Compiler instrumentation)

tau_cc.sh / tau_cxx.sh / tau_f90.sh / tau_f77.sh / tau_upc.sh

(PDT instrumentation)

TAU_MAKEFILE

Set instrumentation definition file

TAU_OPTIONS

Set instrumentation options

dynamic phase name='name' file='filename' line=start_line_# to line=end_line_#
Specify dynamic Phase
loops file='filename' routine='routine name'
Instrument outer loops
memory file='filename' routine='routine name'
Track memory
io file='filename' routine='routine name'
Track IO
TAU_PROFILE / TAU_TRACE
Enable profiling and/or tracing
PROFILEDIR / TRACEDIR
Set profile/trace output directory
TAU_CALLPATH=1 / TAU_CALLPATH_DEPTH
Enable Callpath profiling, set callpath depth
TAU_THROTTLE=1 / TAU_THROTTLE_NUMCALLS / TAU_THROTTLE_PERCALL
Enable event throttling, set number of call, percall (us) threshold
TAU_METRICS
List of PAPI metrics to profile
tau_treemerge.pl
Merge traces to one file
tau2otf / tau2vtf / tau2slog2
Trace conversion tools