The following terms are used throughout this tutorial:
- Configuration file
- A file that contains a set of configuration parameters for the Intel® Trace Collector.
It is a plain ASCII file containing a number of directives, one per line. Each directive
consists of an identifier followed by arguments.
- Event timeline
- A chart that displays individual process activities over time. Horizontal bars represent
the processes with the functions called in these processes. The bars consist of colored
rectangles labeled with the function names. Black lines indicate messages sent between
processes. These lines connect sending and receiving processes. Blue lines represent
collective operations, such as broadcast or reduce operations.
- Function profile
- A chart that provides detailed profiling information on the performance data. The
Function Profile consists of four tabs: Flat Profile,
Load Balance, Call Tree and
Call Graph. These tabs use the same column headers and the same
raw data.