Intel Parallel Inspector
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Intel Parallel Inspector adds memory and thread checking into Microsoft Visual Studio
. Parallel Inspector helps increase the reliability, security, and accuracy of C
/C++
applications.
Memory checking includes memory leaks, dangling pointers, uninitialized variable
s, use of invalid memory references, mismatched memory, allocation and deallocation, stack memory checks, and stack trace with controllable stack trace depth
Thread checking includes race condition
s, deadlock
s, depth configurable call stack analysis, diagnostic guidance, built-in knowledge of Intel Threading Building Blocks
, OpenMP
, and Windows threads.
It is available as part of Intel Parallel Studio
or as a standalone product.
Microsoft Visual Studio
Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment from Microsoft. It is used to develop console and graphical user interface applications along with Windows Forms applications, web sites, web applications, and web services in both native code together with managed code for all...
. Parallel Inspector helps increase the reliability, security, and accuracy of C
C (programming language)
C is a general-purpose computer programming language developed between 1969 and 1973 by Dennis Ritchie at the Bell Telephone Laboratories for use with the Unix operating system....
/C++
C++
C++ is a statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as an intermediate-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level and low-level language features. It was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup starting in 1979 at Bell...
applications.
- Reliability: Find deadlocks and memory errors that cause lockups & crashes
- Security: Find memory and threading vulnerabilities used by hackers
- Accuracy: Identify memory corruption and race conditions to eliminate erroneous results
Memory checking includes memory leaks, dangling pointers, uninitialized variable
Uninitialized variable
In computing, an uninitialized variable is a variable that is declared but is not set to a definite known value before it is used. It will have some value, but not a predictable one. As such it is a programming error and a common source of bugs in software....
s, use of invalid memory references, mismatched memory, allocation and deallocation, stack memory checks, and stack trace with controllable stack trace depth
Thread checking includes race condition
Race condition
A race condition or race hazard is a flaw in an electronic system or process whereby the output or result of the process is unexpectedly and critically dependent on the sequence or timing of other events...
s, deadlock
Deadlock
A deadlock is a situation where in two or more competing actions are each waiting for the other to finish, and thus neither ever does. It is often seen in a paradox like the "chicken or the egg"...
s, depth configurable call stack analysis, diagnostic guidance, built-in knowledge of Intel Threading Building Blocks
Intel Threading Building Blocks
Intel Threading Building Blocks is a C++ template library developed by Intel Corporation for writing software programs that take advantage of multi-core processors...
, OpenMP
OpenMP
OpenMP is an API that supports multi-platform shared memory multiprocessing programming in C, C++, and Fortran, on most processor architectures and operating systems, including Linux, Unix, AIX, Solaris, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows platforms...
, and Windows threads.
It is available as part of Intel Parallel Studio
Intel Parallel Studio
Intel Parallel Studio is a software development product developed by Intel that plugs into the Microsoft Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment. Its purpose is to facilitate developing programs for parallel computing...
or as a standalone product.