SAMRAI::tbox::MemoryUtilities Struct Reference

Class MemoryUtilities provides utility methods to access information about the memory characteristics of an application. Currently, there are only methods, one called "printMemoryInfo()" which does a simple dump of the current memory usage on a processor, and "recordMemoryInfo()" which records the memory for post-process analysis. More...

#include <source/toolbox/memory/MemoryUtilities.h>

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Static Public Member Functions
static void	printMemoryInfo (ostream &os)
static void	recordMemoryInfo (double time=0.0)
static void	printMaxMemory (ostream &os)

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Detailed Description

Class MemoryUtilities provides utility methods to access information about the memory characteristics of an application. Currently, there are only methods, one called "printMemoryInfo()" which does a simple dump of the current memory usage on a processor, and "recordMemoryInfo()" which records the memory for post-process analysis.

Calls to these methods may be placed at various points in an application to track memory usage characteristics. For applications running on a single processor, the call the print method is likely sufficient. The information can simply be printed to a log file or output stream. For applications running on multiple processors, or which otherwise have complex memory patterns that cannot easily be deciphered from prints to a log file, the record method may be more useful. Use of this method requires the TAU (Tuning and Analysis Utilities) package to keep a profile of the recorded memory information so that it can be analyzed via a post-processing tool.

Note that all member functions of this class are static so it is not necessary to instantiate the class. Simply call the functions as static functions; e.g.,MemoryUtilities::function(...).

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Member Function Documentation

void SAMRAI::tbox::MemoryUtilities::printMemoryInfo (  ostream &  os  )  [static]

Print memory information to the supplied output stream.

void SAMRAI::tbox::MemoryUtilities::recordMemoryInfo (  double  time = 0.0  )  [static]

Record memory info to be analyzed by TAU (Tuning and Analysis Utilities). If tracing is enabled, you can supply a time at which the memory is recorded. This method requires SAMRAI to be configured with TAU. If it is not, the method will do nothing.

void SAMRAI::tbox::MemoryUtilities::printMaxMemory (  ostream &  os  )  [static]

Print maximum memory used (i.e. high-water mark) to the supplied output stream.

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following files:

• source/toolbox/memory/MemoryUtilities.h
• source/toolbox/memory/MemoryUtilities.C

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