GPU621/Debugging OpenMP

Group Members

1. Jimmy Liu
2. Sami Ali
3. Leon Liu

// TODO: Create a tutorial on how to debug parallel programs using OpenMP in Visual Studio

// remember to add pictures if possible

Process and Thread

Process

// TODO: Explain what processes are in OpenMP (short)

Thread

// TODO: Explain what threads are in OpenMP (short)

Multiple Processes

// TODO: Explain why and how to run multiple processes in one or more projects in VS (long)

// use this: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/debugger/debug-multiple-processes?view=vs-2022

User Interface

// TODO: Show the window and explain what it does for every single window below (medium)

// documentation for windows are here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/debugger/debug-threads-and-processes?view=vs-2022

Walkthrough

// TODO: Step-by-step walkthrough on how to debug program with the specific window

// use same program for both tests

// can probably just take something from course notes and modify it to fit our parameters

Case A: Using the Thread Window

// TODO: walkthrough on using thread window to debug (medium)

// https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/debugger/walkthrough-debugging-a-parallel-application?view=vs-2022&tabs=cpp

Case B: Using the Parallel Stacks Window

// TODO: walkthrough on using parallel stacks window to debug (long)

// https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/debugger/using-the-parallel-stacks-window?view=vs-2022

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet