Intel® VTune™ Amplifier

Child Processes

You may configure the Intel® VTune™ Amplifier to collect data on the processes spawned by the target process. This option is recommended for applications launched by a script.

To enable this option:

  1. Click the Configure Project button on the VTune Amplifier toolbar. The Analysis Target tab opens.
  2. Select a required target system from the left pane and a target type from the drop-down menu in the right pane.
  3. From the Advanced section, select the Analyze child processes option. If you disable this option, the VTune Amplifier does not collect data on child processes.
  4. To limit the analysis to certain child processes, click the Modify button in the Per-process configuration field. For example, if your target application calls shell or make processes, you can choose to exclude them from analysis and focus only on the processes you develop. The Per-process Configuration dialog box opens.
  5. From the Per-process Configuration dialog box, specify processes to analyze. From the drop-down menu, choose the depth of the analysis you need for this process.
Parent topic: Configuring Target Options

See Also

Configuring Target Options
Analysis Target Setup Before running a VTune Amplifier analysis, you have to specify what you want to profile - your analysis target, which could be an executable file, a process, or a whole system.
Dialog Box: Per-process Configuration