Windows Performance Tools: DeadLock Analysis with Intel VTune Amplifier

Are your Windows apps underperforming? Discover how to use the Locks and Wait analysis in Intel's VTune Amplifier to identify and remove deadlocks.

Introduction

• Overview
• What you should know
• Using the exercise files
• Introducing the Intel VTune Amplifier
• Installing the VTune Amplifier
• VTune Amplifier first time setup
• VTune Amplifier standalone GUI
• VTune standalone Top-Down Tree

1. Deadlock Analysis

• Tachyon analyze locks demo app
• Locks and Waits analysis collection
• VTune Amplifier Visual Studio GUI
• Locks and Waits: Summary
• Locks and Waits: Bottom-up
• Removing the lock
• Lock removed analysis
• Comparing results: Before vs. After
• Comparing results: Bottom-up
• Extra options: Other tabs, panes, and windows

Conclusion

• Next steps