Definitions of glossary used in this section.
- Counter:
- The number of occurrences of a specific event on the device.
- Configuration Image:
- A Blob to configure the session for counters to be collected.
- CounterData Image:
- A Blob which contains the values of collected counters
- CounterData Prefix:
- A metadata header for CounterData Image
- Device:
- A physical NVIDIA GPU.
- Event:
- An event is a countable activity, action, or occurrence on device.
- Metric:
- A high-level value derived from counter values.
- Pass:
- A repeatable set of operations, with consistently labeled ranges.
- Range:
- A labeled region of execution
- Replay:
- Performing the repeatable set of operation.
- Session:
- A profiling session where GPU resources needed for profiling are allocated. The profiler is in armed state at session boundaries, and power management may be disabled at session boundaries. Outside of a session, the GPU will return to its normal operating state.