Profiling a running process for an existing project

You can profile an application to capture performance information for an existing project.

Before you start:


To profile a process from an existing QNX C/C++ project that's already running on your target:
  1. While the application is running, open the Launch Configurations dialog by choosing Run > Profile… from the menu.
  2. Select C/C++ QNX Attach to Remote Process via QConn (IP) from the list on the left.
  3. Click the New button to create a new attach-to-process configuration.
  4. Configure things as you normally would for launching the application with debugging.
  5. On the Tools tab, click Add/Delete Tool…. The Tools Selection dialog is shown.
  6. Select the Application Profiler tool, then click OK. The Application Profiler tab is displayed on the launcher.
  7. Select Switch to this tool's perspective on launch.
  8. Click Apply, and then click Debug. The Select Process dialog shows all of the currently running processes.
  9. Select the running process you want to profile, then click OK. Now, you can begin to analyze the profiler data.
Related concepts
Using Function Instrumentation with the Application Profiler
Using Sampling and Call Count instrumentation mode
Using Function Instrumentation mode for a single application
Using Function Instrumentation in the System Profiler
Comparing profiles
Related tasks
Creating an Application Profiler session
Creating a profiler session by importing profiler data
Profiling a single-threaded application
Using postmortem profiling for Call Count and Sampling
Postmortem profiling
Running an instrumented binary with profiling from a command prompt (Function Instrumentation mode)
Taking a snapshot of a profiling session