Updates in 2019.2

General

  • Improved performance

  • Bug fixes

  • Kernel launch context and stream are reported as metrics

  • PC sampling configuration options are reported as metrics

  • The default base port for connections to the target changed

  • Section files support multiple, named Body fields

  • NvRules allows users to query metrics using any convertible data type

NVIDIA Nsight Compute

  • Support for filtering kernel launches using their NVTX context

  • Support for new options to select the connection port range

  • The Profile activity supports configuring PC sampling parameters

  • Sections on the Details page support selecting individual bodies

NVIDIA Nsight Compute CLI

  • Support for stepping to kernel launches from specific NVTX contexts

  • Support for new --port and --max-connections options

  • Support for new --sampling-* options to configure PC sampling parameters

  • Section file errors are reported with --list-sections

  • A warning is shown if some section files could not be loaded

Resolved Issues

  • Using the –summary option works for reports that include invalid metrics

  • The full process executable filename is reported for QNX targets

  • The project system now properly stores the state of opened reports

  • Fixed PTX syntax highlighting

  • Fixed an issue when switching between manual and auto profiling in NVIDIA Nsight Compute

  • The source page in NVIDIA Nsight Compute now works with results from multiple processes

  • Charts on the NVIDIA Nsight Compute details page uses proper localization for numbers

  • NVIDIA Nsight Compute no longer requires the system locale to be set to English