CodeXL

CodeXL was a suite of developer tools created by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) for analyzing and optimizing the performance of applications, particularly those utilizing CPUs, GPUs, and APUs. The toolset provided capabilities for debugging, profiling, and statically analyzing code. It was designed to help developers identify bottlenecks and improve the efficiency of their software on AMD hardware.

Key features of CodeXL included:

• GPU Debugging: Enabled developers to step through and examine the execution of GPU kernels, facilitating the identification and resolution of errors in shader code.

• GPU Profiling: Allowed developers to measure the performance of GPU kernels, providing insights into execution time, occupancy, and resource utilization. This helped pinpoint areas for optimization.

• CPU Profiling: Provided information on the performance of CPU-bound code, including function call counts and execution times.

• Static Kernel Analyzer: Allowed developers to analyze OpenCL and other kernel code for potential issues such as race conditions or inefficient memory access patterns before runtime.

• Memory Analysis: Tools to analyze memory usage patterns and identify memory leaks or other memory-related problems.

CodeXL supported various programming languages and APIs, including OpenCL, OpenGL, DirectX, and Vulkan. It was available as a free download from the AMD website. While CodeXL was a valuable tool for developers targeting AMD platforms, it has been superseded by later AMD developer tools, such as the AMD Radeon Developer Tool Suite (RDTS). Consequently, CodeXL is generally considered a legacy tool.