Setting Action Points
In TotalView, breakpoints are called "action points." TotalView has four kinds of action points:
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breakpoint stops execution of processes and threads that reach it.
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barrier point synchronizes a set of threads or processes at a location.
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eval point executes a code fragment when it is reached.
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watchpoint monitors a location in memory and stops execution when it changes.