Using Groups, Processes, and Threads

The specifics of how multi-process, multi-threaded programs execute differ greatly from platform to platform and environment to environment, but all share some general characteristics. This chapter discusses the TotalView process/thread model. It also describes how you tell the GUI and the CLI what processes and threads to direct a command to.

This chapter contains the following sections:

“Defining the GOI, POI, and TOI”

“Setting a Breakpoint”

“Stepping (Part I)”

“Using P/T Set Controls”

“Setting Process and Thread Focus”

“Setting Group Focus”

“Stepping (Part II): Examples”

“Using P/T Set Operators”

“Creating Custom Groups”