CCSTUDIO: CCS Stack Usage Report

Hello,

Can you provide a screenshot of the stack usage view?

Also provide the CCS version, compiler version, and host OS used.

Thanks

ki

My response is below:

CCS V10.1.1.00004

Windows 10

Compiler Version TI v20.2.4.LTS [TI v20.2.1.LTS]

I tried to attach the screenshot but couldn't. It is a typical view with the Exclusive and Inclusive sizes show for each function.

Do you have an update?

Nicolette Zielinski said:

I tried to attach the screenshot but couldn't

https://e2e.ti.com/support/site-support-group/site-support/f/site-support-forum/761619/faq-how-do-i-attach-a-file-or-link-to-my-post

Nicolette Zielinski said:

CCS V10.1.1.00004

This is an old (and unsupported) version of CCS. Would it be possible to try an updated version of CCS?

Nicolette Zielinski said:

It is a typical view with the Exclusive and Inclusive sizes show for each function.

Yes it typically shows both.

Thanks

ki

For the project I work on we are NOT allowed to upgrade to a newer version of CCS. The main thing is that I WAS able to get a report with Inclusive Size in it at one point but I don't remember what I did. Was it some Compiler Option I had to set? Now I can't do it for some reason and I don't want to have to enter the information in the report manually. Below is the report I HAD the information in.

I don't recognize the format of the data in your screenshot. Is that a csv file that you opened in excel? It is not the stack usage view.

Please provide the actual file you are working with.

Yeah, that's a problem. I'm trying to find the stackUsagedata.dat file I imported into Excel and I can't find it. And I have no idea of how to recreate it. Can you create a report with Inclusive Size in the latest version of CCS?

Nicolette Zielinski said:

Can you create a report with Inclusive Size in the latest version of CCS?

the stack usage data is generated in an xml file inside the build configuration subfolder when the project is compiled. This file is used by the Stack Usage view to display the data. There is not a way to generate a report from the view but it is typically not necessary since the xml is already generated and has all the data.

What device are you using? And what compiler is being used?

Can you tell me the name of the build configuration subfolder? What does the "Annotate" option do in the Stack Usage view?

Nicolette Zielinski said:

Can you tell me the name of the build configuration subfolder?

It is

<WORKSPACE FOLDER>/<PROJECT FOLDER>/<BUILD CONFIGURATION>

Example:

I have a project called "gpiointerrupt_LP_CC2652RB_nortos_ticlang" in my workspce. I built the "Debug" build configuration. So the xml file in question would be:

Nicolette Zielinski said:

What does the "Annotate" option do in the Stack Usage view?

You can use annotations to specify which indirect functions get called to assist in getting the correct stack usage reported.

Ok, something you mentioned rang a bell. I believe the dat file you are looking for is the one generated in the workspace metadat for the project:

<WORKSPACE FODLER>\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.resources\.projects\<PROJECT>\com.ti.ccstudio.project.ui.views

Yeah, I see that but it doesn't have the "inclusive" tag. Does yours? Does your linkinfo.xml?

It is not in mine either. However, the actual Stack Usage view which uses this XML file does show the inclusive data. Likely the view itself will use the data in the XML file to calculate the inclusive data and display it.

Okay. Well, I'm so totally confused then because I don't know how I got the information imported into my Excel file if not by the .dat file which contains the stack size. I just don't know if it was something I changed with the Build options.

Can you provide the *.dat file you have that has the inclusive data in there? I'd like to see it.

That's just it. I can't find it!!! I am trying to locate it everywhere. If I find it I'll send it. In the meantime, I see stack usage is generated at build time using the .out file? I have a stack usage view but I don't know HOW the data is being calculated.

Nicolette Zielinski said:

I see stack usage is generated at build time using the .out file?

The stack usage data uses the XML file that is generated in the same location as the out file. The compiler generates both out and xml file.

Do you have call_graph.exe anywhere on your computer? It looks like that would give me wcs which is what I need

I believe that is from CG XML:

https://software-dl.ti.com/ccs/non-esd/releases/other/applications_packages/cg_xml/index.htm

Hello Ki,  I got to this website but I can't download an executable due to company security policy. Is there any way to get a zip of the executable sent to me?

I zipped it up and placed it in this temporary link:

https://txn.box.com/s/b3u60t8zgv57soylehjj10ocb9fxukzp

I have no access to the temporary link. Is it possible I could trouble you to try to email the zip to me?

the zip is over 40MB. I don't think I can e-mail attachments of this size. What is the issue with the temporary link? This is my primary way of sharing larger files.

My company's policy won't allow me to access the site. Is there another site where this is not in exe format? where it is a zip to download? I don't know why it's on the site as an exe file. So I don't know how I can download it.

It's a zip file. It just happens to have "exe" in the name.

Ki said:

It's a zip file. It just happens to have "exe" in the name.

I renamed the file so that it is simply called "cgxml-2.61.00-windows-installer.zip"

Use the below link:

https://txn.box.com/s/m3zo2uvovf1f07lg8p0qtv4g3yvd4t6b

Oh, okay. I tried the link you referenced and I cannot access it. There are strict security rules in place at my company. Can you attach the file to this forum where I have access or no?

I assume your IT blocks any kind of file sharing site. This is understandable as TI does this too, though I can get temporary exceptions when needed.

Try this link then:

https://software-dl.ti.com/ccs/non-esd/misc/cgxml-2.61.00-windows-installer.zip

Oh thank you! I can get to the zip and it started to download but then said Network Error can't get to software-di.ti.com right now.

software-di.ti.com is our main portal and sometimes there are hiccups with it. Hopefully it gets resolved soon.

Did you try again? Were you able to successfully download?

I tried several times and I get an error that the page is not loading. I'm thinking I don't have access to the software-dl.ti.com site.

Hello Ki, 

I finally got the file I needed onto my computer. It was painful but I got it. Thank you for your help. I have the wcs data I needed.

Ki, I need the installer here 

https://software-dl.ti.com/ccs/non-esd/releases/other/applications_packages/cg_xml/index.htm

to be signed or else I need the contents of the ti/cgxm-2.61.00 in a zip file. Can I get that from somewhere?

Ki, sorry to keep bothering you. I cannot download the zip but I can download this unsigned file at a similar location

https://software-dl.ti.com/ccs/non-esd/misc/cgxml-2.61.00-windows-installer.zip

Can you tell me what's the difference?

Nicolette Zielinski said:

Can you tell me what's the difference?

Besides the file name, the file size is 2x larger. That's it. Both files have the same permissions.

the url for the one I can download is different?

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/software-dl.ti.com/ccs/non-esd/misc/cgxml-2.61.00-windows-installer.zip__;!!MvWE!D2ZUl1nlBKKXQTyv6PxjjAg-fGaixWAmC4Wejex96FvtIazjxSTnDmDDK6DU1en3ybQOge62qoKnWu-nWHsywgTF194nzw$

yes it is a different url. The file names are different.

I'm sorry, no the path is different; why is that?

https://software-dl.ti.com/ccs/non-esd/misc/cgxml-2.61.00.zip

I don't understand your question. I simply zipped the folder of my cg_xml 2.61 folder and posted it. That path you just referenced is valid.

Are you asking why is it different than https://software-dl.ti.com/ccs/non-esd/misc/cgxml-2.61.00-windows-installer.zip ?

Because cgxml-2.61.00-windows-installer is simply the installer name. cgxml-2.61.00 is the name of the folder I zipped.

In any case, it should not matter. I don't know why one link would work but the other does not. Both links are active to me. Your IT must have very strict rules/security regarding downloads. Mine does to, it will block many file sharing sites. But I can get a temporary exemption. I suggest contacting your IT department for the same. I've not experienced another user that is unable to access the various file hosting sites I tried sharing with you earlier.