Export CUDA nvprof output to the Visual Profiler

Question

I would like to extract the data from my GPU application in order to check its limits. I have to use nvprof because the application runs on a remote server, so I should create a file to import locally in the Visual Profiler. I've tried to create the file with nvprof -o file_name <app> <params> and with nvprof --analysis-metrics --output-profile file_name <app> <params> but when I import these files on the Visual Profiler, in the Analysis section some fields are empty: "insufficient global memory load data", "insufficient global memory store data", "insufficient kernel SM data"... . How could I generate a file (or more) in order to have all the information for the Analysis section? I compile the cuda code with nvcc with the flags -lineinfo -arch compute_20 -code sm_20 --ptxas-options=-v. These are some examples of empty fields:

Answer 1

You can try to add a session instead of importing prof file into the visual profiler. I run into the similar problem. what I did is adding a session according to the instructions in here, and you will be able to see all the information.