tests/python/profiling/test_nvtx.py

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import os
import pytest

import mxnet as mx
import sys

from subprocess import Popen, PIPE

@pytest.mark.skipif(not mx.device.num_gpus(), reason='Test only applicable to machines with GPUs')
def test_nvtx_ranges_present_in_profile():

    # Build a system independent wrapper to execute simple_forward with nvprof
    # This requires nvprof to be on your path (which should be the case for most GPU workstations with cuda installed).
    simple_forward_path = os.path.realpath(__file__)
    simple_forward_path = simple_forward_path.replace('test_nvtx', 'simple_forward')

    process = Popen(["nvprof", sys.executable, simple_forward_path], stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
    (output, profiler_output) = process.communicate()
    process.wait()
    profiler_output = profiler_output.decode('ascii')

    # Verify that some of the NVTX ranges we should have created are present
    # Verify that we have NVTX ranges for our simple operators.
    assert "Range \"FullyConnected\"" in profiler_output
    assert "Range \"_zeros\"" in profiler_output

    # Verify that we have some expected output from the engine.
    assert "Range \"WaitForVar\"" in profiler_output