Re: libc/1427: gprof does not profile threads <synopsis of the problem (one li\ne)>

John Levon (movement@marcelothewonderpenguin.com)
Thu, 14 Mar 2002 13:19:36 +0000


On Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 02:08:34AM -0500, Jakub Jelinek wrote:

> Surely don't use timer for profiling.
> Have the compiler generate profiling calls both at function entry and exit
> and use rdtsc/whatever other register your machine has (or even better
> profiling registers) to note time of that function being entered/left.

http://www710.univ-lyon1.fr/~yperret/fnccheck/

regards
john

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