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NAME

6       profil - execution time profile
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <unistd.h>
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11       int profil(unsigned short *buf, size_t bufsiz,
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14   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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16       profil():
17           Since glibc 2.21:
18               _DEFAULT_SOURCE
19           In glibc 2.19 and 2.20:
20               _DEFAULT_SOURCE || (_XOPEN_SOURCE && _XOPEN_SOURCE < 500)
21           Up to and including glibc 2.19:
22               _BSD_SOURCE || (_XOPEN_SOURCE && _XOPEN_SOURCE < 500)
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DESCRIPTION

25       This  routine  provides  a means to find out in what areas your program
26       spends most of its time.  The argument buf points to  bufsiz  bytes  of
27       core.   Every  virtual 10 milliseconds, the user's program counter (PC)
28       is examined: offset is subtracted and the result is multiplied by scale
29       and divided by 65536.  If the resulting value is less than bufsiz, then
30       the corresponding entry in buf is incremented.  If buf is NULL, profil‐
31       ing is disabled.
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RETURN VALUE

34       Zero is always returned.
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ATTRIBUTES

37       For   an   explanation   of   the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see
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40       ┌──────────┬───────────────┬───────────┐
41       │Interface │ Attribute     │ Value     │
42       ├──────────┼───────────────┼───────────┤
43       │profil()  │ Thread safety │ MT-Unsafe │
44       └──────────┴───────────────┴───────────┘
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CONFORMING TO

47       Similar to a call in SVr4 (but not POSIX.1).
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BUGS

50       profil() cannot be used on a program that also uses ITIMER_PROF  inter‐
51       val timers (see setitimer(2)).
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53       True  kernel  profiling  provides more accurate results.  Libc 4.4 con‐
54       tained a kernel patch providing a system call profil.
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SEE ALSO

57       gprof(1), sprof(1), setitimer(2), sigaction(2), signal(2)
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COLOPHON

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61       description  of  the project, information about reporting bugs, and the
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63       https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
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