Profiling of Code Using gprof
Explore how to profile C programs with the GNU profiler gprof to gather execution statistics. Understand compiling with profiling enabled, running your program to collect data, and interpreting gprof output to pinpoint performance bottlenecks. This lesson helps you improve program efficiency by targeting slow functions.
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Profiling refers to the process of collecting statistics about how a program executes in order to identify bottlenecks in performance and improve program efficiency.
How to use the GNU profiler
There is a UNIX utility program called gprof that can help us determine which parts of our program are taking most ...