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{{Chris Tyler Draft}}[[Category:SPO600]]
Profiling is the process of determining how a program is using the resources that it is consuming.
== Resource that can be Profiled ==
Resources consumption that can be analyzed during profiling include:
* Time (both clock time (total real time, user time, and the amount of time the kernel spent on behalf of the program)
* Memory
* Temporary storage
* Energy (this is a relatively new area of profiling)
== Profiling Granularity ==
Most profiling systems determine resource usage on a per-function basis.
{{Admon/note|Function vs. Method|When programming in an object-oriented language, code blocks may be called methods. The distinction between functions and methods is effectively on of "packaging" only - at the [[Machine Language|machine code]] level, the distinction disappears.}}
Profiling is the process of determining how a program is using the resources that it is consuming.
== Resource that can be Profiled ==
Resources consumption that can be analyzed during profiling include:
* Time (both clock time (total real time, user time, and the amount of time the kernel spent on behalf of the program)
* Memory
* Temporary storage
* Energy (this is a relatively new area of profiling)
== Profiling Granularity ==
Most profiling systems determine resource usage on a per-function basis.
{{Admon/note|Function vs. Method|When programming in an object-oriented language, code blocks may be called methods. The distinction between functions and methods is effectively on of "packaging" only - at the [[Machine Language|machine code]] level, the distinction disappears.}}
