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diff --git a/lib/tools/doc/src/eprof.xml b/lib/tools/doc/src/eprof.xml
index ae1033f2d0..8839b2e69e 100644
--- a/lib/tools/doc/src/eprof.xml
+++ b/lib/tools/doc/src/eprof.xml
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@
used. The profiling is done using the Erlang trace BIFs. Tracing of
local function calls for a specified set of processes is enabled when
profiling is begun, and disabled when profiling is stopped.</p>
- <p>When using Eprof, expect a significant slowdown in program execution,
- in most cases at least 100 percent.</p>
+ <p>When using Eprof expect a slowdown in program execution.</p>
</description>
<funcs>
<func>
@@ -47,15 +46,19 @@
<v>Reason = {already_started,Pid}</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Starts the Eprof server which owns the Eprof internal database.</p>
+ <p>Starts the Eprof server which holds the internal state of the collected data.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>start_profiling(Rootset) -> profiling | error</name>
- <name>profile(Rootset) -> profiling | error</name>
+ <name>start_profiling(Rootset) -> profiling | {error, Reason}</name>
+ <name>start_profiling(Rootset,Pattern) -> profiling | {error, Reason}</name>
<fsummary>Start profiling.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Rootset = [atom() | pid()]</v>
+ <v>Pattern = {Module, Function, Arity}</v>
+ <v>Module = Function = atom()</v>
+ <v>Arity = integer()</v>
+ <v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Starts profiling for the processes in <c>Rootset</c> (and any new
@@ -64,6 +67,9 @@
<p><c>Rootset</c> is a list of pids and registered names.</p>
<p>The function returns <c>profiling</c> if tracing could be enabled
for all processes in <c>Rootset</c>, or <c>error</c> otherwise.</p>
+ <p>A pattern can be selected to narrow the profiling. For instance ca a specific
+ module be selected and only the code processes executes in that module will be
+ profiled.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -75,14 +81,20 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>profile(Rootset,Fun) -> {ok,Value} | {error,Reason} | error</name>
- <name>profile(Rootset,Module,Function,Args) -> {ok,Value} | {error,Reason} | error</name>
+ <name>profile(Fun) -> profiling | {error, Reason}</name>
+ <name>profile(Rootset) -> profiling | {error, Reason}</name>
+ <name>profile(Rootset,Fun) -> {ok, Value} | {error,Reason}</name>
+ <name>profile(Rootset,Fun,Pattern) -> {ok, Value} | {error, Reason}</name>
+ <name>profile(Rootset,Module,Function,Args) -> {ok, Value} | {error, Reason}</name>
+ <name>profile(Rootset,Module,Function,Args,Pattern) -> {ok, Value} | {error, Reason}</name>
<fsummary>Start profiling.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Rootset = [atom() | pid()]</v>
<v>Fun = fun() -> term()</v>
+ <v>Pattern = {Module, Function, Arity}</v>
<v>Module = Function = atom()</v>
<v>Args = [term()]</v>
+ <v>Arity = integer()</v>
<v>Value = Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
@@ -96,7 +108,7 @@
<c>Rootset</c>, the function returns <c>{ok,Value}</c> when
<c>Fun()</c>/<c>apply</c> returns with the value <c>Value</c>, or
<c>{error,Reason}</c> if <c>Fun()</c>/<c>apply</c> fails with
- exit reason <c>Reason</c>. Otherwise it returns <c>error</c>
+ exit reason <c>Reason</c>. Otherwise it returns <c>{error, Reason}</c>
immediately.</p>
<p>The programmer must ensure that the function given as argument
is truly synchronous and that no work continues after
@@ -104,7 +116,15 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>analyse()</name>
+ <name>analyze() -> ok</name>
+ <name>analyze(Type) -> ok</name>
+ <name>analyze(Type,Options) -> ok</name>
+ <type>
+ <v>Type = procs | total</v>
+ <v>Options = [{filter, Filter} | {sort, Sort}</v>
+ <v>Filter = [{calls, integer()} | {time, float()}]</v>
+ <v>Sort = time | calls | mfa</v>
+ </type>
<fsummary>Display profiling results per process.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Call this function when profiling has been stopped to display
@@ -113,17 +133,10 @@
<item>how much time has been used by each process, and</item>
<item>in which function calls this time has been spent.</item>
</list>
- <p>Time is shown as percentage of total time, not as absolute time.</p>
- </desc>
- </func>
- <func>
- <name>total_analyse()</name>
- <fsummary>Display profiling results per function call.</fsummary>
- <desc>
- <p>Call this function when profiling has been stopped to display
+ <p>Call <c>analyze</c> with <c>total</c> option when profiling has been stopped to display
the results per function call, that is in which function calls
the time has been spent.</p>
- <p>Time is shown as percentage of total time, not as absolute time.</p>
+ <p>Time is shown as percentage of total time and as absolute time.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>