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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/tools/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/tools/doc/src/eprof.xml | 49 |
1 files changed, 31 insertions, 18 deletions
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> |