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Subject: Re: [9fans] kprof
From: "rob pike, esq." <rob@plan9.bell-labs.com>
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Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 12:53:03 -0400
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_kproftimer is called from the clock routine.

You're proposing the gprof approach, where you notice 12% of the time
is spent in a routine, which is called in 3 places, so each place gets
charged 4%.  Chances are against you that this way of accounting will
give you the correct answer.

-rob