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authorJeff Law <law@redhat.com>1995-12-31 06:36:30 +0000
committerJeff Law <law@redhat.com>1995-12-31 06:36:30 +0000
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* gprof.c (long_options): Add "--function-ordering" and
"--file-ordering" options. (usage): Add new options to usage message. (main): Handle new options. * gprof.h (STYLE_FUNCTION_ORDER): Define. (STYLE_FILE_ORDER): Define. (function_mapping_file): Declare. * cg_arcs.c (arcs, numarcs): New globals. (arc_add): Put new arcs into the arc array so the function/file ordering code can examine them. * cg_arcs.h (struct arc): New field "has_been_placed". (arcs, numarcs): Declare new globals. * core.c (symbol_map, symbol_map_count): New globals. (read_function_mappings): New function to read in a function to object map file. (core_init): Call read_function_mappings if a function mapping file exists. (core_create_function_syms): Handle function to object file mappings. * symtab.h (struct sym): New fields "mapped", "has_been_placed", "nuses", "prev". * cg_print.c (cmp_arc_count): New function for sorting arcs. (cmp_fun_nuses): Likewise for functions. (cg_print_function_ordering): New function to print a suggested function ordering. (cg_print_file_ordering): Likewise for ordering .o files. (order_and_dump_functions_by_arcs): Helper function for function and object file ordering code. Gprof changes for mentor vm work.
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@@ -394,6 +394,46 @@ cumulative data in the file @file{gmon.sum}.
@item -T
The @samp{-T} option causes @code{gprof} to print its output in
``traditional'' BSD style.
+
+@item --function-ordering
+The @samp{--function-ordering} option causes @code{gprof} to print a
+suggested function ordering for the program based on profiling data.
+This option suggests an ordering which may improve paging, tlb and
+cache behavior for the program on systems which support arbitrary
+ordering of functions in an executable.
+
+The exact details of how to force the linker to place functions
+in a particular order is system dependent and out of the scope of this
+manual.
+
+@item --file-ordering @var{map_file}
+The @samp{--file-ordering} option causes @code{gprof} to print a
+suggested .o link line ordering for the program based on profiling data.
+This option suggests an ordering which may improve paging, tlb and
+cache behavior for the program on systems which do not support arbitrary
+ordering of functions in an executable.
+
+Use of the @samp{-a} argument is highly recommended with this option.
+
+The @var{map_file} argument is a pathname to a file which provides
+function name to object file mappings. The format of the file is similar to
+the output of the program @code{nm}.
+
+@smallexample
+@group
+c-parse.o:00000000 T yyparse
+c-parse.o:00000004 C yyerrflag
+c-lang.o:00000000 T maybe_objc_method_name
+c-lang.o:00000000 T print_lang_statistics
+c-lang.o:00000000 T recognize_objc_keyword
+c-decl.o:00000000 T print_lang_identifier
+c-decl.o:00000000 T print_lang_type
+@dots{}
+
+@end group
+@end smallexample
+
+GNU @code{nm} @samp{--extern-only} @samp{--defined-only} @samp{-v} @samp{--print-file-name} can be used to create @var{map_file}.
@end table
@node Flat Profile