Embedded Design Handbook

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Date 8/28/2023
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4.4.3.1. GNU Profiler Advantages

The major advantage to measuring performance with the GNU profiler is that the GNU profiler provides an overview of the entire system. Although the GNU profiler adds some overhead, the GNU profiler distributes this overhead throughout the system evenly. The functions the GNU profiler identifies as consuming the most processor time also consume the most processor time when you run the application at full speed without profiler implementation.