Profiler output: Call graph

The profiler call graph provides detailed function call information.

The section "Call graph" provides the following details for each function:

  1. The functions that called it, the number of calls, and an estimation of the percentage of time spent in these functions.
  2. The functions called, the number of calls, and an estimation of the time that was spent in the subroutines called from this function.
Tip: Runtime system internal function names start with the rts_ prefix. For example, the rts_display() function implements the DISPLAY instruction.
Table 1. Call graph columns
Column name Description
index Each function has an index which appears at the beginning of its primary line.
%total Percentage of time spent in this function. Includes time spent in subroutines called from this function.
%self Percentage of time spent in this function excluding the time spent in subroutines called from this function.
%child Percentage of time spent in the functions called from this function.
calls/of Number of calls / Total number of calls
name Function name

Output example:

index	 %total  %self  %child  calls/of	 name

...
	     1.29    0.10    1.18      1/2        <-- main
 	   24.51    1.18   23.33      1/2        <-- fb
[4]     25.80    1.29   24.51        2        *** fc
 	   24.51    1.43   23.08      7/8        --> fa

Description:

  • The three stars *** indicate the function that is analyzed: fb.
  • fc consumed 25.80% of the CPU time, 24.51% was in the called functions, 1.29% in the fc function code.
  • fc has been called two times (one time by main and a second time by fb)
  • fc has called the fa function 7 times.
  • fa has been called 8 times in the program.