Program profiling problems, and a solution via machine language rewriting

Authors:
John F. Reiser;Joseph P. Skudlarek
Affiliations:
Mentor Graphics Corporation, Wilsonville, Oregon;Mentor Graphics Corporation, Wilsonville, Oregon
Venue:
ACM SIGPLAN Notices
Year:
1994

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Abstract

The executable binary image of a program can be mechanically rewritten to produce a second program that collects execution statistics as a side effect, while executing the same routines and producing the same primary outputs as the original program. We describe a general technique and present our experiences with several alternate profiling mechanisms. The challenges of presenting the profile information in easily-used. understandable ways are also discussed.