.\"get function profiling information for an object .TH function_profile 3 .SH NAME function_profile() - get function profiling information for an object .SH SYNOPSIS mixed *function_profile(object ob); .SH DESCRIPTION Returns function profiling information for `ob', or this_object() if `ob' is not specified. This is only available if the driver was compiled with PROFILE_FUNCTIONS defined. .SH RETURN VALUE An array of mappings is returned, one for each function in `ob', the format of the mapping is: ([ "name" : name_of_the_function, "calls" : number_of_calls, "self" : cpu_time_spent_in self, /* in microseconds */ "children" : cpu_time_spent_in_children /* in microseconds */ ]) The usefulness of this is tied to the resolution of the CPU clock--even though the units are microseconds, the CPU timer resolution is often much less .SH SEE ALSO rusage(3), time_expression(3).