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Is Profiling Useless in Today's World?

rngadam writes "gprof doesn't work in Linux multithreaded programs without a workaround that doesn't work that well. It seems that if you want to use profiling, you have to look for alternatives or agree with RedHat's Ulrich Drepper that "gprof is useless in today's world"... Is profiling useless? How do you profile your programs? Is the lack of good profiling tools under Linux leading us in a world of bloated applications and killing Linux adoption by the embedded developers? Or will the adoption of a LinuxThreads replacement solve our problems?"

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  1. Well, at least my profile is fine.. by donnacha · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I actually have quite a good profile but only if you catch me from my right-hand side.

  2. post=3 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    3rd post!

  3. The headline makes it sound like... by Anixamander · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    a yro article.

    My first instinct was to agree with the headline, since Jose Padilla is hispanic. It would have at least made for a more interesting discussion.

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  4. Profiling is not useless. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It helps prevent terrorism by checking out those of suspicious national origins at airports and federal buildings. It prevents crime by allowing the police to stop people who obviously don't "belong" in a neighborhood. I would think a resident of Holland, MI would understand that better than anyone, Taco.

  5. j00g by VAXGeek · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    i racially profile my programs.

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  6. Re:gprof far from useless by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    its all fun and games until a dyslexic user comes around and types in commands for fun

    *poof* no more data

  7. Re:I don't know... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    up your cunt