The profile mode headers are included with
-D_GLIBCXX_PROFILE through preprocessor directives in
include/std/*.
Instrumented implementations are provided in
include/profile/*. All instrumentation hooks are macros
defined in include/profile/profiler.h.
All the implementation of the instrumentation hooks is in
include/profile/impl/*. Although all the code gets included,
thus is publicly visible, only a small number of functions are called from
outside this directory. All calls to hook implementations must be
done through macros defined in profiler.h. The macro
must ensure (1) that the call is guarded against reentrance and
(2) that the call can be turned off at compile time using a
-D_GLIBCXX_PROFILE_... compiler option.
Let's say the diagnostic name is "magic".
If you need to instrument a header not already under
include/profile/*, first edit the corresponding header
under include/std/ and add a preprocessor directive such
as the one in include/std/vector:
#ifdef _GLIBCXX_PROFILE # include <profile/vector> #endif
If the file you need to instrument is not yet under
include/profile/, make a copy of the one in
include/debug, or the main implementation.
You'll need to include the main implementation and inherit the classes
you want to instrument. Then define the methods you want to instrument,
define the instrumentation hooks and add calls to them.
Look at include/profile/vector for an example.
Add macros for the instrumentation hooks in
include/profile/impl/profiler.h.
Hook names must start with __profcxx_.
Make sure they transform
in no code with -D_NO_GLBICXX_PROFILE_MAGIC.
Make sure all calls to any method in namespace __gnu_profile
is protected against reentrance using macro
_GLIBCXX_PROFILE_REENTRANCE_GUARD.
All names of methods in namespace __gnu_profile called from
profiler.h must start with __trace_magic_.
Add the implementation of the diagnostic.
Create new file include/profile/impl/profiler_magic.h.
Define class __magic_info: public __object_info_base.
This is the representation of a line in the object table.
The __merge method is used to aggregate information
across all dynamic instances created at the same call context.
The __magnitude must return the estimation of the benefit
as a number of small operations, e.g., number of words copied.
The __write method is used to produce the raw trace.
The __advice method is used to produce the advice string.
Define class __magic_stack_info: public __magic_info.
This defines the content of a line in the stack table.
Define class __trace_magic: public __trace_base<__magic_info,
__magic_stack_info>.
It defines the content of the trace associated with this diagnostic.
Add initialization and reporting calls in
include/profile/impl/profiler_trace.h. Use
__trace_vector_to_list as an example.
Add documentation in file doc/xml/manual/profile_mode.xml.