\chapentry{Introduction to Profiling}{1}{1}
\chapentry{Compiling a Program for Profiling}{2}{3}
\chapentry{Executing the Program}{3}{5}
\chapentry{\code {gprof} Command Summary}{4}{7}
\secentry{Output Options}{4}{1}{7}
\secentry{Analysis Options}{4}{2}{10}
\secentry{Miscellaneous Options}{4}{3}{12}
\secentry{Deprecated Options}{4}{4}{12}
\secentry{Symspecs}{4}{5}{13}
\chapentry{Interpreting \code {gprof}'s Output}{5}{15}
\secentry{The Flat Profile}{5}{1}{15}
\secentry{The Call Graph}{5}{2}{17}
\subsecentry{The Primary Line}{5}{2}{1}{18}
\subsecentry{Lines for a Function's Callers}{5}{2}{2}{19}
\subsecentry{Lines for a Function's Subroutines}{5}{2}{3}{20}
\subsecentry{How Mutually Recursive Functions Are Described}{5}{2}{4}{20}
\secentry{Line-by-line Profiling}{5}{3}{23}
\secentry{The Annotated Source Listing}{5}{4}{25}
\chapentry{Inaccuracy of \code {gprof} Output}{6}{27}
\secentry{Statistical Sampling Error}{6}{1}{27}
\secentry{Estimating \code {children} Times}{6}{2}{28}
\chapentry{Answers to Common Questions}{7}{29}
\chapentry{Incompatibilities with Unix \code {gprof}}{8}{31}
\chapentry{Details of Profiling}{9}{33}
\secentry{Implementation of Profiling}{9}{1}{33}
\secentry{Profiling Data File Format}{9}{2}{35}
\subsecentry{Histogram Records}{9}{2}{1}{35}
\subsecentry{Call-Graph Records}{9}{2}{2}{36}
\subsecentry{Basic-Block Execution Count Records}{9}{2}{3}{36}
\secentry{\code {gprof}'s Internal Operation}{9}{3}{36}
\subsecentry{Debugging \code {gprof}}{9}{3}{1}{39}
