eprof
eprof
Module
eprof
Module summary
A Time Profiling Tool for Erlang
Description
The module eprof
provides a set of functions for time profiling of Erlang programs to find out how the execution time is used. The profiling is done using the Erlang trace BIFs. Tracing of local function calls for a specified set of processes is enabled when profiling is begun, and disabled when profiling is stopped.
When using Eprof, expect a slowdown in program execution.
Exports
start() -> {ok,Pid} | {error,Reason}
Types:
Pid = pid() Reason = {already_started,Pid}
Starts the Eprof server which holds the internal state of the collected data.