Profiling Instructions

profile_count trace_in trace_out

profile_count
  · Operation Count the number of times the current method is invoked
  · Format
profile_count
  · Direct Format
{profile_count}
  · Forms profile_count = 255, 93 (0xFF, 0x5D)
· Description This instruction adds 1 to the profiling count for the current method. It is normally inserted at the beginning of a method's code by the CVM coder when the engine is running in the profiling mode.

trace_in
  · Operation Print the name of the called method . This is injected at the top of every method in --trace mode
  · Format
trace_in
reason
  · Direct Format
{trace_in}
reason
  · Forms trace_in = 255, 96 (0xFF, 0x60)
· Description This instruction prints out the called method . It is normally inserted immediately before a method call when the engine is running in --trace mode. The reason parameter is provided for future additions , and is ignored in the current implementation.

trace_out
  · Operation Print the name of the callee method while returning to it. This is injected for every return in --trace mode
  · Format
trace_out
reason
  · Direct Format
{trace_out}
reason
  · Forms trace_out = 255, 97 (0xFF, 0x61)
· Description This instruction prints out the callee method on returning from the current method. It is normally inserted immediately before a return from a method when the engine is running in --trace mode.