@chapter Profiling
@cindex Profiling
-SBCL includes both an accurate profiler, that can collect statistics
+SBCL includes both a deterministic profiler, that can collect statistics
on individual functions, and a more ``modern'' statistical profiler.
Inlined functions do not appear in the results reported by either.
@menu
-* Accurate Profiler::
+* Deterministic Profiler::
* Statistical Profiler::
@end menu
-@node Accurate Profiler
+@node Deterministic Profiler
@comment node-name, next, previous, up
-@section Accurate Profiler
-@cindex Profiling, accurate
+@section Deterministic Profiler
+@cindex Profiling, deterministic
The package @code{sb-profile} provides a classic, per-function-call
profiler.
+@strong{NOTE}: When profiling code executed by multiple threads in
+parallel, the consing attributed to each function is inaccurate.
+
@include macro-sb-profile-profile.texinfo
@include macro-sb-profile-unprofile.texinfo
@include fun-sb-profile-report.texinfo