The global information records contain information about the entire executable file. The format tag numbers for global information records are 0 through 5. The record formats are as follows:
| Profiling Banner | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Version | Banner |
| Field | Explanation |
|---|---|
| 0 | Format tag number |
| Version | PLIST version number |
| Banner | PLIST banner |
| Profiling Method | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Method | Description |
| Field | Explanation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Format tag number |
| Method | Numeric value that indicates the profiling type (see the following table) |
| Description | ASCII description of the profiling type given by the method field |
The profiling types are listed in the following table:
| Profiling Types | |
|---|---|
| Method | Description |
| 321 | Profile: Line counting, sorted by line |
| 324 | Profile: Line coverage, sorted by line |
| 521 | Profile: Function counting, sorted by function name |
| 522 | Profile: Function timing, sorted by function name |
| 524 | Profile: Function coverage, sorted by function name |
| Profiling Time and Depth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Total Time | Outside Time | Call Depth |
| Field | Explanation |
|---|---|
| 2 | Format tag number |
| Total Time | Total amount of time used by the program being profiled. This field is zero for counting and coverage profiles |
| Outside Time | Amount of time spent before the first profiled function (with function profiling) or line (with line profiling) was executed. This field is zero for counting and coverage profiles |
| Call Depth | Maximum number of nested functions found while profiling. Only profiled functions are counted. This field is zero for line-level profiling |
| Profiling Hit Counts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Total Hits | Lines/Funcs | Lines/Funcs Hit |
| Field | Explanation |
|---|---|
| 3 | Format tag number |
| Total Hits | Total number of times the profiler detected a profiled line or function being executed |
| Lines/Funcs | Total number of lines or functions marked for profiling |
| Lines/Funcs Hit | Number of marked lines or functions executed at least once while profiling |
| Profiling Date/Command Line | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Date | Command Line |
| Field | Explanation |
|---|---|
| 4 | Format tag number |
| Date | The date/time the profile was run (ASCII format) |
| Command Line | The PLIST command-line arguments |
| Profiling Starting Function Name | |
|---|---|
| 5 | Starting Function Name |
| Field | Explanation |
|---|---|
| 5 | Format tag number |
| Starting Function Name | The decorated name of the starting function identified by the PREP /SF parameter |