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measure program performance

hello,
If i wrote a C function then how to know that its costlier in terms of processing time,execution,compilation.
I have written 2 functions for one problem but dont understand which one is best from Opereating System's overhead point of view. so i want tool that measure it.
If this is not right place to ask then tell me where to ask in any other forum.

Well if you want precise measurements use a profiler like gprof
or oprofile. Otherwise you can get a good idea of the by writing
a simple wrapper program that calls your functions a lot.

Code:

/* Anything your functions need */

#include <limits.h>  /* For ULONG_MAX */



int main(int argc, char *argv[])

{

    for (unsigned long i = 0; i < ULONG_MAX; i++) {

      call_your test_function_here();

    }

    return 0;

}

Then use the time command to measure performance like so
time ./test_func

Warning depending on your function 2^32 or 2^64 (which depends
on your platforms architechture) may take a long time to complete.