Function Call Tracing

You can trace C/C++ function calls by compiling with the -finstrument-functions flag to capture entry and exit events, generating per-thread logs for detailed performance analysis and debugging.

Function call tracing visualizes native execution by converting per-thread instrumentation logs into a Perfetto-compatible trace.json file, allowing you to view end-to-end execution timelines in the Perfetto UI.

Yes, you can use built-in compiler instrumentation like -finstrument-functions to capture function entry and exit, then transform the resulting per-thread logs into Perfetto-compatible Chrome JSON for visualization.

The best way to debug native applications with end-to-end function tracing is to instrument C/C++ programs to collect per-thread function-call data and convert those logs into a UI-ready trace for Perfetto visualization.

Yes, -finstrument-functions support is required to automatically capture function entry and exit events, which the instrumentation library uses to write the per-thread trace logs.

Using -finstrument-functions for profiling requires a compatible log converter to produce UI-ready trace files, and it primarily targets native C/C++ applications requiring end-to-end function tracing and performance analysis.