TAU_PROFILE_START(3)

NAME

TAU_PROFILE_START - Starts a timer.

SYNOPSIS

C/C++:

TAU_PROFILE_START(Profiler timer);

Fortran:

TAU_PROFILE_START(integer profiler(2));

DESCRIPTION

Starts the timer given by timer

EXAMPLE

C/C++ :

int foo(int a) {

TAU_PROFILE_TIMER(timer, "foo", "int (int)", TAU_USER);
TAU_PROFILE_START(timer);
...
TAU_PROFILE_STOP(timer);
return a;

}

Fortran :

subroutine F1()

integer profiler(2) / 0, 0 /
save profiler

call TAU_PROFILE_TIMER(profiler,'f1()')
call TAU_PROFILE_START(profiler)
...
call TAU_PROFILE_STOP(profiler)

end

SEE ALSO

TAU_PROFILE_TIMER(3), TAU_PROFILE_STOP(3)

08/31/2005 TAU_PROFILE_START(3)