Performance Issues

Don't place probe points in sections of code that are traversed frequently, as in a mutex lock that is used often.

Estimate about 30 words of working set memory (10 words data and 20 words text) for each probe and about 200ns for each disabled probe on a SPARCStation10. You can control the performance degradation of the application by controlling the number and placement of probes.

If you are shipping a library with probe points, it is important to run benchmarks to ensure that the performance is still at an acceptable level. Reduce the number of probes or change their positions to increase performance.