rust-profiling

Installation
SKILL.md

Rust Profiling with Samply

Profile Rust binaries to find CPU bottlenecks using samply.

Quick Start

# 1. Ensure profiling profile exists in Cargo.toml (see reference.md)
# 2. Build with debug symbols
cargo build --profile profiling

# 3. Profile (opens Firefox Profiler UI)
samply record ./target/profiling/<binary> [args...]

# 4. Or save for CLI analysis
samply record --save-only -o profile.json ./target/profiling/<binary>
python3 ~/.agents/skills/rust-profiling/scripts/analyze_profile.py profile.json

Skill Files

File Purpose
reference.md Cargo.toml setup, samply options, troubleshooting
examples.md Common profiling scenarios and analysis patterns
scripts/analyze_profile.py CLI tool to analyze saved profile.json files

When to Use

  • Performance is slower than expected
  • Before optimizing (measure first!)
  • After optimization (verify improvement)
  • Investigating CPU-bound operations

What to Look For

Pattern Meaning Action
High self-time Function itself is slow Direct optimization target
High total-time Called often or slow callees Check call frequency
malloc/alloc in hot path Allocation overhead Pool, arena, or stack allocate
pthread_mutex/parking_lot Lock contention Reduce lock scope or use lock-free
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Apr 1, 2026