gprof - output

[Rajesh Munavalli]

Hi,
     I wrote a small program to analyze the execution profile and
understand the usage of gprof. I had "clock()" function to time the
execution along with "gprof" option. Here are the results

gprof output:
-------------
Each sample counts as 0.01 seconds.
  %   cumulative   self              self     total
 time   seconds   seconds    calls  ms/call  ms/call  name
 77.04      6.04     6.04      100    60.40    60.40  testChar()
 22.96      7.84     1.80      100    18.00    18.00  testStr()

clock output:
-------------
testChar     6 seconds
testStr     55 seconds


The results of both are inverse proportional. Could you please explain
the discrepancy in the gprof output?. Or is there something wrong with
the way I am timing the program.

I have attached the program code along with this email for your
reference. 

thanks,

Rajesh
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Rajesh V Munavalli
Computer Science and Mathematics Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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test.cpp
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