Common Features in the Profiling API

This section discusses concepts that apply throughout the profiling API.

In This Section

• Profiling and Runtime Notification IDs
  Discusses class, thread, and application domain IDs that are passed by the common language runtime (CLR) to profilers.

• Callback Return Values in the Profiling API
  Discusses HRESULT return values.

• Caller-Allocated Buffers in the Profiling API
  Describes the two ways to allocate return buffers for use by the profiling APIs.

• Optional Output Parameters in the Profiling API
  Describes the use of the optional [out] parameters in the profiling API.

• Notification Threads in the Profiling API
  Discusses threading, notifications, and callback issues.

• Garbage Collection Blocking in the Profiling API
  Discusses garbage collection and profiler callbacks.

• Using COM in the Profiling API
  Discusses the usage of COM in profiling.

• Callbacks and Stack Depth in the Profiling API
  Discusses why profilers should minimize stack depths.

• Profiling a Windows Service
  Explains how to profile a Windows service.

See Also

Concepts

Profiling Overview

Profiling (Unmanaged API Reference)

Profiling in the .NET Framework

Key Concepts in the Profiling API