Inquiry and Suggestion for cProfile Documentation

Dear cProfile Development Team, I trust this email finds you well. I am reaching out to inquire about the profiling capabilities of cProfile, particularly in discerning between CPU and GPU-bound tasks. While the existing documentation provides valuable insights into CPU-bound tasks, there is a noticeable absence of information regarding how cProfile handles GPU-related activities in Python scripts, particularly those involving deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow. In my experience, working with mixed CPU and GPU operations is common in our projects. However, the documentation does not explicitly differentiate whether cProfile is primarily designed for CPU profiling, GPU profiling, or both. Clarifying this distinction would greatly assist developers in understanding the scope and applicability of cProfile to their specific use cases. In the event that the documentation already addresses these concerns but we were unable to locate the relevant information, kindly guide us to the appropriate sections. This would aid us in making the best use of the existing documentation and provide the clarity we seek. I kindly request you to consider providing more explicit documentation or insights into how cProfile captures and reports GPU-bound tasks. By explicitly stating whether cProfile is designed to profile GPU activities, users would have a clearer understanding of the tool's capabilities and limitations. Additionally, any best practices or considerations for profiling mixed CPU-GPU workloads would be immensely valuable. I believe that this enhancement in the documentation would greatly benefit developers working on diverse projects involving deep learning and GPU-accelerated tasks. If there are complementary resources or tools for profiling GPU activities, please share that information as well. Thank you for your time and dedication to cProfile's development. I appreciate any insights or updates you may provide. Best regards, Hassan Bin Haroon
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Hassan Haroon