A system and method for dynamically and persistently tracking incremental
profiling data in a process cloning application environment is presented.
A master runtime system process is executed. A memory space of the master
runtime system process is cloned as a child runtime system process
responsive to a process request. The child runtime system process is
executed. The execution of the child runtime system process is profiled
by collecting profiling data incrementally. The child runtime system
process profiles are fed back to the master runtime system process to
benefit subsequent cloned child runtime system processes. In a further
embodiment, the child runtime system process profiles are maintained in a
persistent storage for use by the master runtime system process upon the
next start up.