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+##! Turns on profiling of Bro resource consumption.
+
+module Profiling;
+
+redef profiling_file = open_log_file("prof");
+
+export {
+	## Cheap profiling every 15 seconds.
+	redef profiling_interval = 15 secs &redef;
+}
+
+# Expensive profiling every 5 minutes.
+redef expensive_profiling_multiple = 20;
+
+event bro_init()
+	{
+	set_buf(profiling_file, F);
+	}
+