Flamegraphs are (usually) not a timeline. > The x-axis spans the sample population. It does not show the passing of time from left to right, as most graphs do.

Flamegraphs are (usually) not a timeline. > The x-axis spans the sample population. It does not show the passing of time from left to right, as most graphs do. The left to right ordering has no meaning (it's sorted alphabetically to maximize frame merging). https://www.brendangregg.com/FlameGraphs/cpuflamegraphs.html https://www.brendangregg.com/FlameGraphs/cpuflamegraphs.html