rust: document how to enable debug information in optimized builds

This is particularly useful when profiling.

Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D9625

.hgignore

@@ -64,6 +64,10 b' rust/*/target/'
 # Generated wheels
 wheelhouse/
 
+syntax: rootglob
+# See Profiling in rust/README.rst
+.cargo/config
+
 syntax: regexp
 ^\.pc/
 ^\.(pydev)?project

rust/README.rst

@@ -51,6 +51,14 b' a few high level rust-related performanc'
 indicate why the rust code cannot be used (say, using lookarounds in
 hgignore).
 
+Creating a ``.cargo/config`` file with the following content enables
+debug information in optimized builds. This make profiles more informative
+with source file name and line number for Rust stack frames and
+(in some cases) stack frames for Rust functions that have been inlined.
+
+  [profile.release]
+  debug = true
+
 ``py-spy`` (https://github.com/benfred/py-spy) can be used to
 construct a single profile with rust functions and python functions
 (as opposed to ``hg --profile``, which attributes time spent in rust
@@ -58,6 +66,11 b' to some unlucky python code running shor'
 as opposed to tools for native code like ``perf``, which attribute
 time to the python interpreter instead of python functions).
 
+Example usage:
+
+  $ make PURE=--rust local # Don't forget to recompile after a code change
+  $ py-spy record --native --output /tmp/profile.svg -- ./hg ...
+
 Developing Rust
 ===============