diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2b7ff74..66be544 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include config.mk
 
 # flags and incs
 PKGS = $(GITLIB)
-CFLAGS = -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -Wall -pedantic -O3 $(GIT) $(GITHASH) $(ERR) $(EXPLAIN)
+CFLAGS = -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -Wall -pedantic -O3 $(GIT) $(GITHASH) $(ERR) $(PERF) $(EXPLAIN)
 LIBS = `$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs --cflags $(PKGS)`
 
 all: XD
diff --git a/XD.c b/XD.c
index 82925e9..de8d694 100644
--- a/XD.c
+++ b/XD.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 #ifdef ERR
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
 char
 *find_git_repo(void)
 {
+  PS();
   char path[PATH_MAX] = ".", fstr[PATH_MAX], *rpath, *res;
   struct stat s;
   FILE *f;
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ char
   rpath = realpath(path, NULL);
   if (!rpath) {
     L("realpath: %s", strerror(errno));
+    PE();
     return NULL;
   }
   for (i = c = 0; i < strlen(rpath); i++) {
@@ -56,22 +59,26 @@ char
     /* if there seems to be a git directory return the directory it was found in */
     if (stat(path, &s) == 0) {
       if (S_ISDIR(s.st_mode)) {
+        PE();
         return realpath(path, NULL);
       } else if (S_ISREG(s.st_mode)) {
         /* we do some special magic here to check if we're in a submodule */
         f = fopen(path, "r");
         if (!f) {
           L("fopen: %s", strerror(errno));
+          PE();
           return NULL;
         }
         res = fgets(fstr, PATH_MAX, f);
         fclose(f);
         if (!res) {
           L("fgets: %s", strerror(errno));
+          PE();
           return NULL;
         }
         if (strncmp(fstr, "gitdir: ", strlen("gitdir: ")) == 0) {
           fstr[strlen(fstr) - 1] = '\0';
+          PE();
           return realpath(fstr + strlen("gitdir: "), NULL);
         }
       }
@@ -82,6 +89,7 @@ char
     memset(&path[strlen(path) - 2], 0, 2);
   }
 
+  PE();
   return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -93,11 +101,13 @@ char
 git_repository
 *init_git(void)
 {
+  PS();
   char *buf;
   git_repository *repo;
 
   /* check for a repo before loading libgit2 */
   if ((buf = find_git_repo()) == NULL) {
+    PE();
     return NULL;
   }
 
@@ -113,17 +123,20 @@ git_repository
   /* initialize the git library and repository */
   if (git_libgit2_init() < 0) {
     L("Failed to initalize libgit2, proceeding without git functionality enabled.");
+    PE();
     return NULL;
   }
 
   if (git_repository_open(&repo, buf) < 0) {
     L("Failed to open git repo: %s", git_error_last()->message);
     free(buf);
+    PE();
     return NULL;
   }
 
   /* get rid of object containing git repo path and return the repo */
   free(buf);
+  PE();
   return repo;
 }
 
@@ -136,20 +149,24 @@ git_repository
 int
 has_stashes(git_repository *repo)
 {
+  PS();
   git_reference *stash = NULL;
   int e;
 
   e = git_reference_lookup(&stash, repo, "refs/stash");
   if (e == GIT_ENOTFOUND) {
+    PE();
     return 0;
   } else if (e < 0) {
     L("Error looking up stash reference: %s", git_error_last()->message);
+    PE();
     return 0;
   } else {
     e = 1;
   }
 
   git_reference_free(stash);
+  PE();
   return e;
 }
 
@@ -162,6 +179,7 @@ has_stashes(git_repository *repo)
 int
 has_untracked(git_repository *repo)
 {
+  PS();
   git_status_options opts = GIT_STATUS_OPTIONS_INIT;
   git_status_list *list = NULL;
   repohash *storedhash;
@@ -173,6 +191,7 @@ has_untracked(git_repository *repo)
     && storedhash->hash == newhash) {
     r = storedhash->changes;
     free(storedhash);
+    PE();
     return r;
   }
   #endif
@@ -187,6 +206,7 @@ has_untracked(git_repository *repo)
 
   if (git_status_list_new(&list, repo, &opts) < 0) {
     L("Error checking for untracked changes: %s", git_error_last()->message);
+    PE();
     return 0;
   }
 
@@ -197,6 +217,7 @@ has_untracked(git_repository *repo)
   #endif
 
   git_status_list_free(list);
+  PE();
   return r;
 }
 
@@ -209,6 +230,7 @@ has_untracked(git_repository *repo)
 int
 has_staged(git_repository *repo)
 {
+  PS();
   git_status_entry entry;
   git_status_list *list = NULL;
   git_status_options opts = GIT_STATUS_OPTIONS_INIT;
@@ -219,6 +241,7 @@ has_staged(git_repository *repo)
 
   if (git_status_list_new(&list, repo, &opts) < 0) {
     L("Error checking for staged changes: %s", git_error_last()->message);
+    PE();
     return 0;
   }
 
@@ -237,6 +260,7 @@ has_staged(git_repository *repo)
   }
 
   git_status_list_free(list);
+  PE();
   return r;
 }
 #endif
@@ -244,17 +268,20 @@ has_staged(git_repository *repo)
 inline unsigned
 numcat(unsigned x, unsigned y)
 {
+  PS();
   unsigned pow = 10;
   while(y >= pow) {
     pow *= 10;
   }
 
+  PE();
   return (x * pow) + y;
 }
 
 int
 str_to_int(char *str)
 {
+  PS();
   int res = -1;
   char *c;
 
@@ -266,17 +293,20 @@ str_to_int(char *str)
     }
   }
 
+  PE();
   return res;
 }
 
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+  PS();
   int code = -1;
 
   /* print version information */
   if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "-v") == 0) {
     printf("XD [number] %s\n", VERSION);
+    PE();
     return 0;
   #ifdef EXPLAIN
   } else if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "-e") == 0) {
@@ -328,6 +358,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     code = str_to_int(argv[argc - 1]);
     if (code < 0) {
       L("Return code, %d, not valid", code);
+      PE();
       exit(1);
     }
   }
@@ -361,5 +392,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     P("|"); /* no code info */
   }
 
+  PE();
   return code;
 }
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 1bd082d..aaff33a 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ ERR =
 # uncomment to enable errors
 # ERR = -DERR
 
+PERF =
+# uncomment to enable performance logging
+# PERF = -DPERF
+
 EXPLAIN =
 # comment to disable explinations
 EXPLAIN = -DEXPLAIN
@@ -36,6 +40,11 @@ ifeq ($(ERR),)
 else
 	VERSION := $(VERSION)"\\nerrors enabled"
 endif
+ifeq ($(PERF),)
+	VERSION := $(VERSION)"\\nperformance logging disabled"
+else
+	VERSION := $(VERSION)"\\nperformance logging enabled"
+endif
 ifeq ($(EXPLAIN),)
 	VERSION := $(VERSION)"\\nexplinations disabled"
 else
diff --git a/hash.c b/hash.c
index 55a16f6..de2289b 100644
--- a/hash.c
+++ b/hash.c
@@ -15,41 +15,49 @@
 static uint64_t
 murmur64(uint64_t k)
 {
+  PS();
   k ^= k >> 33;
   k *= 0xff51afd7ed558ccdLLU;
   k ^= k >> 33;
   k *= 0xc4ceb9fe1a85ec53LLU;
   k ^= k >> 33;
 
+  PE();
   return k;
 }
 
 uint64_t
 generate_hash(git_repository *repo)
 {
+  PS();
   struct stat dir, index;
   char path[PATH_MAX] = { 0 };
 
   const char *gitpath = git_repository_path(repo);
   if (strlen(gitpath) + strlen("/..") > PATH_MAX - 1) {
     L("strlen: %s", strerror(errno));
+    PE();
     return -1;
   }
 
   strcat(path, gitpath);
   if (stat(path, &index) < 0) {
+    PE();
     return -1;
   }
   strcat(path, "/..");
   if (stat(path, &dir) < 0) {
+    PE();
     return -1;
   }
+  PE();
   return murmur64(dir.st_mtim.tv_nsec ^ index.st_mtim.tv_nsec);
 }
 
 repohash
 *read_hash(git_repository *repo)
 {
+  PS();
   FILE *f;
   uint64_t data;
   uint8_t changes;
@@ -59,6 +67,7 @@ repohash
   const char *gitpath = git_repository_path(repo);
   if (strlen(gitpath) + strlen(XD_HASH_PATH) > PATH_MAX - 1) {
     L("strlen: %s", strerror(errno));
+    PE();
     return NULL;
   }
   strcat(path, gitpath);
@@ -67,39 +76,46 @@ repohash
   f = fopen(path, "r");
   if (!f) {
     L("fopen: %s", strerror(errno));
+    PE();
     return NULL;
   }
 
   if (fread(&data, sizeof(uint64_t), 1, f) != 1) {
     L("fread: %s", strerror(errno));
+    PE();
     return NULL;
   }
 
   if (fseek(f, sizeof(uint64_t), SEEK_SET) < 0) {
     L("fseek: %s", strerror(errno));
+    PE();
     return NULL;
   }
 
   if (fread(&changes, sizeof(uint8_t), 1, f) != 1) {
     L("fread: %s", strerror(errno));
+    PE();
     return NULL;
   }
   fclose(f);
 
   hash->hash = data;
   hash->changes = changes;
+  PE();
   return hash;
 }
 
 int
 write_hash(git_repository *repo, repohash hash)
 {
+  PS();
   FILE *f;
   char path[PATH_MAX] = { 0 };
 
   const char *gitpath = git_repository_path(repo);
   if (strlen(gitpath) + strlen(XD_HASH_PATH) > PATH_MAX - 1) {
     L("strlen: %s", strerror(errno));
+    PE();
     return 1;
   }
   strcat(path, gitpath);
@@ -108,25 +124,30 @@ write_hash(git_repository *repo, repohash hash)
   f = fopen(path, "wb");
   if (!f) {
     L("fopen: %s", strerror(errno));
+    PE();
     return 1;
   }
 
   if (fwrite(&hash.hash, sizeof(uint64_t), 1, f) != 1) {
     L("fwrite: %s", strerror(errno));
+    PE();
     return 1;
   }
 
   if (fseek(f, sizeof(uint64_t), SEEK_SET) < 0) {
     L("fseek: %s", strerror(errno));
+    PE();
     return 1;
   }
 
   if (fwrite(&hash.changes, sizeof(uint8_t), 1, f) != 1) {
     L("fwrite: %s", strerror(errno));
+    PE();
     return 1;
   }
 
   fclose(f);
+  PE();
   return 0;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/helpers.h b/helpers.h
index 81666ab..b106667 100644
--- a/helpers.h
+++ b/helpers.h
@@ -18,3 +18,11 @@ extern int explain;
 #else
 #define E(...)
 #endif
+
+#ifdef PERF
+#define PS() long __start = clock()
+#define PE() l("%s: %fs", __func__, ((double) (clock() - __start)) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC)
+#else
+#define PS()
+#define PE()
+#endif