diff --git a/tools/profiling/munin-profile-node.py b/tools/profiling/munin-profile-node.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# Copyright (C) 2013 Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de>
+# License: GPLv2 like the rest of munin
+"""
+Usage:
+    tcpdump -npi lo "tcp port 4949" -w munin.pcap
+    # wait for one munin run, then press Ctrl-C
+    ./munin-profile-node.py munin.pcap
+"""
+
+import sys
+from scapy.utils import rdpcap
+import scapy.layers.l2
+from scapy.layers.inet import TCP
+
+class MuninProfiler:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.to_node = ""
+        self.from_node = ""
+        self.times = dict()
+        self.idles = []
+        self.curcommand = None
+        self.commandstart = None
+
+    def handle_packet(self, packet):
+        payload = str(packet[TCP].payload)
+        if not payload:
+            return
+        if packet[TCP].dport == 4949:
+            self.to_node += payload
+        else:
+            self.from_node += payload
+        lines = self.to_node.split("\n")
+        self.to_node = lines.pop()
+        for line in lines:
+            self.handle_to_node(packet.time, line)
+        lines = self.from_node.split("\n")
+        self.from_node = lines.pop()
+        for line in lines:
+            self.handle_from_node(packet.time, line)
+
+    def handle_to_node(self, timestamp, line):
+        if self.curcommand is None and self.commandstart is not None:
+            self.idles.append(timestamp - self.commandstart)
+        self.curcommand = line
+        self.commandstart = timestamp
+
+    def handle_from_node(self, timestamp, line):
+        if line != ".":
+            return
+        if self.curcommand is None:
+            return
+        duration = timestamp - self.commandstart
+        self.times.setdefault(self.curcommand, []).append(duration)
+        self.curcommand = None
+        self.commandstart = timestamp
+
+def main():
+    mp = MuninProfiler()
+    for pkt in rdpcap(sys.argv[1]):
+        mp.handle_packet(pkt)
+    print("Client idle time during connection: %.2fs" % sum(mp.idles))
+    times = [(key, sum(value)) for key, value in mp.times.items()]
+    times.sort(key=lambda tpl: -tpl[1])
+    total = sum(value for key, value in times)
+    print("Total time waiting for the node:    %.2fs" % total)
+    print("Top 10 plugins using most of the time")
+    for key, value in times[:10]:
+        print("%-40s: %.2fs (%d%%)" % (key, value, 100 * value / total))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()