add timeline profile howto

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## how to use timeline tool to do profile
1. Add `with profiler.profiler(...)` to the main training loop. After run, the code will generate a profile record file `/tmp/profile`.
```python
with profiler.profiler('All', 'total', '/tmp/profile') as prof:
for pass_id in range(pass_num):
for batch_id, data in enumerate(train_reader()):
exe.run(fluid.default_main_program(),
feed=feeder.feed(data),
fetch_list=[],
use_program_cache=True)
...
```
1. Run `python paddle/tools/timeline.py` to process `/tmp/profile`, it will generate another
file `/tmp/timeline` by default. You can change the path by cmd parameter, please take a look at
[timeline.py](https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle/blob/develop/tools/timeline.py) for details.
1. Open chrome and visit <chrome://tracing/>, use `load` button to load the generated `timeline` file.
![chrome tracing](./tracing.jpeg)
1. The resulting timeline should be like:
![chrome timeline](./timeline.jpeg)

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