$ perl -MDevel::Peek -e' { package Base; sub f {} } { package Child; @ISA="Base"; } Dump *Base::f; Dump *Child::f; Child->f(); Dump *Child::f; ' SV = PVGV(0x816c6e8) at 0x814f6d8 GP = 0x816c720 CV = 0x814f714 SV = PVGV(0x816f938) at 0x814f810 GP = 0x81709f8 CV = 0x0 <-- &Child::f doesn't exist CVGEN = 0x0 SV = PVGV(0x816f938) at 0x814f810 GP = 0x81709f8 CV = 0x814f714 <-- &Child::f aliased to &Base::f CVGEN = 0x4d <-- ...for method dispatch only