Chapter 8
Perf
Abstract
This chapter focuses on the Linux kernel’s performance event infrastructure. This includes both the API exposed by the kernel through the perf_event_open(2) syscall, as well as the popular perf tool, which utilizes this API for performance profiling.
Keywords
perf
Linux perf
PMU
perf event
perf record
perf stat
perf timechart
perf_event_open
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