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PERF(1) | General Commands Manual | PERF(1) |
NAME¶
perf - performance analysis tools for LinuxSYNOPSIS¶
perf [--version] [--help] COMMAND
[ARGS]
DESCRIPTION¶
Performance counters for Linux are are a new kernel-based subsystem that provide a framework for all things performance analysis. It covers hardware level (CPU/PMU, Performance Monitoring Unit) features and software features (software counters, tracepoints) as well. Each version of the perf tools may depend on new kernel features, so you must install a different version for each kernel version. The perf command will automatically run the correct version for the running kernel version.SEE ALSO¶
perf_ version(1)4 July 2010 |