Linux Performance Analysis Tools

David C Hansen

This BoF will discuss the different tools available to Linux users to evaluate a wide range of performance issues. It will provide an environment for developers and users to share their favorite benchmarks and profiling tools. For any tools which are not available in the current kernel, it will discuss the desire and need port them, and keep them current. Profiling tools include: - readprofile extensions - oprofile - kernprof (acg, especially) - lockmeter - gcov