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Perf (Linux)

perf (sometimes called perf_events or perf tools, originally Performance Counters for Linux, PCL) is a performance analyzing tool in Linux, available from Linux kernel version 2.6.31 in 2009. Userspace controlling utility, named perf, is accessed from the command line and provides a number of subcommands; it is capable of statistical profiling of the…

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SyscallFile descriptorLTTngOprofileDaemons
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Performance analyzingLinuxLinux kernelUserspaceCommand line
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License
GNU GPL
Operating system
Linux kernel
Repository
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/tree/master/tools/perf
Type
Performance monitor and testing
Written in
C

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Perf (Linux)

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Triples6
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.047619
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Perf (Linux)

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License · 1
Perf (Linux) → GNU GPL
Operating system · 1
Perf (Linux) → Linux kernel
Repository · 1
Perf (Linux) → https://github.com/torvalds/linux/tree/master/tools/perf
Type · 1
Perf (Linux) → Performance monitor and testing
Website · 1
Perf (Linux) → perf.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page
Written in · 1
Perf (Linux) → C

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perf kernel linux tools performance profiling available used counters subcommands oprofile system version utility hardware also org 2010 since event

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Perf (Linux)LicenseGNU GPL1.00infobox
Perf (Linux)Operating systemLinux kernel1.00infobox
Perf (Linux)Repositoryhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/tree/master/tools/perf1.00infobox
Perf (Linux)TypePerformance monitor and testing1.00infobox
Perf (Linux)Websiteperf.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page1.00infobox
Perf (Linux)Written inC1.00infobox

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