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Oracle Linux: Basic Usage of Perf Command (Tracing Tool) (Doc ID 2174289.1)

Last updated on MARCH 16, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.1 and later
Linux x86-64
Linux x86

Goal

How to use perf tool which is tracing tool similar to dtrace.

Solution

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In this Document
Goal
Solution
 1. Basic info
 2. Example of perf usage
 First example
 Second example
 Other examples
 3. Perf flame-graph
 4. Conclusion
References

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