Flame graph pipeline perf
Turn perf.data into an interactive flame graph SVG (Brendan Gregg FlameGraph tools)
perf script | stackcollapse-perf.pl | flamegraph.pl > flame.svg
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Detailed counter stats
perf stat -d -d -d -- ./app
Scheduler latency analysis
perf sched record -- sleep 10 && perf sched latency --sort max
Syscall trace via perf
perf trace -s -p <pid>
Dynamic probe on function
perf probe --add 'tcp_sendmsg size' && perf record -e probe:tcp_sendmsg -a -- sleep 5
Record CPU cycles
perf record -g ./my_app