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Optimizing Linux® Performance: A Hands-On Guide to Linux® Performance Tools
By Phillip G. Ezolt
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Publisher: Pearson PTR
Pub Date: March 14, 2005
Print ISBN: 0-13-148682-9
Pages: 384
 

Table of Contents  | Index


   Copyright
   Hewlett-Packard® Professional Books
   Preface
      Why Is Performance Important?
      Linux: Strengths and Weakness
      How Can This Book Help You?
      Why Learn How to Use Performance Tools?
      Can I Tune for Performance?
      Who Should Read This Book?
      How Is This Book Organized?
   Acknowledgments
   About the Author
    Chapter 1.  Performance Hunting Tips
      Section 1.1.  General Tips
      Section 1.2.  Outline of a Performance Investigation
      Section 1.3.  Chapter Summary
    Chapter 2.  Performance Tools: System CPU
      Section 2.1.  CPU Performance Statistics
      Section 2.2.  Linux Performance Tools: CPU
      Section 2.3.  Chapter Summary
    Chapter 3.  Performance Tools: System Memory
      Section 3.1.  Memory Performance Statistics
      Section 3.2.  Linux Performance Tools: CPU and Memory
      Section 3.3.  Chapter Summary
    Chapter 4.  Performance Tools: Process-Specific CPU
      Section 4.1.  Process Performance Statistics
      Section 4.2.  The Tools
      Section 4.3.  Chapter Summary
    Chapter 5.  Performance Tools: Process-Specific Memory
      Section 5.1.  Linux Memory Subsystem
      Section 5.2.  Memory Performance Tools
      Section 5.3.  Chapter Summary
    Chapter 6.  Performance Tools: Disk I/O
      Section 6.1.  Introduction to Disk I/O
      Section 6.2.  Disk I/O Performance Tools
      Section 6.3.  What's Missing?
      Section 6.4.  Chapter Summary
    Chapter 7.  Performance Tools: Network
      Section 7.1.  Introduction to Network I/O
      Section 7.2.  Network Performance Tools
      Section 7.3.  Chapter Summary
    Chapter 8.  Utility Tools: Performance Tool Helpers
      Section 8.1.  Performance Tool Helpers
      Section 8.2.  Tools
      Section 8.3.  Chapter Summary
    Chapter 9.  Using Performance Tools to Find Problems
      Section 9.1.  Not Always a Silver Bullet
      Section 9.2.  Starting the Hunt
      Section 9.3.  Optimizing an Application
      Section 9.4.  Optimizing a System
      Section 9.5.  Optimizing Process CPU Usage
      Section 9.6.  Optimizing Memory Usage
      Section 9.7.  Optimizing Disk I/O Usage
      Section 9.8.  Optimizing Network I/O Usage
      Section 9.9.  The End
      Section 9.10.  Chapter Summary
    Chapter 10.  Performance Hunt 1: A CPU-Bound Application (GIMP)
      Section 10.1.  CPU-Bound Application
      Section 10.2.  Identify a Problem
      Section 10.3.  Find a Baseline/Set a Goal
      Section 10.4.  Configure the Application for the Performance Hunt
      Section 10.5.  Install and Configure Performance Tools
      Section 10.6.  Run Application and Performance Tools
      Section 10.7.  Analyze the Results
      Section 10.8.  Jump to the Web
      Section 10.9.  Increase the Image Cache
      Section 10.10.  Hitting a (Tiled) Wall
      Section 10.11.  Solving the Problem
      Section 10.12.  Verify Correctness?
      Section 10.13.  Next Steps
      Section 10.14.  Chapter Summary
    Chapter 11.  Performance Hunt 2: A Latency-Sensitive Application (nautilus)
      Section 11.1.  A Latency-Sensitive Application
      Section 11.2.  Identify a Problem
      Section 11.3.  Find a Baseline/Set a Goal
      Section 11.4.  Configure the Application for the Performance Hunt
      Section 11.5.  Install and Configure Performance Tools
      Section 11.6.  Run Application and Performance Tools
      Section 11.7.  Compile and Examine the Source
      Section 11.8.  Using gdb to Generate Call Traces
      Section 11.9.  Finding the Time Differences
      Section 11.10.  Trying a Possible Solution
      Section 11.11.  Chapter Summary
    Chapter 12.  Performance Hunt 3: The System-Wide Slowdown (prelink)
      Section 12.1.  Investigating a System-Wide Slowdown
      Section 12.2.  Identify a Problem
      Section 12.3.  Find a Baseline/Set a Goal
      Section 12.4.  Configure the Application for the Performance Hunt
      Section 12.5.  Install and Configure Performance Tools
      Section 12.6.  Run Application and Performance Tools
      Section 12.7.  Simulating a Solution
      Section 12.8.  Reporting the Problem
      Section 12.9.  Testing the Solution
      Section 12.10.  Chapter Summary
    Chapter 13.  Performance Tools: What's Next?
      Section 13.1.  The State of Linux Tools
      Section 13.2.  What Tools Does Linux Still Need?
      Section 13.3.  Performance Tuning on Linux
      Section 13.4.  Chapter Summary
    Appendix A.  Performance Tool Locations
    Appendix B.  Installing oprofile
      B.1 Fedora Core 2 (FC2)
      B.2 Enterprise Linux 3 (EL3)
      B.3 SUSE 9.1
   Index
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