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

Table of Contents  | Index

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		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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