Optimizing Linux Performance: A Hands-On Guide to Linux Performance Tools

Index

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T option

     top (v. 2.0.x) tool

target for system performance 2nd

TCP (Transport Control Protocol)

     network I/O

tcpsckstatistic

    sar tool

         network I/O

tee command     example 2nd     options 2nd

tee tool     source location thrashing

time command

     example 2nd 3rd 4th

     options 2nd 3rd

     statistics 2nd

time option     ps commandtime tool     application use of time     source locationtime use    applications         gprof command 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

         oprofile (II) tool 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

     libraries versus applications 2nd         ltrace tool 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th     Linux kernel versus users

     subdividing application use

time use performance tools

    time command

         example 2nd 3rd 4th         options 2nd 3rd

         statistics 2nd top (v. 2.0.x) tool 2nd

     command-line mode     command-line options

     CPU-related options 2nd     example 2nd 3rd 4th

     runtime mode 2nd 3rd

     sorting/display options

     system-wide statistics 2nd

top (v. 2.x and 3.x)

     memory performance

top (v. 2.x and 3.x) tool

    memory performance

         example 2nd 3rd

         statistics 2nd

     runtime mode 2nd

top (v. 3.x.x) tool

     command-line mode

     command-line options

     CPU-related options

     example 2nd 3rd

     runtime mode     runtime options 2nd 3rd     system-wide options

top tool     source location     system-wide slowdown 2nd

Total option

     free tool

     procinfo II tool

total reads statistic

    vmstat tool         disk I/O subsystem usagetotal swap option     vmstat II tool total, used, free option, top (v. 2.x and 3.x) toolTotals option     free tooltotsckstatistic

    sar tool

         network I/Otps statistic    iostat tool

         disk I/O subsystem usage

    sar tool

         disk I/O subsystem usage

Transport Control Protocol (TCP)     network I/O

transport layertsiz option

    ps tool         application use of memory

TX packets statistic    ipconfig tool

         network I/O

txbyt/sstatistic

    sar tool

         network I/O

txcarr/sstatistic

    sar tool

         network I/O

txcmp/sstatistic

    sar tool

         network I/O

txdrop/sstatistic

    sar tool

         network I/O

txerr/sstatistic

    sar tool

         network I/Otxfifo/sstatistic    sar tool

         network I/Otxpck/sstatistic    sar tool

         network I/O

TYPE statistic

    lsof (List Open Files) tool

         disk I/O subsystem usage