Kernel Profiling

This chapter describes how you can use the Oracle Solaris Studio performance tools to profile the kernel while Oracle Solaris is running a load. Kernel profiling is available if you are running Oracle Solaris Studio software on Oracle Solaris 10 or Oracle Solaris 11. Kernel profiling is not available on Linux systems.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Kernel Experiments

• Setting Up Your System for Kernel Profiling

• Running the er_kernel Utility

• Analyzing a Kernel Profile