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Sysprof 1.0 Released

Linux
Linux

Version 1.0 of the Sysprof Linux Profiler has been released. Download version 1.0 here, and read the release notes here.

Sysprof is a CPU profiler that uses a Linux kernel module to profile the entire system as it runs. The call graph can be browsed easily with the GTK+ based graphical interface (screenshot).

  • Full support for threads and shared libraries
  • No recompilation or other instrumentation of applications is necessary.
  • Profiles can be loaded and saved.
  • Supports both x86 and x86-64 architectures

What does this have over oprofile?

oprofile is an existing and mature project which seems to provide the same functionality. The oprofile module is distributed with most distributions. What makes this project different?