prf(7)
prf --
operating system profiler
Description
The special file
/dev/prf
provides access to activity information
in the operating system.
The profiler commands
load the measurement facility with text addresses to be monitored.
Reading the file returns these
addresses and a set of counters
indicative of activity between adjacent text addresses.
The recording mechanism is driven by the system clock
and samples the program counter at line frequency.
Samples that catch the operating system
are matched against the stored text addresses
and increment corresponding counters for later processing.
The /dev/prf file
is a pseudo-device
with no associated hardware.
NOTE:
If the prf device is not configured into the kernel, to turn it on
you must edit /etc/conf/sdevice.d/prf,
change the second field from N
to Y
, and reconfigure
the kernel.
When the profiler is turned on,
loadable modules are locked into memory and
cannot be unloaded.
Subsequently loaded modules will also be locked until
profiling is disabled.
Files
/dev/prf-
References
profiler(1M)
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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 25 April 2004