1 menu "Linux Kernel Tools"
3 config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_TOOL_CPUPOWER
5 depends on !BR2_bfin # pciutils
6 select BR2_PACKAGE_PCIUTILS
8 cpupower is a collection of tools to examine and tune power
9 saving related features of your processor.
11 config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_TOOL_PERF
14 perf (sometimes "Perf Events" or perf tools, originally
15 "Performance Counters for Linux") - is a performance
16 analyzing tool in Linux, available from kernel version
17 2.6.31. User-space controlling utility, called 'perf' has
18 git-like interface with subcommands. It is capable of
19 statistical profiling of entire system (both kernel and user
20 code), single CPU or severals threads.
22 This will build and install the userspace 'perf'
23 command. It is up to the user to ensure that the kernel
24 configuration has all the suitable options enabled to allow a
25 proper operation of 'perf'.
27 https://perf.wiki.kernel.org/