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If using tar ball, install uProf driver manually.

#  ./AMDPowerProfilerDriver.sh install

Alternatively, Linux Perf can also be used if the user space perf tool is installed in the system. Make sure that Perf tools support the required PMC event monitoring for the platform used. To use Linux Perf for collection instead of the uProf driver, include the --use-linux-perf flag in the command.

To install user space perf tool:

# apt-get install linux-tools-common linux-tools-generic linux-tools-`uname -r`

Disable NMI watchdog; this requires root privileges:

# echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/nmi_watchdog

Set Perf parameter to -1 if system-wide profile data or DF and L3 metrics must be collected:

# sh -c 'echo -1 >/proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid'

$ lsmod | grep amd_uncore

# modprobe amd_uncore

AMDuProfSys will be available at <Installed Directory>/bin/AMDPerf/AMDuProfSys post installation.