25. Performance Analysis
This chapter focuses on the performance of systems that are used as servers. Desktop systems typically do not experience the same types of performance issues that servers do, and the answer to the question of how to improve performance on a desktop machine is almost always “Upgrade the hardware.” Users like this answer because it means they get fancy new systems on their desks more often.
One of the ways in which Linux differs from other mainstream operating systems is in the amount of data that it makes available about its own inner workings. Detailed information is available for every level of the system, ...
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