Hotspot: Linux `perf` GUI for performance analysis

Hotspot - the Linux perf GUI for performance analysis This project is a KDAB R&D effort to create a standalone GUI for performance data. As the first goal, we want to provide a UI like KCachegrind around Linux perf. Looking ahead, we intend to support various other performance data formats under this umbrella. Table of Contents Screenshots Here are some screenshots showing the most important features of Hotspot in action: Visualizing Data The main feature of Hotspot is the graphical visualization of a perf.data file. Note: Inlined functions have a darker border than non-inlined ones. Time Line The time line allows filtering the results by time, process or thread. The data views are updated accordingly. Record Data You can also launch perf from Hotspot, to profile a newly started application or to attach to already running process(es). Do take the caveats below into account though. Getting Hotspot Note: Hotspot is not yet packaged on all Linux distributions. In such cases, ... Read full article.