perf: perf (Linux kernel perf tools) perf: perf: perf is a userspace interface to the kernel's perf events. perf: Performance counters are CPU hardware registers that count hardware perf: events such as instructions executed, cache-misses suffered, or perf: branches mispredicted. perf: They form a basis for profiling applications to trace dynamic control perf: flow and identify hotspots. perf: perf: perf: