Building and installing the perf tool

6.10 LPAR mode

You build the perf tool separately from the kernel.

Procedure

Perform these steps to build and install the perf tool:

  1. Go to the root of the Linux® source tree.
  2. Build the tool by issuing this command: 
    # make -C tools/perf/
  3. Install the tool by issuing this command: 
    # make -C tools/perf/ install