Linux Debugging And Performance Tuning

456 pages | 2005-10-20 | CHM | 17 Mb


Linux Debugging and Performance Tuning is not a book to sit down and read from cover to cover. It makes for a great reference book, and a handy guide to educating oneself on various Linux debugging and performance tuning tricks and tips.

The stated audience is "people developing or supporting Linux applications/kernels". As a system administrator, this is where my interest (and biases) show.

The book jumps in head first without a true intro to the subject of the first chapter (profiling). This style is consistent throughout the book which prevents this book from being a helpful tutorial, step by step guide, or classroom ready book towards learning debugging/performance tuning (sadly, as this subject could benefit from developers/administrators being firmly educated in these processes). Additionally a lot of space seems wasted on screen shots and sample code that doesn't contribute to the learning process. That said, the book does cover many useful and less well known tools. If you are looking for a reference book to assist in learning more about the arcane (and senior) skills of debugging and performance tuning, this would be a good choice. It doesn't go into great depths, so can be perceived as an introductory guide. It's less of a guide and more of an introduction that will assist a medium experienced administrator to obtaining useful search terms.


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