5.2.2. OProfile in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
5.2.2. OProfile in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OProfile 0.9.9 , which is included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, contains a number of improvements over versions. The new version also supports the utilization of the Linux Performance Events subsystem using the new operf command. 5.2.2.1. New Features A new operf program is now available that allows non-root users to profile single processes. This can also be used for system-wide profiling, but in this case, root authority is required. OProfile 0.9.9 now supports the following: IBM POWER8 processors Intel Haswell processors IBM zEnterprise EC12 (zEC12) processor AMD Generic Performance Events IBM Power ISA 2.07 Architected Events