apt-get install linux-tools
However..... if you have just installed a newer (and or custom) kernel version (as explained here for example)....let's say 3.14.0 on Ubuntu Precise ... the apt-get install would not find the appropriate linux-tools package for that kernel version.
So this is what yo can do:
apt-get install libdw-dev libnewt-dev binutils-dev git
git clone https://github.com/torvalds/linux.git
cd linux
git tag -l
Make sure you checkout the same version as on the currently installed on the system kernel.
git checkout tags/v3.14
cd tools/perf
make -j `getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN` perf
make install
EXAMPLE:
root@suricata:~/oisf# perf list
List of pre-defined events (to be used in -e):
cpu-cycles OR cycles [Hardware event]
instructions [Hardware event]
cache-references [Hardware event]
cache-misses [Hardware event]
branch-instructions OR branches [Hardware event]
branch-misses [Hardware event]
bus-cycles [Hardware event]
stalled-cycles-frontend OR idle-cycles-frontend [Hardware event]
stalled-cycles-backend OR idle-cycles-backend [Hardware event]
ref-cycles [Hardware event]
cpu-clock [Software event]
task-clock [Software event]
page-faults OR faults [Software event]
context-switches OR cs [Software event]
cpu-migrations OR migrations [Software event]
minor-faults [Software event]
major-faults [Software event]
alignment-faults [Software event]
emulation-faults [Software event]
dummy [Software event]
L1-dcache-loads [Hardware cache event]
L1-dcache-load-misses [Hardware cache event]
L1-dcache-stores [Hardware cache event]
L1-dcache-store-misses [Hardware cache event]
L1-dcache-prefetch-misses [Hardware cache event]
L1-icache-load-misses [Hardware cache event]
LLC-loads [Hardware cache event]
LLC-load-misses [Hardware cache event]
LLC-stores [Hardware cache event]
LLC-store-misses [Hardware cache event]
LLC-prefetches [Hardware cache event]
LLC-prefetch-misses [Hardware cache event]
dTLB-loads [Hardware cache event]
dTLB-load-misses [Hardware cache event]
dTLB-stores [Hardware cache event]
dTLB-store-misses [Hardware cache event]
iTLB-loads [Hardware cache event]
iTLB-load-misses [Hardware cache event]
branch-loads [Hardware cache event]
branch-load-misses [Hardware cache event]
node-loads [Hardware cache event]
node-load-misses [Hardware cache event]
node-stores [Hardware cache event]
node-store-misses [Hardware cache event]
node-prefetches [Hardware cache event]
node-prefetch-misses [Hardware cache event]
branch-instructions OR cpu/branch-instructions/ [Kernel PMU event]
branch-misses OR cpu/branch-misses/ [Kernel PMU event]
bus-cycles OR cpu/bus-cycles/ [Kernel PMU event]
cache-misses OR cpu/cache-misses/ [Kernel PMU event]
cache-references OR cpu/cache-references/ [Kernel PMU event]
cpu-cycles OR cpu/cpu-cycles/ [Kernel PMU event]
instructions OR cpu/instructions/ [Kernel PMU event]
mem-loads OR cpu/mem-loads/ [Kernel PMU event]
mem-stores OR cpu/mem-stores/ [Kernel PMU event]
root@suricata:~/oisf#
EXAMPLE:
root@suricata:~/oisf#perf top
..so you are back in business.
