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10.3. Controlling OProfile
OProfile runs as a daemon and must be running while profiling data is collected. The command-line utility
opcontrol is used to manage OProfile's state.
opcontrol --start-daemon
Starts the OProfile daemon. This can be done at any time prior to collecting profile data.
opcontrol --start
Starts the collection of profiling data. This command must be given before starting the workload to be profiled.
opcontrol --stop
Stops the collection of profiling data.
opcontrol --dump
Dumps the profiling data to the default file.
opcontrol --shutdown
Shuts down the OProfile daemon.
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