Perf command reports: 'socket_id number is too big' on x86_64 arch virtual machine

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • perf command reports error message:
socket_id number is too big.You may need to upgrade the perf tool.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux guest.
  • vmware hypervisor.

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