Mac OS X includes many open source programs that can be used to measure, evaluate,
and optimize your Application's performance.
The following open source performance tools are available in the
system_cmds Darwin project:
- fs_usage - Reports filesystem activity in real-time.
- ktrace - The ktrace command enables kernel trace logging for processes.
- latency - Provides scheduling and interrupt latency statistics.
- lsof - Lists open files.
- sc_usage - Reports system call usage statistics.
- top - Displays sorted information about processes.
- vm_stat - Reports Mach virtual memory statistics.
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This article is about performance Ñ how to think about it, how to measure it,
and how to improve it. Of course, performance is a complex subject, and Apple has
a robust set of performance documentation available. This article supplements that
documentation by giving you a framework for thinking about performance, as well
as performance tips that you can use immediately.
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