Is there a reason to use `top` over `perf top`?

[Steve Litt]

On Sun, 10 Nov 2013 20:24:56 +0200
Elazar Leibovich <elazarl at gmail.com> wrote:

Here's one reason:

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slitt at mydesk:~$ cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 12.10 \n \l

slitt at mydesk:~$ uname -a
Linux mydesk 3.5.0-42-generic #65-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 1 23:38:22 UTC
2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux slitt at mydesk:~$ perf top
perf_3.5.0-42 not found
You may need to install linux-tools-3.5.0-42
slitt at mydesk:~$
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Thanks,

SteveT

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