Benchmark Linux kernel performance on Arm servers with Fastpath
Introduction
Understand the Fastpath kernel benchmarking workflow
Set up the kernel build host
Set up the Fastpath host
Set up the System Under Test
Generate and execute the benchmark plan
Analyze the benchmark results
Next Steps
Benchmark Linux kernel performance on Arm servers with Fastpath
Who is this for?
This is an advanced topic for software developers and performance engineers who want to benchmark and compare different Linux kernel versions on Arm servers.
What will you learn?
Upon completion of this Learning Path, you will be able to:
- Build custom Linux kernels for Arm systems using tuxmake and Fastpath
- Configure and provision Arm-based EC2 instances for kernel testing
- Create and execute test plans that compare kernel performance across versions
- Analyze benchmark results to identify performance differences between kernels
Prerequisites
Before starting, you will need the following:
- An AWS account with permissions to create EC2 instances
- Familiarity with basic Linux administration and SSH