To install oprofile (and gui): sudo apt-get install oprofile oprofile-gui To start profiling: sudo oprof_start Settings isnide the oprof GUI: inside setup, check "profile kernel" check "profile user binaries" make sure CPU_CLK_UNHALTED event is highlighted (or equivalent, I'm on AMD64) inside configuration, check "no kernel image" Click "reset sample files" (if available) to clear out previous data Click "Start" Run Dexter; let it run for a while Click "Stop" Click "Save and quit" To view a report of the symbol summary including libs: opreport --demangle=smart --symbols dexter.bin |more