perf and kernel and package absent

[mprevot]

I'm trying to make perf work in WSL ubuntu. It is said to be under linux-tools-4.4.0-17134-Microsoft but this doesn't exist. So I installed the linux-tools-generic-4.4.0. Then trying to run perf, I got:

WARNING: perf not found for kernel 4.4.0-17134

You may need to install the following packages for this specific kernel:
linux-tools-4.4.0-17134-Microsoft
linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-17134-Microsoft

You may also want to install one of the following packages to keep up to date:
linux-tools-Microsoft
linux-cloud-tools-Microsoft

Anyway, is there a way to run perf on WSL, the purpose is to get cpu cycles for a running program for benchmarking purposes ?

Where are those *Microsoft packages ?

regards

[therealkenc]

#329 which was sent to UserVoice purgatory.

[ci70]

What's the status on this?

[kevinnguyen9185]

I got the same issue! What is the status?

[therealkenc]

The status of this issues is that it is closed as a duplicate of #329. A slightly more constructive status is CONFIG_HAVE_PERF_EVENTS is available in WSL2.

[BeverlyXu]

Would love to see this feature. And please correct the error message. It's misleading.

root@Beverly-Dev2:~# perf
WARNING: perf not found for kernel 4.4.0-18362

You may need to install the following packages for this specific kernel:
linux-tools-4.4.0-18362-Microsoft
linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-18362-Microsoft

You may also want to install one of the following packages to keep up to date:
linux-tools-Microsoft-lts-
linux-cloud-tools-Microsoft-lts-

[therealkenc]

This ticket isn't a 'candidate' for closing. It was closed as a dupe in May 2018.