For information on how to use perf, refer to the
perf manual
and the kernel
sysctl settings.
Enable kernel crash dump collection
In the rare event of a kernel panic, enabling kernel crash dump collection can
help you and Cloud Customer Care determine the root cause. To enable crash dumps,
see
User Guide: Kernel Crash Dump Collection for COS
in the open source documentation. This user guide explains how to collect kernel
crash dumps on GKE nodes with Container-Optimized OS or
Container-Optimized OS instances created from Compute Engine.
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