Profiling

This directory contains tools for profiling ockam.

Two scenarios for performance profiling:

• portal.perf - local portal, within one node
• portal_two_nodes.perf - two nodes, one inlet and outlet
• relay_port.perf - one node, one inlet and outlet passing through a relay

And one scenario for heap profiling:

• portal.valgrind.dhat - local portal, within one node

Running the performance tests

To run the performance tests, simply run tools/profile/SCRIPT from the ockam git root.

OS Compatibility

The performance scripts are currently compatible only with Linux since they use perf. On MacOS, a similar approach should be doable with dtrace, but is not yet implemented.

Heap profiling with valgrind is compatible with both Linux and MacOS.