Wider Linux power profiling support (DKMS)

On Linux machine Power Profiler driver can also be installed with Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) framework support. DKMS framework automatically upgrades the power profiler driver module whenever there is a change in the existing kernel. This saves user from manually upgrading the power profiler driver module.

The DKMS package needs to be installed on target machines before running the installation steps mentioned in the above section. AMDTPwrProfDriver.sh installer script will automatically takes care of DKMS related configuration if DKMS package is installed in the target machine.

Example (for Ubuntu system):

$ sudo apt-get install dkms

$ tar –xf CodeXL_Linux_x86_64_2.0.XXXX.tar.gz

$ cd CodeXL_Linux_x86_64_2.0.XXXX

$ sudo ./AMDTPwrProfDriver.sh install

If the user upgrades the kernel version frequently it is recommended to use DKMS for installation.