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Subject: How to profile a driver
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I am trying to optimize a driver for performance. What are the standard way=
s
to profile a driver?

 My problem at the moment is that when I run a test and max out the CPU,
then the system % is 60 and user % is 30. I wanted to find out how much tim=
e
is being spent in the driver(and within it, if possible in what components)=
.
Can this be determined and if so, how to figure this out.