How to profile my C++ application on linux

Question

I would like to profile my c++ application on linux. I would like to find out how much time my application spent on CPU processing vs time spent on block by IO/being idle.

Answer 1

You might want to check out Zoom, which is a lot more polished and full-featured than oprofile et al. It costs money ($199), but you can get a free 30 day evaluation licence.