How to profile linux

[solid ice]

OSS drivers
So nouveau?

Yeah, don't

if you need performance, get nvidia-dkms

I'd recommend reading through https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA btw

[sturdy notch]

No, that’s what they were recommending you to use.

The proprietary nvidia drivers

Yes, it’s part of the kernel, just disabled.

You don’t.

Don’t worry about it. There are many more unused drivers in your kernel that you didn’t care about or know existed until now. It doesn’t matter.

Did you check Gnome settings to see if you can give it permission?

There seems to be a link here. Where does it go?