Systems and methods of optimized tuning of resources

1. A method comprising, by a computer system comprising a computing environment:

detecting an optimization trigger in the computing environment using a kernel-level agent executing in a kernel mode of a central processing unit (CPU) of the computer system, wherein the kernel mode of the CPU provides unrestricted access to at least some hardware and memory of the computer system;

responsive to the detecting the optimization trigger, identifying, via a user-level agent executing in a user-level mode of the CPU, an optimization profile of a plurality of optimization profiles that is applicable to the optimization trigger, wherein the user-level mode of the CPU restricts access to the at least some hardware and memory of the computer system;

storing pre-modification metadata, the pre-modification metadata comprising data related to performance in the computing environment;

subsequent to the storing ore-modification metadata, temporarily modifying the computing environment in accordance with the optimization profile using the user-level agent executing in the user-level mode of the CPU;

subsequent to the temporarily modifying, storing post-modification metadata, the post-modification metadata comprising data related to performance in the computing environment after the temporarily modifying is performed;

detecting an optimization exit trigger using the kernel-level agent executing in the kernel mode of the CPU; and

responsive to the detecting the optimization exit trigger, automatically reversing the temporarily modifying using the user-level agent executing in the user-level mode of the CPU.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the temporarily modifying comprises stopping a service provided by an operating system to computer programs in the computing environment; and

the reversing the temporarily modifying comprises resuming the service.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the temporarily modifying comprises ending a process executing in the computing environment; and

the reversing the temporarily modifying comprises restarting the process.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising identifying, via the pre-modification metadata and the post-modification metadata, one or more of the plurality of optimization profiles that achieve greatest performance improvements.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the optimization trigger comprises a kernel-level event that is detected before an application responsible for the optimization trigger begins running.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising notifying a user of the computer system in response to the temporarily modifying.

7. A system comprising a processor and memory, wherein the processor and the memory in combination are operable to implement a method, the method being performed in a computing environment on the system, the method comprising:

detecting an optimization trigger in the computing environment using a kernel-level agent executing in a kernel mode of the processor, wherein the kernel mode of the processor provides unrestricted access to at least some hardware and memory of the system;

responsive to the detecting the optimization trigger, identifying, via a user-level agent executing in a user-level mode of the processor, an optimization profile of a plurality of optimization profiles that is applicable to the optimization trigger, wherein the user-level mode of the processor restricts access to the at least some hardware and memory of the system;

storing pre-modification metadata, the pre-modification metadata comprising data related to performance in the computing environment;

subsequent to the storing pre-modification metadata, temporarily modifying the computing environment in accordance with the optimization profile using the user-level agent executing in the user-level mode of the processor;

subsequent to the temporarily modifying, storing post-modification metadata, the post-modification metadata comprising data related to performance in the computing environment after the temporarily modifying is performed;

responsive to the temporarily modifying, monitoring the computing environment for an optimization exit trigger using the kemel-level agent executing in the kernel mode of the processor; and

responsive to detection of the optimization exit trigger via the kernel-level agent executing in the kernel mode of the processor, automatically reversing the temporarily modifying using the user-level agent executing in the user-level mode of the processor.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein:

the temporarily modifying comprises stopping a service provided by an operating system to computer programs in the computing environment; and

the reversing the temporarily modifying comprises resuming the service.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein:

the temporarily modifying comprises ending a process executing in the computing environment; and

the reversing the temporarily modifying comprises restarting the process.

10. The system of claim 7 , the method comprising identifying, via the pre-modification metadata and the post-modification metadata, one or more of the plurality of optimization profiles that achieve greatest performance improvements.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the optimization trigger comprises a kernel-level event that is detected before an application responsible for the optimization trigger begins running.

12. The system of claim 7 , the method comprising notifying a user of the system in response to the temporarily modifying.

13. A computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein, the computer-readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method, the method being performed by a computer system comprising a computing environment, the method comprising:

detecting an optimization trigger in the computing environment using a kernel-level agent executing in a kernel mode of a central processing unit (CPU) of the computer system, wherein the kernel mode of the CPU provides unrestricted access to at least some hardware and memory of the computer system;

responsive to the detecting the optimization trigger, identifying, via a user-level agent executing in a user-level mode of the CPU, an optimization profile of a plurality of optimization profiles that is applicable to the optimization trigger, wherein the user-level mode of the CPU restricts access to the at least some hardware and memory of the computer system;

storing pre-modification metadata, the pre-modification metadata comprising data related to performance in the computing environment;

subsequent to the storing pre-modification metadata, temporarily modifying the computing environment in accordance with the optimization profile using the user-level agent executing in the user-level mode of the CPU;

subsequent to the temporarily modifying, storing post-modification metadata, the post-modification metadata comprising data related to performance in the computing environment after the temporarily modifying is performed;

detecting an optimization exit trigger using the kernel-level agent executing in the kernel mode of the CPU; and

responsive to the detecting the optimization exit trigger, automatically reversing the temporarily modifying using the user-level agent executing in the user-level mode of the CPU.

14. The computer-program product of claim 13 , wherein:

the temporarily modifying comprises stopping a service provided by an operating system to computer programs in the computing environment; and

the reversing the temporarily modifying comprises resuming the service.

15. The computer-program product of claim 13 , wherein:

the temporarily modifying comprises ending a process executing in the computing environment; and

the reversing the temporarily modifying comprises restarting the process.

16. The computer-program product of claim 13 , the method comprising identifying, via the pre-modification metadata and the post-modification metadata, one or more of the plurality of optimization profiles that achieve greatest performance improvements.

17. The computer-program product of claim 13 , wherein the optimization trigger comprises a kernel-level event that is detected before an application responsible for the optimization trigger begins running.