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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2020-04-05 12:26:24 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2020-04-05 12:26:24 -0700 |
commit | c48b07226bd41f4053aa2024c5e347183c04deb5 (patch) | |
tree | 85d61650f345829fbb0f64861c463648265c20df /tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt | |
parent | d5ca32738f8fbd3632928929cccb5789d44be390 (diff) | |
parent | 7dc41b9b99cd0037a418ac47e342d56a438df649 (diff) |
Merge tag 'perf-urgent-2020-04-05' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull more perf updates from Thomas Gleixner:
"Perf updates all over the place:
core:
- Support for cgroup tracking in samples to allow cgroup based
analysis
tools:
- Support for cgroup analysis
- Commandline option and hotkey for perf top to change the sort order
- A set of fixes all over the place
- Various build system related improvements
- Updates of the X86 pmu event JSON data
- Documentation updates"
* tag 'perf-urgent-2020-04-05' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (55 commits)
perf python: Fix clang detection to strip out options passed in $CC
perf tools: Support Python 3.8+ in Makefile
perf script: Fix invalid read of directory entry after closedir()
perf script report: Fix SEGFAULT when using DWARF mode
perf script: add -S/--symbols documentation
perf pmu-events x86: Use CPU_CLK_UNHALTED.THREAD in Kernel_Utilization metric
perf events parser: Add missing Intel CPU events to parser
perf script: Allow --symbol to accept hexadecimal addresses
perf report/top TUI: Fix title line formatting
perf top: Support hotkey to change sort order
perf top: Support --group-sort-idx to change the sort order
perf symbols: Fix arm64 gap between kernel start and module end
perf build-test: Honour JOBS to override detection of number of cores
perf script: Add --show-cgroup-events option
perf top: Add --all-cgroups option
perf record: Add --all-cgroups option
perf record: Support synthesizing cgroup events
perf report: Add 'cgroup' sort key
perf cgroup: Maintain cgroup hierarchy
perf tools: Basic support for CGROUP event
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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt index db6a36aac47e..963487e82edc 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt @@ -319,6 +319,9 @@ OPTIONS --show-bpf-events Display bpf events i.e. events of type PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL and PERF_RECORD_BPF_EVENT. +--show-cgroup-events + Display cgroup events i.e. events of type PERF_RECORD_CGROUP. + --demangle:: Demangle symbol names to human readable form. It's enabled by default, disable with --no-demangle. @@ -390,6 +393,9 @@ include::itrace.txt[] --reltime:: Print time stamps relative to trace start. +--deltatime:: + Print time stamps relative to previous event. + --per-event-dump:: Create per event files with a "perf.data.EVENT.dump" name instead of printing to stdout, useful, for instance, for generating flamegraphs. @@ -406,6 +412,14 @@ include::itrace.txt[] --xed:: Run xed disassembler on output. Requires installing the xed disassembler. +-S:: +--symbols=symbol[,symbol...]:: + Only consider the listed symbols. Symbols are typically a name + but they may also be hexadecimal address. + + For example, to select the symbol noploop or the address 0x4007a0: + perf script --symbols=noploop,0x4007a0 + --call-trace:: Show call stream for intel_pt traces. The CPUs are interleaved, but can be filtered with -C. |