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Diffstat (limited to 'tools/perf/Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-ftrace.txt | 41 |
2 files changed, 25 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt index c7d3df5798e2..76408d986aed 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt @@ -614,8 +614,9 @@ trace.*:: ftrace.*:: ftrace.tracer:: - Can be used to select the default tracer. Possible values are - 'function' and 'function_graph'. + Can be used to select the default tracer when neither -G nor + -F option is not specified. Possible values are 'function' and + 'function_graph'. llvm.*:: llvm.clang-path:: diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-ftrace.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-ftrace.txt index b80c84307dc9..821d4d334a09 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-ftrace.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-ftrace.txt @@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ OPTIONS -t:: --tracer=:: - Tracer to use: function_graph or function. + Tracer to use when neither -G nor -F option is not + specified: function_graph or function. -v:: --verbose=:: @@ -50,33 +51,35 @@ OPTIONS -T:: --trace-funcs=:: - Only trace functions given by the argument. Multiple functions - can be given by using this option more than once. The function - argument also can be a glob pattern. It will be passed to - 'set_ftrace_filter' in tracefs. + Select function tracer and set function filter on the given + function (or a glob pattern). Multiple functions can be given + by using this option more than once. The function argument also + can be a glob pattern. It will be passed to 'set_ftrace_filter' + in tracefs. -N:: --notrace-funcs=:: - Do not trace functions given by the argument. Like -T option, - this can be used more than once to specify multiple functions - (or glob patterns). It will be passed to 'set_ftrace_notrace' - in tracefs. + Select function tracer and do not trace functions given by the + argument. Like -T option, this can be used more than once to + specify multiple functions (or glob patterns). It will be + passed to 'set_ftrace_notrace' in tracefs. -G:: --graph-funcs=:: - Set graph filter on the given function (or a glob pattern). - This is useful for the function_graph tracer only and enables - tracing for functions executed from the given function. - This can be used more than once to specify multiple functions. - It will be passed to 'set_graph_function' in tracefs. + Select function_graph tracer and set graph filter on the given + function (or a glob pattern). This is useful to trace for + functions executed from the given function. This can be used more + than once to specify multiple functions. It will be passed to + 'set_graph_function' in tracefs. -g:: --nograph-funcs=:: - Set graph notrace filter on the given function (or a glob pattern). - Like -G option, this is useful for the function_graph tracer only - and disables tracing for function executed from the given function. - This can be used more than once to specify multiple functions. - It will be passed to 'set_graph_notrace' in tracefs. + Select function_graph tracer and set graph notrace filter on the + given function (or a glob pattern). Like -G option, this is useful + for the function_graph tracer only and disables tracing for function + executed from the given function. This can be used more than once to + specify multiple functions. It will be passed to 'set_graph_notrace' + in tracefs. -D:: --graph-depth=:: |