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| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-data.txt | 40 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt | 7 |
4 files changed, 55 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-data.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-data.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..be8fa1a0a97e --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-data.txt @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +perf-data(1) +============== + +NAME +---- +perf-data - Data file related processing + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'perf data' [<common options>] <command> [<options>]", + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +Data file related processing. + +COMMANDS +-------- +convert:: + Converts perf data file into another format (only CTF [1] format is support by now). + It's possible to set data-convert debug variable to get debug messages from conversion, + like: + perf --debug data-convert data convert ... + +OPTIONS for 'convert' +--------------------- +--to-ctf:: + Triggers the CTF conversion, specify the path of CTF data directory. + +-i:: + Specify input perf data file path. + +-v:: +--verbose:: + Be more verbose (show counter open errors, etc). + +SEE ALSO +-------- +linkperf:perf[1] +[1] Common Trace Format - http://www.efficios.com/ctf diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt index 1c7e50f62b1f..cae75c11120f 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt @@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ Capture machine state (registers) at interrupt, i.e., on counter overflows for each sample. List of captured registers depends on the architecture. This option is off by default. +--running-time:: +Record running and enabled time for read events (:S) + SEE ALSO -------- linkperf:perf-stat[1], linkperf:perf-list[1] diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt index 7e1b1f2bb83c..ba03fd5d1a54 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt @@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ OPTIONS --uid=:: Record events in threads owned by uid. Name or number. +--filter-pids=:: + Filter out events for these pids and for 'trace' itself (comma separated list). + -v:: --verbose=:: Verbosity level. @@ -115,6 +118,9 @@ the thread executes on the designated CPUs. Default is to monitor all CPUs. --syscalls:: Trace system calls. This options is enabled by default. +--event:: + Trace other events, see 'perf list' for a complete list. + PAGEFAULTS ---------- diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt index 1e8e400b4493..2b131776363e 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt @@ -13,11 +13,16 @@ SYNOPSIS OPTIONS ------- --debug:: - Setup debug variable (just verbose for now) in value + Setup debug variable (see list below) in value range (0, 10). Use like: --debug verbose # sets verbose = 1 --debug verbose=2 # sets verbose = 2 + List of debug variables allowed to set: + verbose - general debug messages + ordered-events - ordered events object debug messages + data-convert - data convert command debug messages + --buildid-dir:: Setup buildid cache directory. It has higher priority than buildid.dir config file option. |