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| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt | 16 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt index 2d30e525a600..34cf651ee237 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt @@ -637,11 +637,17 @@ endif::HAVE_LIBPFM[] --control=fifo:ctl-fifo[,ack-fifo]:: --control=fd:ctl-fd[,ack-fd]:: ctl-fifo / ack-fifo are opened and used as ctl-fd / ack-fd as follows. -Listen on ctl-fd descriptor for command to control measurement ('enable': enable events, -'disable': disable events, 'snapshot': AUX area tracing snapshot). Measurements can be -started with events disabled using --delay=-1 option. Optionally send control command -completion ('ack\n') to ack-fd descriptor to synchronize with the controlling process. -Example of bash shell script to enable and disable events during measurements: +Listen on ctl-fd descriptor for command to control measurement. + +Available commands: + 'enable' : enable events + 'disable' : disable events + 'snapshot': AUX area tracing snapshot). + +Measurements can be started with events disabled using --delay=-1 option. Optionally +send control command completion ('ack\n') to ack-fd descriptor to synchronize with the +controlling process. Example of bash shell script to enable and disable events during +measurements: #!/bin/bash |