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-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt22
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-inject.txt23
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt23
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt23
4 files changed, 25 insertions, 66 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2ff946677e3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+ i synthesize instructions events
+ b synthesize branches events
+ c synthesize branches events (calls only)
+ r synthesize branches events (returns only)
+ x synthesize transactions events
+ e synthesize error events
+ d create a debug log
+ g synthesize a call chain (use with i or x)
+
+ The default is all events i.e. the same as --itrace=ibxe
+
+ In addition, the period (default 100000) for instructions events
+ can be specified in units of:
+
+ i instructions
+ t ticks
+ ms milliseconds
+ us microseconds
+ ns nanoseconds (default)
+
+ Also the call chain size (default 16, max. 1024) for instructions or
+ transactions events can be specified.
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-inject.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-inject.txt
index b876ae312699..0c721c3e37e1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-inject.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-inject.txt
@@ -48,28 +48,7 @@ OPTIONS
Decode Instruction Tracing data, replacing it with synthesized events.
Options are:
- i synthesize instructions events
- b synthesize branches events
- c synthesize branches events (calls only)
- r synthesize branches events (returns only)
- x synthesize transactions events
- e synthesize error events
- d create a debug log
- g synthesize a call chain (use with i or x)
-
- The default is all events i.e. the same as --itrace=ibxe
-
- In addition, the period (default 100000) for instructions events
- can be specified in units of:
-
- i instructions
- t ticks
- ms milliseconds
- us microseconds
- ns nanoseconds (default)
-
- Also the call chain size (default 16, max. 1024) for instructions or
- transactions events can be specified.
+include::itrace.txt[]
SEE ALSO
--------
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index a18ba757a0ed..9c7981bfddad 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -331,28 +331,7 @@ OPTIONS
--itrace::
Options for decoding instruction tracing data. The options are:
- i synthesize instructions events
- b synthesize branches events
- c synthesize branches events (calls only)
- r synthesize branches events (returns only)
- x synthesize transactions events
- e synthesize error events
- d create a debug log
- g synthesize a call chain (use with i or x)
-
- The default is all events i.e. the same as --itrace=ibxe
-
- In addition, the period (default 100000) for instructions events
- can be specified in units of:
-
- i instructions
- t ticks
- ms milliseconds
- us microseconds
- ns nanoseconds (default)
-
- Also the call chain size (default 16, max. 1024) for instructions or
- transactions events can be specified.
+include::itrace.txt[]
To disable decoding entirely, use --no-itrace.
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
index 8e9be1f9c1dd..c0d24791a7f3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
@@ -235,28 +235,7 @@ OPTIONS
--itrace::
Options for decoding instruction tracing data. The options are:
- i synthesize instructions events
- b synthesize branches events
- c synthesize branches events (calls only)
- r synthesize branches events (returns only)
- x synthesize transactions events
- e synthesize error events
- d create a debug log
- g synthesize a call chain (use with i or x)
-
- The default is all events i.e. the same as --itrace=ibxe
-
- In addition, the period (default 100000) for instructions events
- can be specified in units of:
-
- i instructions
- t ticks
- ms milliseconds
- us microseconds
- ns nanoseconds (default)
-
- Also the call chain size (default 16, max. 1024) for instructions or
- transactions events can be specified.
+include::itrace.txt[]
To disable decoding entirely, use --no-itrace.