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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt index 539d01289725..4a7d558dc309 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt @@ -3,36 +3,122 @@ perf-top(1) NAME ---- -perf-top - Run a command and profile it +perf-top - System profiling tool. SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'perf top' [-e <EVENT> | --event=EVENT] [-l] [-a] <command> +'perf top' [-e <EVENT> | --event=EVENT] [<options>] DESCRIPTION ----------- -This command runs a command and gathers a performance counter profile -from it. +This command generates and displays a performance counter profile in realtime. OPTIONS ------- -<command>...:: - Any command you can specify in a shell. +-a:: +--all-cpus:: + System-wide collection. (default) + +-c <count>:: +--count=<count>:: + Event period to sample. + +-C <cpu>:: +--CPU=<cpu>:: + CPU to profile. + +-d <seconds>:: +--delay=<seconds>:: + Number of seconds to delay between refreshes. --e:: ---event=:: +-e <event>:: +--event=<event>:: Select the PMU event. Selection can be a symbolic event name (use 'perf list' to list all events) or a raw PMU event (eventsel+umask) in the form of rNNN where NNN is a - hexadecimal event descriptor. + hexadecimal event descriptor. --a:: - system-wide collection +-E <entries>:: +--entries=<entries>:: + Display this many functions. + +-f <count>:: +--count-filter=<count>:: + Only display functions with more events than this. + +-F <freq>:: +--freq=<freq>:: + Profile at this frequency. + +-i:: +--inherit:: + Child tasks inherit counters, only makes sens with -p option. + +-k <path>:: +--vmlinux=<path>:: + Path to vmlinux. Required for annotation functionality. + +-m <pages>:: +--mmap-pages=<pages>:: + Number of mmapped data pages. + +-p <pid>:: +--pid=<pid>:: + Profile events on existing pid. + +-r <priority>:: +--realtime=<priority>:: + Collect data with this RT SCHED_FIFO priority. + +-s <symbol>:: +--sym-annotate=<symbol>:: + Annotate this symbol. Requires -k option. + +-v:: +--verbose:: + Be more verbose (show counter open errors, etc). + +-z:: +--zero:: + Zero history across display updates. + +INTERACTIVE PROMPTING KEYS +-------------------------- + +[d]:: + Display refresh delay. + +[e]:: + Number of entries to display. + +[E]:: + Event to display when multiple counters are active. + +[f]:: + Profile display filter (>= hit count). + +[F]:: + Annotation display filter (>= % of total). + +[s]:: + Annotate symbol. + +[S]:: + Stop annotation, return to full profile display. + +[w]:: + Toggle between weighted sum and individual count[E]r profile. + +[z]:: + Toggle event count zeroing across display updates. + +[qQ]:: + Quit. + +Pressing any unmapped key displays a menu, and prompts for input. --l:: - scale counter values SEE ALSO -------- |