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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt index 82ff7dad40c2..e817179c5027 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ i synthesize instructions events - b synthesize branches events + b synthesize branches events (branch misses for Arm SPE) c synthesize branches events (calls only) r synthesize branches events (returns only) x synthesize transactions events @@ -9,8 +9,14 @@ of aux-output (refer to perf record) e synthesize error events d create a debug log + f synthesize first level cache events + m synthesize last level cache events + t synthesize TLB events + a synthesize remote access events g synthesize a call chain (use with i or x) + G synthesize a call chain on existing event records l synthesize last branch entries (use with i or x) + L synthesize last branch entries on existing event records s skip initial number of events The default is all events i.e. the same as --itrace=ibxwpe, @@ -31,6 +37,10 @@ Also the number of last branch entries (default 64, max. 1024) for instructions or transactions events can be specified. + Similar to options g and l, size may also be specified for options G and L. + On x86, note that G and L work poorly when data has been recorded with + large PEBS. Refer linkperf:perf-intel-pt[1] man page for details. + It is also possible to skip events generated (instructions, branches, transactions, ptwrite, power) at the beginning. This is useful to ignore initialization code. |