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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/tips.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/tips.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a1c10e360db5 --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/tips.txt @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +For a higher level overview, try: perf report --sort comm,dso +Sample related events with: perf record -e '{cycles,instructions}:S' +Compare performance results with: perf diff [<old file> <new file>] +Boolean options have negative forms, e.g.: perf report --no-children +Customize output of perf script with: perf script -F event,ip,sym +Generate a script for your data: perf script -g <lang> +Save output of perf stat using: perf stat record <target workload> +Create an archive with symtabs to analyse on other machine: perf archive +Search options using a keyword: perf report -h <keyword> +Use parent filter to see specific call path: perf report -p <regex> +List events using substring match: perf list <keyword> +To see list of saved events and attributes: perf evlist -v +Use --symfs <dir> if your symbol files are in non-standard locations +To see callchains in a more compact form: perf report -g folded |