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@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ or
'perf probe' [options] --vars='PROBEPOINT'
or
'perf probe' [options] --funcs
+or
+'perf probe' [options] --definition='PROBE' [...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ OPTIONS
-k::
--vmlinux=PATH::
Specify vmlinux path which has debuginfo (Dwarf binary).
+ Only when using this with --definition, you can give an offline
+ vmlinux file.
-m::
--module=MODNAME|PATH::
@@ -96,6 +100,11 @@ OPTIONS
can also list functions in a user space executable / shared library.
This also can accept a FILTER rule argument.
+-D::
+--definition=::
+ Show trace-event definition converted from given probe-event instead
+ of write it into tracing/[k,u]probe_events.
+
--filter=FILTER::
(Only for --vars and --funcs) Set filter. FILTER is a combination of glob
pattern, see FILTER PATTERN for detail.