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Diffstat (limited to 'tools/perf/Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-buildid-cache.txt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt | 8 |
5 files changed, 35 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-buildid-cache.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-buildid-cache.txt index 5d1a9500277f..c1057701a7dc 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-buildid-cache.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-buildid-cache.txt @@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -This command manages the build-id cache. It can add and remove files to the -cache. In the future it should as well purge older entries, set upper limits -for the space used by the cache, etc. +This command manages the build-id cache. It can add and remove files to/from +the cache. In the future it should as well purge older entries, set upper +limits for the space used by the cache, etc. OPTIONS ------- @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ OPTIONS Add specified file to the cache. -r:: --remove=:: - Remove specified file to the cache. + Remove specified file from the cache. -v:: --verbose:: Be more verbose. diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt index 94a258c96a44..27d52dae5a43 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt @@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ OPTIONS --vmlinux=PATH:: Specify vmlinux path which has debuginfo (Dwarf binary). +-s:: +--source=PATH:: + Specify path to kernel source. + -v:: --verbose:: Be more verbose (show parsed arguments, etc). @@ -90,8 +94,8 @@ Each probe argument follows below syntax. [NAME=]LOCALVAR|$retval|%REG|@SYMBOL[:TYPE] -'NAME' specifies the name of this argument (optional). You can use the name of local variable, local data structure member (e.g. var->field, var.field2), or kprobe-tracer argument format (e.g. $retval, %ax, etc). Note that the name of this argument will be set as the last member name if you specify a local data structure member (e.g. field2 for 'var->field1.field2'.) -'TYPE' casts the type of this argument (optional). If omitted, perf probe automatically set the type based on debuginfo. +'NAME' specifies the name of this argument (optional). You can use the name of local variable, local data structure member (e.g. var->field, var.field2), local array with fixed index (e.g. array[1], var->array[0], var->pointer[2]), or kprobe-tracer argument format (e.g. $retval, %ax, etc). Note that the name of this argument will be set as the last member name if you specify a local data structure member (e.g. field2 for 'var->field1.field2'.) +'TYPE' casts the type of this argument (optional). If omitted, perf probe automatically set the type based on debuginfo. You can specify 'string' type only for the local variable or structure member which is an array of or a pointer to 'char' or 'unsigned char' type. LINE SYNTAX ----------- diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt index 34e255fc3e2f..3ee27dccfde9 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt @@ -103,6 +103,19 @@ OPTIONS --raw-samples:: Collect raw sample records from all opened counters (default for tracepoint counters). +-C:: +--cpu:: +Collect samples only on the list of cpus provided. Multiple CPUs can be provided as a +comma-sperated list with no space: 0,1. Ranges of CPUs are specified with -: 0-2. +In per-thread mode with inheritance mode on (default), samples are captured only when +the thread executes on the designated CPUs. Default is to monitor all CPUs. + +-N:: +--no-buildid-cache:: +Do not update the builid cache. This saves some overhead in situations +where the information in the perf.data file (which includes buildids) +is sufficient. + SEE ALSO -------- linkperf:perf-stat[1], linkperf:perf-list[1] diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt index 909fa766fa1c..4b3a2d46b437 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt @@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ OPTIONS -B:: print large numbers with thousands' separators according to locale +-C:: +--cpu=:: +Count only on the list of cpus provided. Multiple CPUs can be provided as a +comma-sperated list with no space: 0,1. Ranges of CPUs are specified with -: 0-2. +In per-thread mode, this option is ignored. The -a option is still necessary +to activate system-wide monitoring. Default is to count on all CPUs. + EXAMPLES -------- diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt index 785b9fc32a46..1f9687663f2a 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt @@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ OPTIONS --count=<count>:: Event period to sample. --C <cpu>:: ---CPU=<cpu>:: - CPU to profile. +-C <cpu-list>:: +--cpu=<cpu>:: +Monitor only on the list of cpus provided. Multiple CPUs can be provided as a +comma-sperated list with no space: 0,1. Ranges of CPUs are specified with -: 0-2. +Default is to monitor all CPUS. -d <seconds>:: --delay=<seconds>:: |