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-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt7
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt8
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt2
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt2
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-mem.txt8
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt2
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt4
7 files changed, 30 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt
index be764f9ec769..c6c8318e38a2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ The letters are:
d create a debug log
g synthesize a call chain (use with i or x)
l synthesize last branch entries (use with i or x)
+ s skip initial number of events
"Instructions" events look like they were recorded by "perf record -e
instructions".
@@ -730,6 +731,12 @@ from one sample to the next.
To disable trace decoding entirely, use the option --no-itrace.
+It is also possible to skip events generated (instructions, branches, transactions)
+at the beginning. This is useful to ignore initialization code.
+
+ --itrace=i0nss1000000
+
+skips the first million instructions.
dump option
-----------
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt
index 65453f4c7006..e2a4c5e0dbe5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
d create a debug log
g synthesize a call chain (use with i or x)
l synthesize last branch entries (use with i or x)
+ s skip initial number of events
The default is all events i.e. the same as --itrace=ibxe
@@ -24,3 +25,10 @@
Also the number of last branch entries (default 64, max. 1024) for
instructions or transactions events can be specified.
+
+ It is also possible to skip events generated (instructions, branches, transactions)
+ at the beginning. This is useful to ignore initialization code.
+
+ --itrace=i0nss1000000
+
+ skips the first million instructions.
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt
index e9cd39a92dc2..778f54d4d0bd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ OPTIONS
-f::
--force::
- Don't complain, do it.
+ Don't do ownership validation.
-v::
--verbose::
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
index d1deb573877f..3e9490b9c533 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ OPTIONS
-f::
--force::
- Don't complain, do it.
+ Don't do ownership validation.
--symfs=<directory>::
Look for files with symbols relative to this directory.
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-mem.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-mem.txt
index 43310d8661fe..1d6092c460dd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-mem.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-mem.txt
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ OPTIONS
option can be passed in record mode. It will be interpreted the same way as perf
record.
+-K::
+--all-kernel::
+ Configure all used events to run in kernel space.
+
+-U::
+--all-user::
+ Configure all used events to run in user space.
+
SEE ALSO
--------
linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-report[1]
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index 12113992ac9d..496d42cdf02b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ OPTIONS
-f::
--force::
- Don't complain, do it.
+ Don't do ownership validation.
--symfs=<directory>::
Look for files with symbols relative to this directory.
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
index 382ddfb45d1d..22ef3933342a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ include::itrace.txt[]
--ns::
Use 9 decimal places when displaying time (i.e. show the nanoseconds)
+-f::
+--force::
+ Don't do ownership validation.
+
SEE ALSO
--------
linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-script-perl[1],