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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/tips.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/tips.txt index a1c10e360db5..e0ce9573b79b 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/tips.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/tips.txt @@ -12,3 +12,18 @@ 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 +Show individual samples with: perf script +Limit to show entries above 5% only: perf report --percent-limit 5 +Profiling branch (mis)predictions with: perf record -b / perf report +Treat branches as callchains: perf report --branch-history +To count events in every 1000 msec: perf stat -I 1000 +Print event counts in CSV format with: perf stat -x, +If you have debuginfo enabled, try: perf report -s sym,srcline +For memory address profiling, try: perf mem record / perf mem report +For tracepoint events, try: perf report -s trace_fields +To record callchains for each sample: perf record -g +To record every process run by an user: perf record -u <user> +Skip collecing build-id when recording: perf record -B +To change sampling frequency to 100 Hz: perf record -F 100 +See assembly instructions with percentage: perf annotate <symbol> +If you prefer Intel style assembly, try: perf annotate -M intel |