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| author | André Fabian Silva Delgado <emulatorman@parabola.nu> | 2015-09-08 01:01:14 -0300 |
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| committer | André Fabian Silva Delgado <emulatorman@parabola.nu> | 2015-09-08 01:01:14 -0300 |
| commit | e5fd91f1ef340da553f7a79da9540c3db711c937 (patch) | |
| tree | b11842027dc6641da63f4bcc524f8678263304a3 /tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt | |
| parent | 2a9b0348e685a63d97486f6749622b61e9e3292f (diff) | |
Linux-libre 4.2-gnu
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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt index 79445750f..c82df572f 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt @@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ OPTIONS -f:: --fields:: Comma separated list of fields to print. Options are: - comm, tid, pid, time, cpu, event, trace, ip, sym, dso, addr, symoff, srcline, period. + comm, tid, pid, time, cpu, event, trace, ip, sym, dso, addr, symoff, + srcline, period, flags. Field list can be prepended with the type, trace, sw or hw, to indicate to which event type the field list applies. e.g., -f sw:comm,tid,time,ip,sym and -f trace:time,cpu,trace @@ -165,6 +166,12 @@ OPTIONS At this point usage is displayed, and perf-script exits. + The flags field is synthesized and may have a value when Instruction + Trace decoding. The flags are "bcrosyiABEx" which stand for branch, + call, return, conditional, system, asynchronous, interrupt, + transaction abort, trace begin, trace end, and in transaction, + respectively. + Finally, a user may not set fields to none for all event types. i.e., -f "" is not allowed. @@ -221,6 +228,34 @@ OPTIONS --header-only Show only perf.data header. +--itrace:: + Options for decoding instruction tracing data. The options are: + + i synthesize instructions events + b synthesize branches events + c synthesize branches events (calls only) + r synthesize branches events (returns only) + x synthesize transactions events + e synthesize error events + d create a debug log + g synthesize a call chain (use with i or x) + + The default is all events i.e. the same as --itrace=ibxe + + In addition, the period (default 100000) for instructions events + can be specified in units of: + + i instructions + t ticks + ms milliseconds + us microseconds + ns nanoseconds (default) + + Also the call chain size (default 16, max. 1024) for instructions or + transactions events can be specified. + + To disable decoding entirely, use --no-itrace. + SEE ALSO -------- linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-script-perl[1], |