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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt index 15949e2a7805..9365b75fd04f 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ perf-config - Get and set variables in a configuration file. SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] +'perf config' [<file-option>] [section.name[=value] ...] +or 'perf config' [<file-option>] -l | --list DESCRIPTION @@ -110,6 +112,47 @@ Given a $HOME/.perfconfig like this: order = caller sort-key = function + [report] + # Defaults + sort-order = comm,dso,symbol + percent-limit = 0 + queue-size = 0 + children = true + group = true + +You can hide source code of annotate feature setting the config to false with + + % perf config annotate.hide_src_code=true + +If you want to add or modify several config items, you can do like + + % perf config ui.show-headers=false kmem.default=slab + +To modify the sort order of report functionality in user config file(i.e. `~/.perfconfig`), do + + % perf config --user report sort-order=srcline + +To change colors of selected line to other foreground and background colors +in system config file (i.e. `$(sysconf)/perfconfig`), do + + % perf config --system colors.selected=yellow,green + +To query the record mode of call graph, do + + % perf config call-graph.record-mode + +If you want to know multiple config key/value pairs, you can do like + + % perf config report.queue-size call-graph.order report.children + +To query the config value of sort order of call graph in user config file (i.e. `~/.perfconfig`), do + + % perf config --user call-graph.sort-order + +To query the config value of buildid directory in system config file (i.e. `$(sysconf)/perfconfig`), do + + % perf config --system buildid.dir + Variables ~~~~~~~~~ @@ -382,6 +425,10 @@ call-graph.*:: histogram entry. Default is 0 which means no limitation. report.*:: + report.sort_order:: + Allows changing the default sort order from "comm,dso,symbol" to + some other default, for instance "sym,dso" may be more fitting for + kernel developers. report.percent-limit:: This one is mostly the same as call-graph.threshold but works for histogram entries. Entries having an overhead lower than this |
