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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt index c04cc0647c16..9fa84617181e 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt @@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ OPTIONS --sort=:: Sort histogram entries by given key(s) - multiple keys can be specified in CSV format. Following sort keys are available: - pid, comm, dso, symbol, parent, cpu, socket, srcline, weight, local_weight. + pid, comm, dso, symbol, parent, cpu, socket, srcline, weight, + local_weight, cgroup_id. Each key has following meaning: @@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ OPTIONS - pid: command and tid of the task - dso: name of library or module executed at the time of sample - symbol: name of function executed at the time of sample + - symbol_size: size of function executed at the time of sample - parent: name of function matched to the parent regex filter. Unmatched entries are displayed as "[other]". - cpu: cpu number the task ran at the time of sample @@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ OPTIONS - weight: Event specific weight, e.g. memory latency or transaction abort cost. This is the global weight. - local_weight: Local weight version of the weight above. + - cgroup_id: ID derived from cgroup namespace device and inode numbers. - transaction: Transaction abort flags. - overhead: Overhead percentage of sample - overhead_sys: Overhead percentage of sample running in system mode @@ -172,11 +175,14 @@ OPTIONS By default, every sort keys not specified in -F will be appended automatically. + If the keys starts with a prefix '+', then it will append the specified + field(s) to the default field order. For example: perf report -F +period,sample. + -p:: --parent=<regex>:: A regex filter to identify parent. The parent is a caller of this function and searched through the callchain, thus it requires callchain - information recorded. The pattern is in the exteneded regex format and + information recorded. The pattern is in the extended regex format and defaults to "\^sys_|^do_page_fault", see '--sort parent'. -x:: @@ -201,8 +207,8 @@ OPTIONS -g:: --call-graph=<print_type,threshold[,print_limit],order,sort_key[,branch],value>:: Display call chains using type, min percent threshold, print limit, - call order, sort key, optional branch and value. Note that ordering of - parameters is not fixed so any parement can be given in an arbitraty order. + call order, sort key, optional branch and value. Note that ordering + is not fixed so any parameter can be given in an arbitrary order. One exception is the print_limit which should be preceded by threshold. print_type can be either: @@ -229,6 +235,7 @@ OPTIONS sort_key can be: - function: compare on functions (default) - address: compare on individual code addresses + - srcline: compare on source filename and line number branch can be: - branch: include last branch information in callgraph when available. @@ -424,6 +431,10 @@ include::itrace.txt[] --hierarchy:: Enable hierarchical output. +--inline:: + If a callgraph address belongs to an inlined function, the inline stack + will be printed. Each entry is function name or file/line. + include::callchain-overhead-calculation.txt[] SEE ALSO |
