diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt | 17 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt index d4e2e18a5881..2599b057e47b 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt @@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ OPTIONS With the metric option perf script can compute metrics for sampling periods, similar to perf stat. This requires - specifying a group with multiple metrics with the :S option + specifying a group with multiple events defining metrics with the :S option for perf record. perf will sample on the first event, and - compute metrics for all the events in the group. Please note + print computed metrics for all the events in the group. Please note that the metric computed is averaged over the whole sampling - period, not just for the sample point. + period (since the last sample), not just for the sample point. For sample events it's possible to display misc field with -F +misc option, following letters are displayed for each bit: @@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ include::itrace.txt[] perf script --time 0%-10%,30%-40% --max-blocks:: - Set the maximum number of program blocks to print with brstackasm for + Set the maximum number of program blocks to print with brstackinsn for each sample. --reltime:: @@ -417,6 +417,15 @@ include::itrace.txt[] For itrace only show specified functions and their callees for itrace. Multiple functions can be separated by comma. +--switch-on EVENT_NAME:: + Only consider events after this event is found. + +--switch-off EVENT_NAME:: + Stop considering events after this event is found. + +--show-on-off-events:: + Show the --switch-on/off events too. + SEE ALSO -------- linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-script-perl[1], |
