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--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt
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@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ OPTIONS
-e::
--expr::
- List of syscalls to show, currently only syscall names.
+--event::
+ List of syscalls and other perf events (tracepoints, HW cache events,
+ etc) to show.
+ See 'perf list' for a complete list of events.
Prefixing with ! shows all syscalls but the ones specified. You may
need to escape it.
@@ -120,7 +123,8 @@ the thread executes on the designated CPUs. Default is to monitor all CPUs.
major or all pagefaults. Default value is maj.
--syscalls::
- Trace system calls. This options is enabled by default.
+ Trace system calls. This options is enabled by default, disable with
+ --no-syscalls.
--call-graph [mode,type,min[,limit],order[,key][,branch]]::
Setup and enable call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording.
@@ -135,9 +139,6 @@ the thread executes on the designated CPUs. Default is to monitor all CPUs.
--kernel-syscall-graph::
Show the kernel callchains on the syscall exit path.
---event::
- Trace other events, see 'perf list' for a complete list.
-
--max-stack::
Set the stack depth limit when parsing the callchain, anything
beyond the specified depth will be ignored. Note that at this point
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