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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2016-05-16 14:08:43 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2016-05-16 14:08:43 -0700
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tree96c6bda274155d7f4e41b2168edc291216f477ba /tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt
parent3469d261eac65912927dca13ee8f77c744ad7aa2 (diff)
parent3f56e687a138481894a1088d5aa7d41951bdb020 (diff)
Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull perf updates from Ingo Molnar: "Bigger kernel side changes: - Add backwards writing capability to the perf ring-buffer code, which is preparation for future advanced features like robust 'overwrite support' and snapshot mode. (Wang Nan) - Add pause and resume ioctls for the perf ringbuffer (Wang Nan) - x86 Intel cstate code cleanups and reorgnization (Thomas Gleixner) - x86 Intel uncore and CPU PMU driver updates (Kan Liang, Peter Zijlstra) - x86 AUX (Intel PT) related enhancements and updates (Alexander Shishkin) - x86 MSR PMU driver enhancements and updates (Huang Rui) - ... and lots of other changes spread out over 40+ commits. Biggest tooling side changes: - 'perf trace' features and enhancements. (Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo) - BPF tooling updates (Wang Nan) - 'perf sched' updates (Jiri Olsa) - 'perf probe' updates (Masami Hiramatsu) - ... plus 200+ other enhancements, fixes and cleanups to tools/ The merge commits, the shortlog and the changelogs contain a lot more details" * 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (249 commits) perf/core: Disable the event on a truncated AUX record perf/x86/intel/pt: Generate PMI in the STOP region as well perf buildid-cache: Use lsdir() for looking up buildid caches perf symbols: Use lsdir() for the search in kcore cache directory perf tools: Use SBUILD_ID_SIZE where applicable perf tools: Fix lsdir to set errno correctly perf trace: Move seccomp args beautifiers to tools/perf/trace/beauty/ perf trace: Move flock op beautifier to tools/perf/trace/beauty/ perf build: Add build-test for debug-frame on arm/arm64 perf build: Add build-test for libunwind cross-platforms support perf script: Fix export of callchains with recursion in db-export perf script: Fix callchain addresses in db-export perf script: Fix symbol insertion behavior in db-export perf symbols: Add dso__insert_symbol function perf scripting python: Use Py_FatalError instead of die() perf tools: Remove xrealloc and ALLOC_GROW perf help: Do not use ALLOC_GROW in add_cmd_list perf pmu: Make pmu_formats_string to check return value of strbuf perf header: Make topology checkers to check return value of strbuf perf tools: Make alias handler to check return value of strbuf ...
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@@ -117,9 +117,41 @@ the thread executes on the designated CPUs. Default is to monitor all CPUs.
--syscalls::
Trace system calls. This options is enabled by default.
+--call-graph [mode,type,min[,limit],order[,key][,branch]]::
+ Setup and enable call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording.
+ See `--call-graph` section in perf-record and perf-report
+ man pages for details. The ones that are most useful in 'perf trace'
+ are 'dwarf' and 'lbr', where available, try: 'perf trace --call-graph dwarf'.
+
+ Using this will, for the root user, bump the value of --mmap-pages to 4
+ times the maximum for non-root users, based on the kernel.perf_event_mlock_kb
+ sysctl. This is done only if the user doesn't specify a --mmap-pages value.
+
+--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
+ this is just about the presentation part, i.e. the kernel is still
+ not limiting, the overhead of callchains needs to be set via the
+ knobs in --call-graph dwarf.
+
+ Implies '--call-graph dwarf' when --call-graph not present on the
+ command line, on systems where DWARF unwinding was built in.
+
+ Default: /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_max_stack when present, 127 otherwise.
+
+--min-stack::
+ Set the stack depth limit when parsing the callchain, anything
+ below the specified depth will be ignored. Disabled by default.
+
+ Implies '--call-graph dwarf' when --call-graph not present on the
+ command line, on systems where DWARF unwinding was built in.
+
--proc-map-timeout::
When processing pre-existing threads /proc/XXX/mmap, it may take a long time,
because the file may be huge. A time out is needed in such cases.