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@@ -56,12 +56,25 @@ $ perf timechart
Written 10.2 seconds of trace to output.svg.
+Record system-wide timechart:
+
+ $ perf timechart record
+
+ then generate timechart and highlight 'gcc' tasks:
+
+ $ perf timechart --highlight gcc
+
-n::
--proc-num::
Print task info for at least given number of tasks.
-t::
--topology::
Sort CPUs according to topology.
+--highlight=<duration_nsecs|task_name>::
+ Highlight tasks (using different color) that run more than given
+ duration or tasks with given name. If number is given it's interpreted
+ as number of nanoseconds. If non-numeric string is given it's
+ interpreted as task name.
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