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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7d5f4f38 --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt @@ -0,0 +1,215 @@ +perf-report(1) +============== + +NAME +---- +perf-report - Read perf.data (created by perf record) and display the profile + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'perf report' [-i <file> | --input=file] + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +This command displays the performance counter profile information recorded +via perf record. + +OPTIONS +------- +-i:: +--input=:: + Input file name. (default: perf.data unless stdin is a fifo) + +-v:: +--verbose:: + Be more verbose. (show symbol address, etc) + +-d:: +--dsos=:: + Only consider symbols in these dsos. CSV that understands + file://filename entries. +-n:: +--show-nr-samples:: + Show the number of samples for each symbol + +--showcpuutilization:: + Show sample percentage for different cpu modes. + +-T:: +--threads:: + Show per-thread event counters +-c:: +--comms=:: + Only consider symbols in these comms. CSV that understands + file://filename entries. +-S:: +--symbols=:: + Only consider these symbols. CSV that understands + file://filename entries. + +--symbol-filter=:: + Only show symbols that match (partially) with this filter. + +-U:: +--hide-unresolved:: + Only display entries resolved to a symbol. + +-s:: +--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, srcline, weight, local_weight. + + Each key has following meaning: + + - comm: command (name) of the task which can be read via /proc/<pid>/comm + - 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 + - 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 + - srcline: filename and line number executed at the time of sample. The + DWARF debuggin info must be provided. + + By default, comm, dso and symbol keys are used. + (i.e. --sort comm,dso,symbol) + + If --branch-stack option is used, following sort keys are also + available: + dso_from, dso_to, symbol_from, symbol_to, mispredict. + + - dso_from: name of library or module branched from + - dso_to: name of library or module branched to + - symbol_from: name of function branched from + - symbol_to: name of function branched to + - mispredict: "N" for predicted branch, "Y" for mispredicted branch + + And default sort keys are changed to comm, dso_from, symbol_from, dso_to + and symbol_to, see '--branch-stack'. + +-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 + defaults to "\^sys_|^do_page_fault", see '--sort parent'. + +-x:: +--exclude-other:: + Only display entries with parent-match. + +-w:: +--column-widths=<width[,width...]>:: + Force each column width to the provided list, for large terminal + readability. + +-t:: +--field-separator=:: + Use a special separator character and don't pad with spaces, replacing + all occurrences of this separator in symbol names (and other output) + with a '.' character, that thus it's the only non valid separator. + +-D:: +--dump-raw-trace:: + Dump raw trace in ASCII. + +-g [type,min[,limit],order]:: +--call-graph:: + Display call chains using type, min percent threshold, optional print + limit and order. + type can be either: + - flat: single column, linear exposure of call chains. + - graph: use a graph tree, displaying absolute overhead rates. + - fractal: like graph, but displays relative rates. Each branch of + the tree is considered as a new profiled object. + + + order can be either: + - callee: callee based call graph. + - caller: inverted caller based call graph. + + Default: fractal,0.5,callee. + +-G:: +--inverted:: + alias for inverted caller based call graph. + +--pretty=<key>:: + Pretty printing style. key: normal, raw + +--stdio:: Use the stdio interface. + +--tui:: Use the TUI interface, that is integrated with annotate and allows + zooming into DSOs or threads, among other features. Use of --tui + requires a tty, if one is not present, as when piping to other + commands, the stdio interface is used. + +--gtk:: Use the GTK2 interface. + +-k:: +--vmlinux=<file>:: + vmlinux pathname + +--kallsyms=<file>:: + kallsyms pathname + +-m:: +--modules:: + Load module symbols. WARNING: This should only be used with -k and + a LIVE kernel. + +-f:: +--force:: + Don't complain, do it. + +--symfs=<directory>:: + Look for files with symbols relative to this directory. + +-C:: +--cpu:: Only report samples for the list of CPUs provided. Multiple CPUs can + be provided as a comma-separated list with no space: 0,1. Ranges of + CPUs are specified with -: 0-2. Default is to report samples on all + CPUs. + +-M:: +--disassembler-style=:: Set disassembler style for objdump. + +--source:: + Interleave source code with assembly code. Enabled by default, + disable with --no-source. + +--asm-raw:: + Show raw instruction encoding of assembly instructions. + +--show-total-period:: Show a column with the sum of periods. + +-I:: +--show-info:: + Display extended information about the perf.data file. This adds + information which may be very large and thus may clutter the display. + It currently includes: cpu and numa topology of the host system. + +-b:: +--branch-stack:: + Use the addresses of sampled taken branches instead of the instruction + address to build the histograms. To generate meaningful output, the + perf.data file must have been obtained using perf record -b or + perf record --branch-filter xxx where xxx is a branch filter option. + perf report is able to auto-detect whether a perf.data file contains + branch stacks and it will automatically switch to the branch view mode, + unless --no-branch-stack is used. + +--objdump=<path>:: + Path to objdump binary. + +--group:: + Show event group information together. + +--demangle:: + Demangle symbol names to human readable form. It's enabled by default, + disable with --no-demangle. + +SEE ALSO +-------- +linkperf:perf-stat[1], linkperf:perf-annotate[1] |