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From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>
To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>, Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>,
	Clark Williams <williams@redhat.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org,
	Jin Yao <yao.jin@linux.intel.com>,
	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>, Jin Yao <yao.jin@intel.com>,
	Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 08/18] perf diff: Documentation -c cycles option
Date: Wed,  3 Jul 2019 00:27:36 -0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190703032746.21692-9-acme@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190703032746.21692-1-acme@kernel.org>

From: Jin Yao <yao.jin@linux.intel.com>

Documentation the new computation selection 'cycles'.

 v4:
 ---
 Change the column 'Block cycles diff [start:end]' to
 '[Program Block Range] Cycles Diff'

Signed-off-by: Jin Yao <yao.jin@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Jin Yao <yao.jin@intel.com>
Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1561713784-30533-8-git-send-email-yao.jin@linux.intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt | 17 ++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
index facd91e4e945..d5cc15e651cf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
@@ -90,9 +90,10 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -c::
 --compute::
-        Differential computation selection - delta, ratio, wdiff, delta-abs
-        (default is delta-abs).  Default can be changed using diff.compute
-        config option.  See COMPARISON METHODS section for more info.
+        Differential computation selection - delta, ratio, wdiff, cycles,
+        delta-abs (default is delta-abs).  Default can be changed using
+        diff.compute config option.  See COMPARISON METHODS section for
+        more info.
 
 -p::
 --period::
@@ -280,6 +281,16 @@ If specified the 'Weighted diff' column is displayed with value 'd' computed as:
     - WEIGHT-A being the weight of the data file
     - WEIGHT-B being the weight of the baseline data file
 
+cycles
+~~~~~~
+If specified the '[Program Block Range] Cycles Diff' column is displayed.
+It displays the cycles difference of same program basic block amongst
+two perf.data. The program basic block is the code between two branches.
+
+'[Program Block Range]' indicates the range of a program basic block.
+Source line is reported if it can be found otherwise uses symbol+offset
+instead.
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-report[1]
-- 
2.20.1

  parent reply	other threads:[~2019-07-03  3:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-07-03  3:27 [GIT PULL] perf/core improvements and fixes Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27 ` [PATCH 01/18] objtool: Fix build by linking against tools/lib/ctype.o sources Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27 ` [PATCH 02/18] perf symbol: Create block_info structure Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27 ` [PATCH 03/18] perf hists: Add block_info in hist_entry Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27 ` [PATCH 04/18] perf diff: Check if all data files with branch stacks Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27 ` [PATCH 05/18] perf diff: Use hists to manage basic blocks per symbol Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27 ` [PATCH 06/18] perf diff: Link same basic blocks among different data Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27 ` [PATCH 07/18] perf diff: Print the basic block cycles diff Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo [this message]
2019-07-03  3:27 ` [PATCH 09/18] perf pmu: Support more complex PMU event aliasing Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27   ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27 ` [PATCH 10/18] perf jevents: Add support for Hisi hip08 DDRC PMU aliasing Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27   ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27 ` [PATCH 11/18] perf jevents: Add support for Hisi hip08 HHA " Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27   ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27 ` [PATCH 12/18] perf jevents: Add support for Hisi hip08 L3C " Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27   ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27 ` [PATCH 13/18] perf tools: Fix typos / broken sentences Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27 ` [PATCH 14/18] perf vendor events intel: Metric fixes for SKX/CLX Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27 ` [PATCH 15/18] perf list: Avoid extra : for --raw metrics Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27 ` [PATCH 16/18] perf tools metric: Don't include duration_time in group Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27 ` [PATCH 17/18] perf tests: Fix record+probe_libc_inet_pton.sh for powerpc64 Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03  3:27 ` [PATCH 18/18] perf script: Allow specifying the files to process guest samples Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2019-07-03 13:56 ` [GIT PULL] perf/core improvements and fixes Ingo Molnar

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