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From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
Subject: Re: ratio of progress of the counters
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 12:35:46 -0700
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Jos=C3=A9 Sim=C3=A3o <jose.m.simao@gmail.com> writes:

> Dear all,
>
> I'm trying to collect ASCII-based progress information regarding a se=
t
> of performance counters. "Progress" means, for example, the ratios of
> values/second (e.g. page faults/seconds).
>
> I can get information in this form using 'perf stat' but 'stat' only
> gives me the final value. I would like to collect, or calculate,
> theses values from the running command and determine how these metric=
s
> evolved over time (i.e. faster or slower).

Newer perf stat has a -I (interval) option for this.

-Andi

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