From: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>
To: acme@ghostprotocols.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>,
Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>,
Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>,
Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>,
Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>,
Pekka Enberg <penberg@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 8/8] perf sched : Add documentation for timehist options
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:32:51 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1384806771-2945-9-git-send-email-dsahern@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1384806771-2945-1-git-send-email-dsahern@gmail.com>
Add entry to perf-sched documentation for timehist command and its
options.
Signed-off-by: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>
Cc: Pekka Enberg <penberg@kernel.org>
---
tools/perf/Documentation/perf-sched.txt | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 59 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-sched.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-sched.txt
index 8ff4df956951..83fac8b86f52 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-sched.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-sched.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ perf-sched - Tool to trace/measure scheduler properties (latencies)
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'perf sched' {record|latency|map|replay|script}
+'perf sched' {record|latency|map|replay|script|timehist}
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ There are five variants of perf sched:
are running on a CPU. A '*' denotes the CPU that had the event, and
a dot signals an idle CPU.
+ 'perf sched timehist' to show context-switching analysis with times
+ between schedule-in, schedule delay, and run time. If callchains are
+ present stack trace is dumped at the end of the line. A summary of
+ run times can be shown as well.
+
OPTIONS
-------
-i::
@@ -50,6 +55,59 @@ OPTIONS
--dump-raw-trace=::
Display verbose dump of the sched data.
+TIMEHIST OPTIONS
+----------------
+-k::
+--vmlinux=<file>::
+ vmlinux pathname
+
+--kallsyms=<file>::
+ kallsyms pathname
+
+-s::
+--summary::
+ Show only a summary of scheduling by thread with min, max, and average
+ run times (in sec) and relative stddev.
+
+-S::
+--with-summary::
+ Show all scheduling events followed by a summary by thread with min,
+ max, and average run times (in sec) and relative stddev.
+
+-w::
+--wakeups::
+ Show wakeup events.
+
+-c::
+--comms=::
+ Only show events for given comms (comma separated list)
+
+-p::
+--pid=::
+ Only show events for given process ID (comma separated list).
+
+-t::
+--tid=::
+ Only show events for given thread ID (comma separated list).
+
+--call-graph::
+ Display call chains. Default is on. Use --no-call-graph to suppress
+
+--max-stack::
+ Set the stack depth limit when showing the callchains. Default: 127
+
+-x::
+--excl::
+ Symbols to skip in backtrace. Useful to compact repetitive or
+ uninteresting frames to pull more useful frames into view.
+
+--symfs=<directory>::
+ Look for files with symbols relative to this directory.
+
+-V::
+--cpu-visual::
+ Add a visual for following events by cpu
+
SEE ALSO
--------
linkperf:perf-record[1]
--
1.8.3.4 (Apple Git-47)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-11-18 20:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-11-18 20:32 [PATCH 0/8] perf: sched timehist command David Ahern
2013-11-18 20:32 ` [PATCH 1/8] perf tool: Skip ignored symbols while printing callchain David Ahern
2013-11-30 12:52 ` [tip:perf/core] perf evsel: " tip-bot for David Ahern
2013-11-18 20:32 ` [PATCH 2/8] perf symbols: Move idle syms check from top to generic function David Ahern
2013-11-28 8:36 ` Namhyung Kim
2013-11-30 15:58 ` David Ahern
2013-11-30 12:52 ` [tip:perf/core] " tip-bot for David Ahern
2013-11-18 20:32 ` [PATCH 3/8] perf symbol: Save vmlinux or kallsyms path loaded David Ahern
2013-11-22 18:44 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2013-11-22 19:13 ` David Ahern
2013-11-22 19:40 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2013-11-22 20:09 ` David Ahern
2013-11-18 20:32 ` [PATCH 4/8] perf thread: Move comm_list check into function David Ahern
2013-11-30 12:52 ` [tip:perf/core] " tip-bot for David Ahern
2013-11-18 20:32 ` [PATCH 5/8] perf tool: export setup_list David Ahern
2013-11-28 8:45 ` Namhyung Kim
2013-11-30 12:52 ` [tip:perf/core] perf tools: Export setup_list tip-bot for David Ahern
2013-11-18 20:32 ` [PATCH 6/8] perf sched: Introduce timehist command David Ahern
2013-11-28 9:50 ` Namhyung Kim
2013-11-28 16:01 ` David Ahern
2013-11-28 15:38 ` Namhyung Kim
2013-11-28 16:01 ` David Ahern
2013-11-29 0:48 ` Namhyung Kim
2013-11-29 1:58 ` David Ahern
2013-12-04 4:15 ` David Ahern
2013-11-18 20:32 ` [PATCH 7/8] perf sched timehist: Add support for context-switch event David Ahern
2013-11-18 20:32 ` David Ahern [this message]
2013-11-28 15:42 ` [PATCH 8/8] perf sched : Add documentation for timehist options Namhyung Kim
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