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Diffstat (limited to 'tools/perf/Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt | 18 |
2 files changed, 18 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt index e297b74471b8..ca0d3d9f4bac 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt @@ -90,8 +90,20 @@ OPTIONS Number of mmap data pages. Must be a power of two. -g:: + Enables call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording. + --call-graph:: - Do call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording. + Setup and enable call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording, + implies -g. + + Allows specifying "fp" (frame pointer) or "dwarf" + (DWARF's CFI - Call Frame Information) as the method to collect + the information used to show the call graphs. + + In some systems, where binaries are build with gcc + --fomit-frame-pointer, using the "fp" method will produce bogus + call graphs, using "dwarf", if available (perf tools linked to + the libunwind library) should be used instead. -q:: --quiet:: diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt index 58d6598a9686..6a118e71d003 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt @@ -140,20 +140,12 @@ Default is to monitor all CPUS. --asm-raw:: Show raw instruction encoding of assembly instructions. --G [type,min,order]:: +-G:: + Enables call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording. + --call-graph:: - Display call chains using type, min percent threshold 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. + Setup and enable call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording, + implies -G. --ignore-callees=<regex>:: Ignore callees of the function(s) matching the given regex. |