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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2009-12-06 00:30:21 +0100 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2009-12-06 00:30:21 +0100 |
commit | c3fa27d1367fac63ac8533d6f20ea851d0d70a10 (patch) | |
tree | e7731554085e22b6b63411b1ebb401079f3e0bbb /tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kmem.txt | |
parent | Merge branch 'tracing-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/k... (diff) | |
parent | Merge branch 'perf/probes' into perf/core (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip
* 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (470 commits)
x86: Fix comments of register/stack access functions
perf tools: Replace %m with %a in sscanf
hw-breakpoints: Keep track of user disabled breakpoints
tracing/syscalls: Make syscall events print callbacks static
tracing: Add DEFINE_EVENT(), DEFINE_SINGLE_EVENT() support to docbook
perf: Don't free perf_mmap_data until work has been done
perf_event: Fix compile error
perf tools: Fix _GNU_SOURCE macro related strndup() build error
trace_syscalls: Remove unused syscall_name_to_nr()
trace_syscalls: Simplify syscall profile
trace_syscalls: Remove duplicate init_enter_##sname()
trace_syscalls: Add syscall_nr field to struct syscall_metadata
trace_syscalls: Remove enter_id exit_id
trace_syscalls: Set event_enter_##sname->data to its metadata
trace_syscalls: Remove unused event_syscall_enter and event_syscall_exit
perf_event: Initialize data.period in perf_swevent_hrtimer()
perf probe: Simplify event naming
perf probe: Add --list option for listing current probe events
perf probe: Add argv_split() from lib/argv_split.c
perf probe: Move probe event utility functions to probe-event.c
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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kmem.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kmem.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..44b0ce35c28a --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kmem.txt @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +perf-kmem(1) +============== + +NAME +---- +perf-kmem - Tool to trace/measure kernel memory(slab) properties + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'perf kmem' {record} [<options>] + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +There's two variants of perf kmem: + + 'perf kmem record <command>' to record the kmem events + of an arbitrary workload. + + 'perf kmem' to report kernel memory statistics. + +OPTIONS +------- +-i <file>:: +--input=<file>:: + Select the input file (default: perf.data) + +--stat=<caller|alloc>:: + Select per callsite or per allocation statistics + +-s <key[,key2...]>:: +--sort=<key[,key2...]>:: + Sort the output (default: frag,hit,bytes) + +-l <num>:: +--line=<num>:: + Print n lines only + +--raw-ip:: + Print raw ip instead of symbol + +SEE ALSO +-------- +linkperf:perf-record[1] |