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authorIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>2013-10-29 11:23:32 +0100
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>2013-10-29 11:23:32 +0100
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Merge branch 'perf/urgent' into perf/core
Conflicts: tools/perf/builtin-record.c tools/perf/builtin-top.c tools/perf/util/hist.h
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@@ -143,20 +143,12 @@ 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.
--max-stack::
Set the stack depth limit when parsing the callchain, anything