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author | 2010-05-18 08:19:03 -0700 | |
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committer | 2010-05-18 08:19:03 -0700 | |
commit | 4d7b4ac22fbec1a03206c6cde353f2fd6942f828 (patch) | |
tree | 2d96a9e9c28cf6fa628a278decc00ad55a8b043b /tools/perf/Documentation/perf-inject.txt | |
parent | Merge branch 'oprofile-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip (diff) | |
parent | perf tools: Add mode to build without newt support (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: (311 commits)
perf tools: Add mode to build without newt support
perf symbols: symbol inconsistency message should be done only at verbose=1
perf tui: Add explicit -lslang option
perf options: Type check all the remaining OPT_ variants
perf options: Type check OPT_BOOLEAN and fix the offenders
perf options: Check v type in OPT_U?INTEGER
perf options: Introduce OPT_UINTEGER
perf tui: Add workaround for slang < 2.1.4
perf record: Fix bug mismatch with -c option definition
perf options: Introduce OPT_U64
perf tui: Add help window to show key associations
perf tui: Make <- exit menus too
perf newt: Add single key shortcuts for zoom into DSO and threads
perf newt: Exit browser unconditionally when CTRL+C, q or Q is pressed
perf newt: Fix the 'A'/'a' shortcut for annotate
perf newt: Make <- exit the ui_browser
x86, perf: P4 PMU - fix counters management logic
perf newt: Make <- zoom out filters
perf report: Report number of events, not samples
perf hist: Clarify events_stats fields usage
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Fix up trivial conflicts in kernel/fork.c and tools/perf/builtin-record.c
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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-inject.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-inject.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..025630d43cd2 --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-inject.txt @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +perf-inject(1) +============== + +NAME +---- +perf-inject - Filter to augment the events stream with additional information + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'perf inject <options>' + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +perf-inject reads a perf-record event stream and repipes it to stdout. At any +point the processing code can inject other events into the event stream - in +this case build-ids (-b option) are read and injected as needed into the event +stream. + +Build-ids are just the first user of perf-inject - potentially anything that +needs userspace processing to augment the events stream with additional +information could make use of this facility. + +OPTIONS +------- +-b:: +--build-ids=:: + Inject build-ids into the output stream +-v:: +--verbose:: + Be more verbose. + +SEE ALSO +-------- +linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-report[1], linkperf:perf-archive[1] |