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authorIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>2020-04-13 09:44:39 +0200
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>2020-04-13 09:44:39 +0200
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parentkcsan, trace: Make KCSAN compatible with tracing (diff)
parentLinux 5.7-rc1 (diff)
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Merge tag 'v5.7-rc1' into locking/kcsan, to resolve conflicts and refresh
Resolve these conflicts: arch/x86/Kconfig arch/x86/kernel/Makefile Do a minor "evil merge" to move the KCSAN entry up a bit by a few lines in the Kconfig to reduce the probability of future conflicts. Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
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@@ -237,16 +237,22 @@ OPTIONS
option and remains only for backward compatibility. See --event.
-g::
- Enables call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording.
+ Enables call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording for both
+ kernel space and user space.
--call-graph::
Setup and enable call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording,
- implies -g. Default is "fp".
+ implies -g. Default is "fp" (for user space).
- Allows specifying "fp" (frame pointer) or "dwarf"
- (DWARF's CFI - Call Frame Information) or "lbr"
- (Hardware Last Branch Record facility) as the method to collect
- the information used to show the call graphs.
+ The unwinding method used for kernel space is dependent on the
+ unwinder used by the active kernel configuration, i.e
+ CONFIG_UNWINDER_FRAME_POINTER (fp) or CONFIG_UNWINDER_ORC (orc)
+
+ Any option specified here controls the method used for user space.
+
+ Valid options are "fp" (frame pointer), "dwarf" (DWARF's CFI -
+ Call Frame Information) or "lbr" (Hardware Last Branch Record
+ facility).
In some systems, where binaries are build with gcc
--fomit-frame-pointer, using the "fp" method will produce bogus
@@ -385,7 +391,10 @@ displayed with the weight and local_weight sort keys. This currently works for
abort events and some memory events in precise mode on modern Intel CPUs.
--namespaces::
-Record events of type PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES.
+Record events of type PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES. This enables 'cgroup_id' sort key.
+
+--all-cgroups::
+Record events of type PERF_RECORD_CGROUP. This enables 'cgroup' sort key.
--transaction::
Record transaction flags for transaction related events.
@@ -589,4 +598,4 @@ appended unit character - B/K/M/G
SEE ALSO
--------
-linkperf:perf-stat[1], linkperf:perf-list[1]
+linkperf:perf-stat[1], linkperf:perf-list[1], linkperf:perf-intel-pt[1]