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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt index a79c84ae61aa..da7809b15cc9 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt @@ -118,6 +118,62 @@ OPTIONS sum of shown entries will be always 100%. "absolute" means it retains the original value before and after the filter is applied. +--time:: + Analyze samples within given time window. It supports time + percent with multiple time ranges. Time string is 'a%/n,b%/m,...' + or 'a%-b%,c%-%d,...'. + + For example: + + Select the second 10% time slice to diff: + + perf diff --time 10%/2 + + Select from 0% to 10% time slice to diff: + + perf diff --time 0%-10% + + Select the first and the second 10% time slices to diff: + + perf diff --time 10%/1,10%/2 + + Select from 0% to 10% and 30% to 40% slices to diff: + + perf diff --time 0%-10%,30%-40% + + It also supports analyzing samples within a given time window + <start>,<stop>. Times have the format seconds.microseconds. If 'start' + is not given (i.e., time string is ',x.y') then analysis starts at + the beginning of the file. If stop time is not given (i.e, time + string is 'x.y,') then analysis goes to the end of the file. Time string is + 'a1.b1,c1.d1:a2.b2,c2.d2'. Use ':' to separate timestamps for different + perf.data files. + + For example, we get the timestamp information from 'perf script'. + + perf script -i perf.data.old + mgen 13940 [000] 3946.361400: ... + + perf script -i perf.data + mgen 13940 [000] 3971.150589 ... + + perf diff --time 3946.361400,:3971.150589, + + It analyzes the perf.data.old from the timestamp 3946.361400 to + the end of perf.data.old and analyzes the perf.data from the + timestamp 3971.150589 to the end of perf.data. + +--cpu:: Only diff samples for the list of CPUs provided. Multiple CPUs can + be provided as a comma-separated list with no space: 0,1. Ranges of + CPUs are specified with -: 0-2. Default is to report samples on all + CPUs. + +--pid=:: + Only diff samples for given process ID (comma separated list). + +--tid=:: + Only diff samples for given thread ID (comma separated list). + COMPARISON ---------- The comparison is governed by the baseline file. The baseline perf.data |