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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt index 58d6598a9686..7de01dd79688 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt @@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ Default is to monitor all CPUS. -m <pages>:: --mmap-pages=<pages>:: - Number of mmapped data pages. + Number of mmap data pages (must be a power of two) or size + specification with appended unit character - B/K/M/G. The + size is rounded up to have nearest pages power of two value. -p <pid>:: --pid=<pid>:: @@ -112,7 +114,8 @@ Default is to monitor all CPUS. -s:: --sort:: - Sort by key(s): pid, comm, dso, symbol, parent, srcline, weight, local_weight. + Sort by key(s): pid, comm, dso, symbol, parent, srcline, weight, + local_weight, abort, in_tx, transaction -n:: --show-nr-samples:: @@ -140,20 +143,20 @@ 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 + beyond the specified depth will be ignored. This is a trade-off + between information loss and faster processing especially for + workloads that can have a very long callchain stack. + + Default: 127 --ignore-callees=<regex>:: Ignore callees of the function(s) matching the given regex. |