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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-01-06 10:17:26 -0800 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-01-06 10:17:26 -0800 |
commit | 28d9bfc37c861aa9c8386dff1ac7e9a10e5c5162 (patch) | |
tree | 85bcc2db18ff20e380a40aba375e70d14c2671b4 /tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kvm.txt | |
parent | f3b0cfa9b017a9d4686c9b14b908a1685f97a077 (diff) | |
parent | 4b95f135f606c87e4056b6d7fd3c5781c818858b (diff) |
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: (146 commits)
tools, perf: Documentation for the power events API
perf: Add calls to suspend trace point
perf script: Make some lists static
perf script: Use the default lost event handler
perf session: Warn about errors when processing pipe events too
perf tools: Fix perf_event.h header usage
perf test: Clarify some error reports in the open syscall test
x86, NMI: Add touch_nmi_watchdog to io_check_error delay
x86: Avoid calling arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace() at the same time
x86: Only call smp_processor_id in non-preempt cases
perf timechart: Adjust perf timechart to the new power events
perf: Clean up power events by introducing new, more generic ones
perf: Do not export power_frequency, but power_start event
perf test: Add test for counting open syscalls
perf evsel: Auto allocate resources needed for some methods
perf evsel: Use {cpu,thread}_map to shorten list of parameters
perf tools: Refactor all_tids to hold nr and the map
perf tools: Refactor cpumap to hold nr and the map
perf evsel: Introduce per cpu and per thread open helpers
perf evsel: Steal the counter reading routines from stat
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kvm.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kvm.txt index d004e19fe6d6..dd84cb2f0a88 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kvm.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kvm.txt @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ There are a couple of variants of perf kvm: a performance counter profile of guest os in realtime of an arbitrary workload. - 'perf kvm record <command>' to record the performance couinter profile + 'perf kvm record <command>' to record the performance counter profile of an arbitrary workload and save it into a perf data file. If both --host and --guest are input, the perf data file name is perf.data.kvm. If there is no --host but --guest, the file name is perf.data.guest. @@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ There are a couple of variants of perf kvm: OPTIONS ------- +-i:: +--input=:: + Input file name. +-o:: +--output:: + Output file name. --host=:: Collect host side performance profile. --guest=:: |