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authorIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2009-09-11 12:12:54 +0200
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2009-09-13 10:22:36 +0200
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perf: Add 'perf sched' tool
This turn-key tool allows scheduler measurements to be conducted and the results be displayed numerically. First baby step towards that goal: clone the new command off of perf trace. Fix a few other details along the way: - add (minimal) perf trace documentation - reorder a few places - list perf trace in the mainporcelain list as well as it's a very useful utility. Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com> Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> LKML-Reference: <new-submission> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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+perf-trace(1)
+==============
+
+NAME
+----
+perf-trace - Read perf.data (created by perf record) and display trace output
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'perf trace' [-i <file> | --input=file] symbol_name
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+This command reads the input file and displays the trace recorded.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+-D::
+--dump-raw-trace=::
+ Display verbose dump of the trace data.
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkperf:perf-record[1]