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author | Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> | 2015-10-22 14:28:32 (GMT) |
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committer | Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com> | 2015-10-22 19:23:19 (GMT) |
commit | 76a26549eb367f683fbb394b7246bef5dc665f8c (patch) | |
tree | c907aa970194a1d04c17318235be553035273342 /tools/perf/Documentation | |
parent | 792aeafa8ed08e5e18fb66ab93b470f78e619f75 (diff) | |
download | linux-76a26549eb367f683fbb394b7246bef5dc665f8c.tar.xz |
perf tools: Improve call graph documents and help messages
The --call-graph option is complex so we should provide better guide for
users. Also change help message to be consistent with config option
names. Now perf top will show help like below:
$ perf top --call-graph
Error: option `call-graph' requires a value
Usage: perf top [<options>]
--call-graph <record_mode[,record_size],print_type,threshold[,print_limit],order,sort_key[,branch]>
setup and enables call-graph (stack chain/backtrace):
record_mode: call graph recording mode (fp|dwarf|lbr)
record_size: if record_mode is 'dwarf', max size of stack recording (<bytes>)
default: 8192 (bytes)
print_type: call graph printing style (graph|flat|fractal|none)
threshold: minimum call graph inclusion threshold (<percent>)
print_limit: maximum number of call graph entry (<number>)
order: call graph order (caller|callee)
sort_key: call graph sort key (function|address)
branch: include last branch info to call graph (branch)
Default: fp,graph,0.5,caller,function
Requested-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>
Cc: Brendan Gregg <brendan.d.gregg@gmail.com>
Cc: Chandler Carruth <chandlerc@gmail.com>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>
Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1445524112-5201-2-git-send-email-namhyung@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'tools/perf/Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt | 9 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt | 38 |
2 files changed, 31 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt index b027d28..7ff6a9d 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ OPTIONS --call-graph:: Setup and enable call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording, - implies -g. + implies -g. Default is "fp". Allows specifying "fp" (frame pointer) or "dwarf" (DWARF's CFI - Call Frame Information) or "lbr" @@ -154,13 +154,18 @@ OPTIONS In some systems, where binaries are build with gcc --fomit-frame-pointer, using the "fp" method will produce bogus call graphs, using "dwarf", if available (perf tools linked to - the libunwind library) should be used instead. + the libunwind or libdw library) should be used instead. Using the "lbr" method doesn't require any compiler options. It will produce call graphs from the hardware LBR registers. The main limition is that it is only available on new Intel platforms, such as Haswell. It can only get user call chain. It doesn't work with branch stack sampling at the same time. + When "dwarf" recording is used, perf also records (user) stack dump + when sampled. Default size of the stack dump is 8192 (bytes). + User can change the size by passing the size after comma like + "--call-graph dwarf,4096". + -q:: --quiet:: Don't print any message, useful for scripting. diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt index e4fdeeb..ab1fd64 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt @@ -169,30 +169,40 @@ OPTIONS --dump-raw-trace:: Dump raw trace in ASCII. --g [type,min[,limit],order[,key][,branch]]:: ---call-graph:: - Display call chains using type, min percent threshold, optional print - limit and order. - type can be either: +-g:: +--call-graph=<print_type,threshold[,print_limit],order,sort_key,branch>:: + Display call chains using type, min percent threshold, print limit, + call order, sort key and branch. Note that ordering of parameters is not + fixed so any parement can be given in an arbitraty order. One exception + is the print_limit which should be preceded by threshold. + + print_type can be either: - flat: single column, linear exposure of call chains. - - graph: use a graph tree, displaying absolute overhead rates. + - graph: use a graph tree, displaying absolute overhead rates. (default) - fractal: like graph, but displays relative rates. Each branch of - the tree is considered as a new profiled object. + + the tree is considered as a new profiled object. + - none: disable call chain display. + + threshold is a percentage value which specifies a minimum percent to be + included in the output call graph. Default is 0.5 (%). + + print_limit is only applied when stdio interface is used. It's to limit + number of call graph entries in a single hist entry. Note that it needs + to be given after threshold (but not necessarily consecutive). + Default is 0 (unlimited). order can be either: - callee: callee based call graph. - caller: inverted caller based call graph. + Default is 'caller' when --children is used, otherwise 'callee'. - key can be: - - function: compare on functions + sort_key can be: + - function: compare on functions (default) - address: compare on individual code addresses branch can be: - - branch: include last branch information in callgraph - when available. Usually more convenient to use --branch-history - for this. - - Default: graph,0.5,caller + - branch: include last branch information in callgraph when available. + Usually more convenient to use --branch-history for this. --children:: Accumulate callchain of children to parent entry so that then can |