linux-stable.git/tools/perf/Documentation, branch v5.3.2

perf tools: Fix a typo in a variable name in the Documentation Makefile

2019-08-08T18:41:10+00:00

This patch fix a spelling typo in a variable name in the Documentation Makefile.

Signed-off-by: Masanari Iida 
Reviewed-by: Mukesh Ojha 
Cc: Alexander Shishkin 
Cc: Namhyung Kim 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190801032812.25018-1-standby24x7@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Fix perf.data documentation units for memory size

2019-07-29T12:03:43+00:00

The perf.data-file-format documentation incorrectly says the
HEADER_TOTAL_MEM results are in bytes.  The results are in kilobytes
(perf reads the value from /proc/meminfo)

Signed-off-by: Vince Weaver 
Cc: Alexander Shishkin 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Namhyung Kim 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/alpine.DEB.2.21.1907251155500.22624@macbook-air
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

Merge tag 'perf-urgent-for-mingo-5.3-20190723' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/acme/linux into perf/urgent

2019-07-23T21:41:33+00:00

Pull perf/urgent fixes from Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo:

perf.data:

  Alexey Budankov:

  - Fix loading of compressed data split across adjacent records

  Jiri Olsa:

  - Fix buffer size setting for processing CPU topology perf.data header.

perf stat:

  Jiri Olsa:

  - Fix segfault for event group in repeat mode

  Cong Wang:

  - Always separate "stalled cycles per insn" line, it was being appended to
    the "instructions" line.

perf script:

  Andi Kleen:

  - Fix --max-blocks man page description.

  - Improve man page description of metrics.

  - Fix off by one in brstackinsn IPC computation.

perf probe:

  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo:

  - Avoid calling freeing routine multiple times for same pointer.

perf build:

  - Do not use -Wshadow on gcc < 4.8, avoiding too strict warnings
    treated as errors, breaking the build.

Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo 
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

perf script: Improve man page description of metrics

2019-07-23T11:58:11+00:00

Clarify that a metric is based on events, not referring to itself. Also
some improvements with the sentences.

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190711181922.18765-3-andi@firstfloor.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf script: Fix --max-blocks man page description

2019-07-23T11:57:54+00:00

The --max-blocks description was using the old name brstackasm.  Use
brstackinsn instead.

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190711181922.18765-1-andi@firstfloor.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

Merge tag 'trace-v5.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace

2019-07-18T18:51:00+00:00

Pull tracing updates from Steven Rostedt:
 "The main changes in this release include:

   - Add user space specific memory reading for kprobes

   - Allow kprobes to be executed earlier in boot

  The rest are mostly just various clean ups and small fixes"

* tag 'trace-v5.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace: (33 commits)
  tracing: Make trace_get_fields() global
  tracing: Let filter_assign_type() detect FILTER_PTR_STRING
  tracing: Pass type into tracing_generic_entry_update()
  ftrace/selftest: Test if set_event/ftrace_pid exists before writing
  ftrace/selftests: Return the skip code when tracing directory not configured in kernel
  tracing/kprobe: Check registered state using kprobe
  tracing/probe: Add trace_event_call accesses APIs
  tracing/probe: Add probe event name and group name accesses APIs
  tracing/probe: Add trace flag access APIs for trace_probe
  tracing/probe: Add trace_event_file access APIs for trace_probe
  tracing/probe: Add trace_event_call register API for trace_probe
  tracing/probe: Add trace_probe init and free functions
  tracing/uprobe: Set print format when parsing command
  tracing/kprobe: Set print format right after parsed command
  kprobes: Fix to init kprobes in subsys_initcall
  tracepoint: Use struct_size() in kmalloc()
  ring-buffer: Remove HAVE_64BIT_ALIGNED_ACCESS
  ftrace: Enable trampoline when rec count returns back to one
  tracing/kprobe: Do not run kprobe boot tests if kprobe_event is on cmdline
  tracing: Make a separate config for trace event self tests
  ...

perf tools: Fix typos / broken sentences

2019-07-02T19:08:16+00:00

- Fix a typo in the man page
- Fix a tip that doesn't make any sense.

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190628220900.13741-1-andi@firstfloor.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf diff: Documentation -c cycles option

2019-07-02T16:20:51+00:00

Documentation the new computation selection 'cycles'.

 v4:
 ---
 Change the column 'Block cycles diff [start:end]' to
 '[Program Block Range] Cycles Diff'

Signed-off-by: Jin Yao 
Reviewed-by: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Alexander Shishkin 
Cc: Andi Kleen 
Cc: Jin Yao 
Cc: Kan Liang 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1561713784-30533-8-git-send-email-yao.jin@linux.intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf time-utils: Add support for multiple explicit time intervals

2019-06-10T19:20:13+00:00

Currently only a single explicit time range is accepted. Add support for
multiple ranges separated by spaces, which requires the string to be
quoted. Update the time utils test accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: Jin Yao 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190604130017.31207-20-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf time-utils: Fix --time documentation

2019-06-10T19:20:12+00:00

Correct some punctuation and spelling and correct the format to show
that the time resolution is nanoseconds not microseconds.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: Jin Yao 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190604130017.31207-16-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo