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Diffstat (limited to 'tools/perf/scripts/python')
| -rwxr-xr-x | tools/perf/scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py | 20 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py b/tools/perf/scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py index ba208c90d631..8f6fa4a007b4 100755 --- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py +++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py @@ -18,29 +18,29 @@ from perf_trace_context import perf_sample_srccode, perf_config_get # Below are some example commands for using this script. # Note a --kcore recording is required for accurate decode -# due to the alternatives patching mechanism. However this -# script only supports reading vmlinux for disassembly dump, -# meaning that any patched instructions will appear -# as unpatched, but the instruction ranges themselves will -# be correct. In addition to this, source line info comes -# from Perf, and when using kcore there is no debug info. The -# following lists the supported features in each mode: +# due to the alternatives patching mechanism. In addition to this, +# source line info comes from Perf, and when using kcore there is +# no debug info. The following lists the supported features in each mode: # # +-----------+-----------------+------------------+------------------+ # | Recording | Accurate decode | Source line dump | Disassembly dump | # +-----------+-----------------+------------------+------------------+ # | --kcore | yes | no | yes | -# | normal | no | yes | yes | +# | normal | no | yes (inaccurate) | yes (inaccurate) | # +-----------+-----------------+------------------+------------------+ # # Output disassembly with objdump and auto detect vmlinux -# (when running on same machine.) +# (when running on same machine.): # perf script -s scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py -d # # Output disassembly with llvm-objdump: # perf script -s scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py \ # -- -d llvm-objdump-11 -k path/to/vmlinux # +# Output accurate disassembly by passing kcore to script: +# perf script -s scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py \ +# -- -d -k perf.data/kcore_dir/kcore +# # Output only source line and symbols: # perf script -s scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def int_arg(v): args = argparse.ArgumentParser() args.add_argument("-k", "--vmlinux", - help="Set path to vmlinux file. Omit to autodetect if running on same machine") + help="Set path to vmlinux or kcore file. Omit to autodetect if running on same machine") args.add_argument("-d", "--objdump", nargs="?", const=default_objdump(), help="Show disassembly. Can also be used to change the objdump path"), args.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", help="Enable debugging log") |