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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-03-18 10:38:34 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-03-18 10:38:34 -0700
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Merge branch 'perf-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip
* 'perf-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (30 commits) trace, filters: Initialize the match variable in process_ops() properly trace, documentation: Fix branch profiling location in debugfs oprofile, s390: Cleanups oprofile, s390: Remove hwsampler_files.c and merge it into init.c perf: Fix tear-down of inherited group events perf: Reorder & optimize perf_event_context to remove alignment padding on 64 bit builds perf: Handle stopped state with tracepoints perf: Fix the software events state check perf, powerpc: Handle events that raise an exception without overflowing perf, x86: Use INTEL_*_CONSTRAINT() for all PEBS event constraints perf, x86: Clean up SandyBridge PEBS events perf lock: Fix sorting by wait_min perf tools: Version incorrect with some versions of grep perf evlist: New command to list the names of events present in a perf.data file perf script: Add support for H/W and S/W events perf script: Add support for dumping symbols perf script: Support custom field selection for output perf script: Move printing of 'common' data from print_event and rename perf tracing: Remove print_graph_cpu and print_graph_proc from trace-event-parse perf script: Change process_event prototype ...
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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-evlist.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-evlist.txt
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+perf-evlist(1)
+==============
+
+NAME
+----
+perf-evlist - List the event names in a perf.data file
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'perf evlist <options>'
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+This command displays the names of events sampled in a perf.data file.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+-i::
+--input=::
+ Input file name. (default: perf.data)
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-list[1],
+linkperf:perf-report[1]
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
index 29ad94293cd2..66f040b30729 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
@@ -112,6 +112,28 @@ OPTIONS
--debug-mode::
Do various checks like samples ordering and lost events.
+-f::
+--fields
+ Comma separated list of fields to print. Options are:
+ comm, tid, pid, time, cpu, event, trace, sym. Field
+ list must be prepended with the type, trace, sw or hw,
+ to indicate to which event type the field list applies.
+ e.g., -f sw:comm,tid,time,sym and -f trace:time,cpu,trace
+
+-k::
+--vmlinux=<file>::
+ vmlinux pathname
+
+--kallsyms=<file>::
+ kallsyms pathname
+
+--symfs=<directory>::
+ Look for files with symbols relative to this directory.
+
+-G::
+--hide-call-graph::
+ When printing symbols do not display call chain.
+
SEE ALSO
--------
linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-script-perl[1],