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| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 2 |
2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt index 27fc3617c6a4..5054d9147f0f 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt @@ -430,6 +430,10 @@ that gets then processed, possibly via a perf script, to decide if that particular perf.data snapshot should be kept or not. Implies --timestamp-filename, --no-buildid and --no-buildid-cache. +The reason for the latter two is to reduce the data file switching +overhead. You can still switch them on with: + + --switch-output --no-no-buildid --no-no-buildid-cache --dry-run:: Parse options then exit. --dry-run can be used to detect errors in cmdline diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c index 31cf0ce12a65..4ec10e9427d9 100644 --- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c @@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused) * overhead. Still generate buildid if they are required * explicitly using * - * perf record --signal-trigger --no-no-buildid \ + * perf record --switch-output --no-no-buildid \ * --no-no-buildid-cache * * Following code equals to: |