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-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt3
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt7
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt8
3 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index c71b0f36d9e8..d460049cae8e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -184,9 +184,10 @@ following filters are defined:
- in_tx: only when the target is in a hardware transaction
- no_tx: only when the target is not in a hardware transaction
- abort_tx: only when the target is a hardware transaction abort
+ - cond: conditional branches
+
-The option requires at least one branch type among any, any_call, any_ret, ind_call.
+The option requires at least one branch type among any, any_call, any_ret, ind_call, cond.
The privilege levels may be omitted, in which case, the privilege levels of the associated
event are applied to the branch filter. Both kernel (k) and hypervisor (hv) privilege
levels are subject to permissions. When sampling on multiple events, branch stack sampling
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index a1b5185402d5..cefdf430d1b4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ OPTIONS
--fields=::
Specify output field - multiple keys can be specified in CSV format.
Following fields are available:
- overhead, overhead_sys, overhead_us, sample and period.
+ overhead, overhead_sys, overhead_us, overhead_children, sample and period.
Also it can contain any sort key(s).
By default, every sort keys not specified in -F will be appended
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ OPTIONS
Default: fractal,0.5,callee,function.
+--children::
+ Accumulate callchain of children to parent entry so that then can
+ show up in the output. The output will have a new "Children" column
+ and will be sorted on the data. It requires callchains are recorded.
+
--max-stack::
Set the stack depth limit when parsing the callchain, anything
beyond the specified depth will be ignored. This is a trade-off
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
index dcfa54c851e9..180ae02137a5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Default is to monitor all CPUS.
--fields=::
Specify output field - multiple keys can be specified in CSV format.
Following fields are available:
- overhead, overhead_sys, overhead_us, sample and period.
+ overhead, overhead_sys, overhead_us, overhead_children, sample and period.
Also it can contain any sort key(s).
By default, every sort keys not specified in --field will be appended
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ Default is to monitor all CPUS.
Setup and enable call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording,
implies -g.
+--children::
+ Accumulate callchain of children to parent entry so that then can
+ show up in the output. The output will have a new "Children" column
+ and will be sorted on the data. It requires -g/--call-graph option
+ enabled.
+
--max-stack::
Set the stack depth limit when parsing the callchain, anything
beyond the specified depth will be ignored. This is a trade-off