lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2020]   [Sep]   [8]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
Patch in this message
/
From
Subject[PATCH v2] Improve perf option help information in perf.txt
Date
Perf could use many options, such as:-vv, --exec-path,
--html-path, -p, --paginate,--no-pager, --debugfs-dir,
--buildid-dir, --list-cmds, --list-opts. Add these options
in perf.txt.

Signed-off-by: Zejiang Tang <tangzejiang@loongson.cn>
---
tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt
index 3f37ded..5edb854 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt
@@ -12,32 +12,57 @@ SYNOPSIS

OPTIONS
-------
---debug::
- Setup debug variable (see list below) in value
- range (0, 10). Use like:
- --debug verbose # sets verbose = 1
- --debug verbose=2 # sets verbose = 2
-
- List of debug variables allowed to set:
- verbose - general debug messages
- ordered-events - ordered events object debug messages
- data-convert - data convert command debug messages
- stderr - write debug output (option -v) to stderr
- in browser mode
- perf-event-open - Print perf_event_open() arguments and
- return value
-
---buildid-dir::
- Setup buildid cache directory. It has higher priority than
- buildid.dir config file option.
+-h::
+--help::
+ Run perf help command.

-v::
--version::
- Display perf version.
+ Display perf version.

--h::
---help::
- Run perf help command.
+-vv::
+ Print the compiled-in status of libraries.
+
+--exec-path::
+ Display or set exec path.
+
+--html-path::
+ Display absolute html path.
+
+-p::
+--paginate::
+ Set up pager.
+
+--no-pager::
+ Add or change the content of environment variables.
+
+--buildid-dir::
+ Setup buildid cache directory. It has higher priority
+ than buildid.dir config file option.
+
+--list-cmds::
+ List the most commonly used perf commands.
+
+--list-opts::
+ List available perf options.
+
+--debugfs-dir::
+ Set debugfs directory or set environment variable PERF_DEBUGFS_DIR.
+
+--debug::
+ Setup debug variable (see list below) in value
+ range (0, 10). Use like:
+ --debug verbose # sets verbose = 1
+ --debug verbose=2 # sets verbose = 2
+
+ List of debug variables allowed to set:
+ verbose - general debug messages
+ ordered-events - ordered events object debug messages
+ data-convert - data convert command debug messages
+ stderr - write debug output (option -v) to stderr
+ in browser mode
+ perf-event-open - Print perf_event_open() arguments and
+ return value

DESCRIPTION
-----------
--
2.1.0
\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2020-09-08 13:25    [W:0.038 / U:0.152 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site