perf script: Add more documentation about the -f/--fields parameters

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Cc: David Ahern <daahern@cisco.com>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>
Cc: Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@gmail.com>
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Signed-off-by: default avatarArnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
parent 2c9e45f7
......@@ -113,13 +113,61 @@ OPTIONS
Do various checks like samples ordering and lost events.
-f::
--fields
--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,
list can 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
perf script -f <fields>
is equivalent to:
perf script -f trace:<fields> -f sw:<fields> -f hw:<fields>
i.e., the specified fields apply to all event types if the type string
is not given.
The arguments are processed in the order received. A later usage can
reset a prior request. e.g.:
-f trace: -f comm,tid,time,sym
The first -f suppresses trace events (field list is ""), but then the
second invocation sets the fields to comm,tid,time,sym. In this case a
warning is given to the user:
"Overriding previous field request for all events."
Alternativey, consider the order:
-f comm,tid,time,sym -f trace:
The first -f sets the fields for all events and the second -f
suppresses trace events. The user is given a warning message about
the override, and the result of the above is that only S/W and H/W
events are displayed with the given fields.
For the 'wildcard' option if a user selected field is invalid for an
event type, a message is displayed to the user that the option is
ignored for that type. For example:
$ perf script -f comm,tid,trace
'trace' not valid for hardware events. Ignoring.
'trace' not valid for software events. Ignoring.
Alternatively, if the type is given an invalid field is specified it
is an error. For example:
perf script -v -f sw:comm,tid,trace
'trace' not valid for software events.
At this point usage is displayed, and perf-script exits.
Finally, a user may not set fields to none for all event types.
i.e., -f "" is not allowed.
-k::
--vmlinux=<file>::
vmlinux pathname
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