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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt index faf4f4feebc..29ee857c09c 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ OPTIONS -r:: --repeat=<n>:: - repeat command and print average + stddev (max: 100) + repeat command and print average + stddev (max: 100). 0 means forever. -B:: --big-num:: @@ -119,13 +119,29 @@ perf stat --repeat 10 --null --sync --pre 'make -s O=defconfig-build/clean' -- m Print count deltas every N milliseconds (minimum: 100ms) example: perf stat -I 1000 -e cycles -a sleep 5 ---aggr-socket:: +--per-socket:: Aggregate counts per processor socket for system-wide mode measurements. This is a useful mode to detect imbalance between sockets. To enable this mode, -use --aggr-socket in addition to -a. (system-wide). The output includes the +use --per-socket in addition to -a. (system-wide). The output includes the socket number and the number of online processors on that socket. This is useful to gauge the amount of aggregation. +--per-core:: +Aggregate counts per physical processor for system-wide mode measurements. This +is a useful mode to detect imbalance between physical cores. To enable this mode, +use --per-core in addition to -a. (system-wide). The output includes the +core number and the number of online logical processors on that physical processor. + +-D msecs:: +--delay msecs:: +After starting the program, wait msecs before measuring. This is useful to +filter out the startup phase of the program, which is often very different. + +-T:: +--transaction:: + +Print statistics of transactional execution if supported. + EXAMPLES -------- |