1 perf-annotate(1) 1 perf-annotate(1)
2 ================ 2 ================
3 3
4 NAME 4 NAME
5 ---- 5 ----
6 perf-annotate - Read perf.data (created by per 6 perf-annotate - Read perf.data (created by perf record) and display annotated code
7 7
8 SYNOPSIS 8 SYNOPSIS
9 -------- 9 --------
10 [verse] 10 [verse]
11 'perf annotate' [-i <file> | --input=file] [sy 11 'perf annotate' [-i <file> | --input=file] [symbol_name]
12 12
13 DESCRIPTION 13 DESCRIPTION
14 ----------- 14 -----------
15 This command reads the input file and displays 15 This command reads the input file and displays an annotated version of the
16 code. If the object file has debug symbols the 16 code. If the object file has debug symbols then the source code will be
17 displayed alongside assembly code. 17 displayed alongside assembly code.
18 18
19 If there is no debug info in the object, then 19 If there is no debug info in the object, then annotated assembly is displayed.
20 20
21 OPTIONS 21 OPTIONS
22 ------- 22 -------
23 -i:: 23 -i::
24 --input=<file>:: !! 24 --input=::
25 Input file name. (default: perf.data u 25 Input file name. (default: perf.data unless stdin is a fifo)
26 26
27 -d:: 27 -d::
28 --dsos=<dso[,dso...]>:: 28 --dsos=<dso[,dso...]>::
29 Only consider symbols in these dsos. 29 Only consider symbols in these dsos.
30 -s:: 30 -s::
31 --symbol=<symbol>:: 31 --symbol=<symbol>::
32 Symbol to annotate. 32 Symbol to annotate.
33 33
34 -f:: 34 -f::
35 --force:: 35 --force::
36 Don't do ownership validation. !! 36 Don't complain, do it.
37 37
38 -v:: 38 -v::
39 --verbose:: 39 --verbose::
40 Be more verbose. (Show symbol address, 40 Be more verbose. (Show symbol address, etc)
41 41
42 -q:: <<
43 --quiet:: <<
44 Do not show any warnings or messages. <<
45 <<
46 -n:: <<
47 --show-nr-samples:: <<
48 Show the number of samples for each sy <<
49 <<
50 -D:: 42 -D::
51 --dump-raw-trace:: 43 --dump-raw-trace::
52 Dump raw trace in ASCII. 44 Dump raw trace in ASCII.
53 45
54 -k:: 46 -k::
55 --vmlinux=<file>:: 47 --vmlinux=<file>::
56 vmlinux pathname. 48 vmlinux pathname.
57 49
58 --ignore-vmlinux:: <<
59 Ignore vmlinux files. <<
60 <<
61 --itrace:: <<
62 Options for decoding instruction traci <<
63 <<
64 include::itrace.txt[] <<
65 <<
66 To disable decoding entirely, use --no <<
67 <<
68 -m:: 50 -m::
69 --modules:: 51 --modules::
70 Load module symbols. WARNING: use only 52 Load module symbols. WARNING: use only with -k and LIVE kernel.
71 53
72 -l:: 54 -l::
73 --print-line:: 55 --print-line::
74 Print matching source lines (may be sl 56 Print matching source lines (may be slow).
75 57
76 -P:: 58 -P::
77 --full-paths:: 59 --full-paths::
78 Don't shorten the displayed pathnames. 60 Don't shorten the displayed pathnames.
79 61
80 --stdio:: Use the stdio interface. 62 --stdio:: Use the stdio interface.
81 63
82 --stdio2:: Use the stdio2 interface, non-inter <<
83 <<
84 --stdio-color=<mode>:: <<
85 'always', 'never' or 'auto', allowing <<
86 via the command line, in addition to v <<
87 Use '--stdio-color always' to generate <<
88 to a pipe or file. Using just '--stdio <<
89 using 'always'. <<
90 <<
91 --tui:: Use the TUI interface. Use of --tui re 64 --tui:: Use the TUI interface. Use of --tui requires a tty, if one is not
92 present, as when piping to other comma 65 present, as when piping to other commands, the stdio interface is
93 used. This interfaces starts by center 66 used. This interfaces starts by centering on the line with more
94 samples, TAB/UNTAB cycles through the 67 samples, TAB/UNTAB cycles through the lines with more samples.
95 68
96 --gtk:: Use the GTK interface. 69 --gtk:: Use the GTK interface.
97 70
98 -C:: 71 -C::
99 --cpu=<cpu>:: Only report samples for the list !! 72 --cpu:: Only report samples for the list of CPUs provided. Multiple CPUs can
100 be provided as a comma-separated list 73 be provided as a comma-separated list with no space: 0,1. Ranges of
101 CPUs are specified with -: 0-2. Defaul 74 CPUs are specified with -: 0-2. Default is to report samples on all
102 CPUs. 75 CPUs.
103 76
104 --asm-raw:: 77 --asm-raw::
105 Show raw instruction encoding of assem 78 Show raw instruction encoding of assembly instructions.
106 79
107 --show-total-period:: Show a column with the s <<
108 <<
109 --source:: 80 --source::
110 Interleave source code with assembly c 81 Interleave source code with assembly code. Enabled by default,
111 disable with --no-source. 82 disable with --no-source.
112 83
113 --symfs=<directory>:: 84 --symfs=<directory>::
114 Look for files with symbols relative t 85 Look for files with symbols relative to this directory.
115 86
116 -M:: 87 -M::
117 --disassembler-style=:: Set disassembler style 88 --disassembler-style=:: Set disassembler style for objdump.
118 89
119 --addr2line=<path>:: <<
120 Path to addr2line binary. <<
121 <<
122 --objdump=<path>:: 90 --objdump=<path>::
123 Path to objdump binary. 91 Path to objdump binary.
124 92
125 --prefix=PREFIX:: <<
126 --prefix-strip=N:: <<
127 Remove first N entries from source fil <<
128 and add PREFIX. This allows to display <<
129 with different file system layout. <<
130 <<
131 --skip-missing:: 93 --skip-missing::
132 Skip symbols that cannot be annotated. 94 Skip symbols that cannot be annotated.
133 95
134 --group:: 96 --group::
135 Show event group information together 97 Show event group information together
136 <<
137 --demangle:: <<
138 Demangle symbol names to human readabl <<
139 disable with --no-demangle. <<
140 <<
141 --demangle-kernel:: <<
142 Demangle kernel symbol names to human <<
143 <<
144 --percent-type:: <<
145 Set annotation percent type from follo <<
146 global-period, local-period, global- <<
147 <<
148 The local/global keywords set if the p <<
149 in the scope of the function (local) o <<
150 The period/hits keywords set the base <<
151 on - the samples period or the number <<
152 <<
153 --percent-limit:: <<
154 Do not show functions which have an ov <<
155 stdio or stdio2 (Default: 0). Note th <<
156 functions to display, not about lines <<
157 <<
158 --data-type[=TYPE_NAME]:: <<
159 Display data type annotation instead o <<
160 samples (if they are memory accessing <<
161 information. It can take an optional <<
162 that case it'd show annotation for the <<
163 all data types it finds. <<
164 <<
165 --type-stat:: <<
166 Show stats for the data type annotatio <<
167 <<
168 --skip-empty:: <<
169 Do not display empty (or dummy) events <<
170 <<
171 98
172 SEE ALSO 99 SEE ALSO
173 -------- 100 --------
174 linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-report[ 101 linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-report[1]
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