1 perf-kmem(1) 1 perf-kmem(1)
2 ============ 2 ============
3 3
4 NAME 4 NAME
5 ---- 5 ----
6 perf-kmem - Tool to trace/measure kernel memor 6 perf-kmem - Tool to trace/measure kernel memory properties
7 7
8 SYNOPSIS 8 SYNOPSIS
9 -------- 9 --------
10 [verse] 10 [verse]
11 'perf kmem' [<options>] {record|stat} !! 11 'perf kmem' {record|stat} [<options>]
12 12
13 DESCRIPTION 13 DESCRIPTION
14 ----------- 14 -----------
15 There are two variants of perf kmem: 15 There are two variants of perf kmem:
16 16
17 'perf kmem [<options>] record [<perf-record- !! 17 'perf kmem record <command>' to record the kmem events
18 record the kmem events of an arbitrary workl !! 18 of an arbitrary workload.
19 record' options may be specified after recor <<
20 change the output file name. <<
21 19
22 'perf kmem [<options>] stat' to report kerne !! 20 'perf kmem stat' to report kernel memory statistics.
23 21
24 OPTIONS 22 OPTIONS
25 ------- 23 -------
26 -i <file>:: 24 -i <file>::
27 --input=<file>:: 25 --input=<file>::
28 For stat, select the input file (defau !! 26 Select the input file (default: perf.data unless stdin is a fifo)
29 fifo) <<
30 27
31 -f:: 28 -f::
32 --force:: 29 --force::
33 Don't do ownership validation 30 Don't do ownership validation
34 31
35 -v:: 32 -v::
36 --verbose:: 33 --verbose::
37 Be more verbose. (show symbol address, 34 Be more verbose. (show symbol address, etc)
38 35
39 --caller:: 36 --caller::
40 Show per-callsite statistics 37 Show per-callsite statistics
41 38
42 --alloc:: 39 --alloc::
43 Show per-allocation statistics 40 Show per-allocation statistics
44 41
45 -s <key[,key2...]>:: 42 -s <key[,key2...]>::
46 --sort=<key[,key2...]>:: 43 --sort=<key[,key2...]>::
47 Sort the output (default: 'frag,hit,by 44 Sort the output (default: 'frag,hit,bytes' for slab and 'bytes,hit'
48 for page). Available sort keys are 'p 45 for page). Available sort keys are 'ptr, callsite, bytes, hit,
49 pingpong, frag' for slab and 'page, ca 46 pingpong, frag' for slab and 'page, callsite, bytes, hit, order,
50 migtype, gfp' for page. This option s 47 migtype, gfp' for page. This option should be preceded by one of the
51 mode selection options - i.e. --slab, 48 mode selection options - i.e. --slab, --page, --alloc and/or --caller.
52 49
53 -l <num>:: 50 -l <num>::
54 --line=<num>:: 51 --line=<num>::
55 Print n lines only 52 Print n lines only
56 53
57 --raw-ip:: 54 --raw-ip::
58 Print raw ip instead of symbol 55 Print raw ip instead of symbol
59 56
60 --slab:: 57 --slab::
61 Analyze SLAB allocator events. 58 Analyze SLAB allocator events.
62 59
63 --page:: 60 --page::
64 Analyze page allocator events 61 Analyze page allocator events
65 62
66 --live:: 63 --live::
67 Show live page stat. The perf kmem sh 64 Show live page stat. The perf kmem shows total allocation stat by
68 default, but this option shows live (c 65 default, but this option shows live (currently allocated) pages
69 instead. (This option works with --pa 66 instead. (This option works with --page option only)
70 67
71 --time=<start>,<stop>:: 68 --time=<start>,<stop>::
72 Only analyze samples within given time 69 Only analyze samples within given time window: <start>,<stop>. Times
73 have the format seconds.microseconds. 70 have the format seconds.microseconds. If start is not given (i.e., time
74 string is ',x.y') then analysis starts 71 string is ',x.y') then analysis starts at the beginning of the file. If
75 stop time is not given (i.e, time stri 72 stop time is not given (i.e, time string is 'x.y,') then analysis goes
76 to end of file. 73 to end of file.
77 74
78 SEE ALSO 75 SEE ALSO
79 -------- 76 --------
80 linkperf:perf-record[1] 77 linkperf:perf-record[1]
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