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  1 perf-top(1)                                         1 perf-top(1)
  2 ===========                                         2 ===========
  3                                                     3 
  4 NAME                                                4 NAME
  5 ----                                                5 ----
  6 perf-top - System profiling tool.                   6 perf-top - System profiling tool.
  7                                                     7 
  8 SYNOPSIS                                            8 SYNOPSIS
  9 --------                                            9 --------
 10 [verse]                                            10 [verse]
 11 'perf top' [-e <EVENT> | --event=EVENT] [<opti     11 'perf top' [-e <EVENT> | --event=EVENT] [<options>]
 12                                                    12 
 13 DESCRIPTION                                        13 DESCRIPTION
 14 -----------                                        14 -----------
 15 This command generates and displays a performa     15 This command generates and displays a performance counter profile in real time.
 16                                                    16 
 17                                                    17 
 18 OPTIONS                                            18 OPTIONS
 19 -------                                            19 -------
 20 -a::                                               20 -a::
 21 --all-cpus::                                       21 --all-cpus::
 22         System-wide collection.  (default)         22         System-wide collection.  (default)
 23                                                    23 
 24 -c <count>::                                       24 -c <count>::
 25 --count=<count>::                                  25 --count=<count>::
 26         Event period to sample.                    26         Event period to sample.
 27                                                    27 
 28 -C <cpu-list>::                                    28 -C <cpu-list>::
 29 --cpu=<cpu>::                                      29 --cpu=<cpu>::
 30 Monitor only on the list of CPUs provided. Mul     30 Monitor only on the list of CPUs provided. Multiple CPUs can be provided as a
 31 comma-separated list with no space: 0,1. Range     31 comma-separated list with no space: 0,1. Ranges of CPUs are specified with -: 0-2.
 32 Default is to monitor all CPUS.                    32 Default is to monitor all CPUS.
 33                                                    33 
 34 -d <seconds>::                                     34 -d <seconds>::
 35 --delay=<seconds>::                                35 --delay=<seconds>::
 36         Number of seconds to delay between ref     36         Number of seconds to delay between refreshes.
 37                                                    37 
 38 -e <event>::                                       38 -e <event>::
 39 --event=<event>::                                  39 --event=<event>::
 40         Select the PMU event. Selection can be     40         Select the PMU event. Selection can be a symbolic event name
 41         (use 'perf list' to list all events) o     41         (use 'perf list' to list all events) or a raw PMU event in the form
 42         of rN where N is a hexadecimal value t     42         of rN where N is a hexadecimal value that represents the raw register
 43         encoding with the layout of the event      43         encoding with the layout of the event control registers as described
 44         by entries in /sys/bus/event_source/de     44         by entries in /sys/bus/event_source/devices/cpu/format/*.
 45                                                    45 
 46 --filter=<filter>::                            << 
 47         Event filter.  This option should foll << 
 48         syntax see linkperf:perf-record[1].    << 
 49                                                << 
 50 -E <entries>::                                     46 -E <entries>::
 51 --entries=<entries>::                              47 --entries=<entries>::
 52         Display this many functions.               48         Display this many functions.
 53                                                    49 
 54 -f <count>::                                       50 -f <count>::
 55 --count-filter=<count>::                           51 --count-filter=<count>::
 56         Only display functions with more event     52         Only display functions with more events than this.
 57                                                    53 
                                                   >>  54 --group::
                                                   >>  55         Put the counters into a counter group.
                                                   >>  56 
 58 --group-sort-idx::                                 57 --group-sort-idx::
 59         Sort the output by the event at the in     58         Sort the output by the event at the index n in group. If n is invalid,
 60         sort by the first event. It can suppor     59         sort by the first event. It can support multiple groups with different
 61         amount of events. WARNING: This should     60         amount of events. WARNING: This should be used on grouped events.
 62                                                    61 
 63 -F <freq>::                                        62 -F <freq>::
 64 --freq=<freq>::                                    63 --freq=<freq>::
 65         Profile at this frequency. Use 'max' t     64         Profile at this frequency. Use 'max' to use the currently maximum
 66         allowed frequency, i.e. the value in t     65         allowed frequency, i.e. the value in the kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate
 67         sysctl.                                    66         sysctl.
 68                                                    67 
 69 -i::                                               68 -i::
 70 --inherit::                                        69 --inherit::
 71         Child tasks do not inherit counters.       70         Child tasks do not inherit counters.
 72                                                    71 
 73 -k <path>::                                        72 -k <path>::
 74 --vmlinux=<path>::                                 73 --vmlinux=<path>::
 75         Path to vmlinux.  Required for annotat     74         Path to vmlinux.  Required for annotation functionality.
 76                                                    75 
 77 --ignore-vmlinux::                                 76 --ignore-vmlinux::
 78         Ignore vmlinux files.                      77         Ignore vmlinux files.
 79                                                    78 
 80 --kallsyms=<file>::                                79 --kallsyms=<file>::
 81         kallsyms pathname                          80         kallsyms pathname
 82                                                    81 
 83 -m <pages>::                                       82 -m <pages>::
 84 --mmap-pages=<pages>::                             83 --mmap-pages=<pages>::
 85         Number of mmap data pages (must be a p     84         Number of mmap data pages (must be a power of two) or size
 86         specification in bytes with appended u !!  85         specification with appended unit character - B/K/M/G. The
 87         The size is rounded up to the nearest  !!  86         size is rounded up to have nearest pages power of two value.
 88                                                    87 
 89 -p <pid>::                                         88 -p <pid>::
 90 --pid=<pid>::                                      89 --pid=<pid>::
 91         Profile events on existing Process ID      90         Profile events on existing Process ID (comma separated list).
 92                                                    91 
 93 -t <tid>::                                         92 -t <tid>::
 94 --tid=<tid>::                                      93 --tid=<tid>::
 95         Profile events on existing thread ID (     94         Profile events on existing thread ID (comma separated list).
 96                                                    95 
 97 -u::                                               96 -u::
 98 --uid=::                                           97 --uid=::
 99         Record events in threads owned by uid.     98         Record events in threads owned by uid. Name or number.
100                                                    99 
101 -r <priority>::                                   100 -r <priority>::
102 --realtime=<priority>::                           101 --realtime=<priority>::
103         Collect data with this RT SCHED_FIFO p    102         Collect data with this RT SCHED_FIFO priority.
104                                                   103 
105 --sym-annotate=<symbol>::                         104 --sym-annotate=<symbol>::
106         Annotate this symbol.                     105         Annotate this symbol.
107                                                   106 
108 -K::                                              107 -K::
109 --hide_kernel_symbols::                           108 --hide_kernel_symbols::
110         Hide kernel symbols.                      109         Hide kernel symbols.
111                                                   110 
112 -U::                                              111 -U::
113 --hide_user_symbols::                             112 --hide_user_symbols::
114         Hide user symbols.                        113         Hide user symbols.
115                                                   114 
116 --demangle-kernel::                               115 --demangle-kernel::
117         Demangle kernel symbols.                  116         Demangle kernel symbols.
118                                                   117 
119 -D::                                              118 -D::
120 --dump-symtab::                                   119 --dump-symtab::
121         Dump the symbol table used for profili    120         Dump the symbol table used for profiling.
122                                                   121 
123 -v::                                              122 -v::
124 --verbose::                                       123 --verbose::
125         Be more verbose (show counter open err    124         Be more verbose (show counter open errors, etc).
126                                                   125 
127 -z::                                              126 -z::
128 --zero::                                          127 --zero::
129         Zero history across display updates.      128         Zero history across display updates.
130                                                   129 
131 -s::                                              130 -s::
132 --sort::                                          131 --sort::
133         Sort by key(s): pid, comm, dso, symbol    132         Sort by key(s): pid, comm, dso, symbol, parent, srcline, weight,
134         local_weight, abort, in_tx, transactio    133         local_weight, abort, in_tx, transaction, overhead, sample, period.
135         Please see description of --sort in th    134         Please see description of --sort in the perf-report man page.
136                                                   135 
137 --fields=::                                       136 --fields=::
138         Specify output field - multiple keys c    137         Specify output field - multiple keys can be specified in CSV format.
139         Following fields are available:           138         Following fields are available:
140         overhead, overhead_sys, overhead_us, o    139         overhead, overhead_sys, overhead_us, overhead_children, sample and period.
141         Also it can contain any sort key(s).      140         Also it can contain any sort key(s).
142                                                   141 
143         By default, every sort keys not specif    142         By default, every sort keys not specified in --field will be appended
144         automatically.                            143         automatically.
145                                                   144 
146 -n::                                              145 -n::
147 --show-nr-samples::                               146 --show-nr-samples::
148         Show a column with the number of sampl    147         Show a column with the number of samples.
149                                                   148 
150 --show-total-period::                             149 --show-total-period::
151         Show a column with the sum of periods.    150         Show a column with the sum of periods.
152                                                   151 
153 --dsos::                                          152 --dsos::
154         Only consider symbols in these dsos.      153         Only consider symbols in these dsos.  This option will affect the
155         percentage of the overhead column.  Se    154         percentage of the overhead column.  See --percentage for more info.
156                                                   155 
157 --comms::                                         156 --comms::
158         Only consider symbols in these comms.     157         Only consider symbols in these comms.  This option will affect the
159         percentage of the overhead column.  Se    158         percentage of the overhead column.  See --percentage for more info.
160                                                   159 
161 --symbols::                                       160 --symbols::
162         Only consider these symbols.  This opt    161         Only consider these symbols.  This option will affect the
163         percentage of the overhead column.  Se    162         percentage of the overhead column.  See --percentage for more info.
164                                                   163 
165 -M::                                              164 -M::
166 --disassembler-style=:: Set disassembler style    165 --disassembler-style=:: Set disassembler style for objdump.
167                                                   166 
168 --addr2line=<path>::                           << 
169         Path to addr2line binary.              << 
170                                                << 
171 --objdump=<path>::                             << 
172         Path to objdump binary.                << 
173                                                << 
174 --prefix=PREFIX::                                 167 --prefix=PREFIX::
175 --prefix-strip=N::                                168 --prefix-strip=N::
176         Remove first N entries from source fil    169         Remove first N entries from source file path names in executables
177         and add PREFIX. This allows to display    170         and add PREFIX. This allows to display source code compiled on systems
178         with different file system layout.        171         with different file system layout.
179                                                   172 
180 --source::                                        173 --source::
181         Interleave source code with assembly c    174         Interleave source code with assembly code. Enabled by default,
182         disable with --no-source.                 175         disable with --no-source.
183                                                   176 
184 --asm-raw::                                       177 --asm-raw::
185         Show raw instruction encoding of assem    178         Show raw instruction encoding of assembly instructions.
186                                                   179 
187 -g::                                              180 -g::
188         Enables call-graph (stack chain/backtr    181         Enables call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording.
189                                                   182 
190 --call-graph [mode,type,min[,limit],order[,key    183 --call-graph [mode,type,min[,limit],order[,key][,branch]]::
191         Setup and enable call-graph (stack cha    184         Setup and enable call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording,
192         implies -g.  See `--call-graph` sectio    185         implies -g.  See `--call-graph` section in perf-record and
193         perf-report man pages for details.        186         perf-report man pages for details.
194                                                   187 
195 --children::                                      188 --children::
196         Accumulate callchain of children to pa    189         Accumulate callchain of children to parent entry so that then can
197         show up in the output.  The output wil    190         show up in the output.  The output will have a new "Children" column
198         and will be sorted on the data.  It re    191         and will be sorted on the data.  It requires -g/--call-graph option
199         enabled.  See the `overhead calculatio    192         enabled.  See the `overhead calculation' section for more details.
200         Enabled by default, disable with --no-    193         Enabled by default, disable with --no-children.
201                                                   194 
202 --max-stack::                                     195 --max-stack::
203         Set the stack depth limit when parsing    196         Set the stack depth limit when parsing the callchain, anything
204         beyond the specified depth will be ign    197         beyond the specified depth will be ignored. This is a trade-off
205         between information loss and faster pr    198         between information loss and faster processing especially for
206         workloads that can have a very long ca    199         workloads that can have a very long callchain stack.
207                                                   200 
208         Default: /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_m    201         Default: /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_max_stack when present, 127 otherwise.
209                                                   202 
210 --ignore-callees=<regex>::                        203 --ignore-callees=<regex>::
211         Ignore callees of the function(s) matc    204         Ignore callees of the function(s) matching the given regex.
212         This has the effect of collecting the     205         This has the effect of collecting the callers of each such
213         function into one place in the call-gr    206         function into one place in the call-graph tree.
214                                                   207 
215 --percent-limit::                                 208 --percent-limit::
216         Do not show entries which have an over    209         Do not show entries which have an overhead under that percent.
217         (Default: 0).                             210         (Default: 0).
218                                                   211 
219 --percentage::                                    212 --percentage::
220         Determine how to display the overhead     213         Determine how to display the overhead percentage of filtered entries.
221         Filters can be applied by --comms, --d    214         Filters can be applied by --comms, --dsos and/or --symbols options and
222         Zoom operations on the TUI (thread, ds    215         Zoom operations on the TUI (thread, dso, etc).
223                                                   216 
224         "relative" means it's relative to filt    217         "relative" means it's relative to filtered entries only so that the
225         sum of shown entries will be always 10    218         sum of shown entries will be always 100%. "absolute" means it retains
226         the original value before and after th    219         the original value before and after the filter is applied.
227                                                   220 
228 -w::                                              221 -w::
229 --column-widths=<width[,width...]>::              222 --column-widths=<width[,width...]>::
230         Force each column width to the provide    223         Force each column width to the provided list, for large terminal
231         readability.  0 means no limit (defaul    224         readability.  0 means no limit (default behavior).
232                                                   225 
233 --proc-map-timeout::                              226 --proc-map-timeout::
234         When processing pre-existing threads /    227         When processing pre-existing threads /proc/XXX/mmap, it may take
235         a long time, because the file may be h    228         a long time, because the file may be huge. A time out is needed
236         in such cases.                            229         in such cases.
237         This option sets the time out limit. T    230         This option sets the time out limit. The default value is 500 ms.
238                                                   231 
239                                                   232 
240 -b::                                              233 -b::
241 --branch-any::                                    234 --branch-any::
242         Enable taken branch stack sampling. An    235         Enable taken branch stack sampling. Any type of taken branch may be sampled.
243         This is a shortcut for --branch-filter    236         This is a shortcut for --branch-filter any. See --branch-filter for more infos.
244                                                   237 
245 -j::                                              238 -j::
246 --branch-filter::                                 239 --branch-filter::
247         Enable taken branch stack sampling. Ea    240         Enable taken branch stack sampling. Each sample captures a series of consecutive
248         taken branches. The number of branches    241         taken branches. The number of branches captured with each sample depends on the
249         underlying hardware, the type of branc    242         underlying hardware, the type of branches of interest, and the executed code.
250         It is possible to select the types of     243         It is possible to select the types of branches captured by enabling filters.
251         For a full list of modifiers please se    244         For a full list of modifiers please see the perf record manpage.
252                                                   245 
253         The option requires at least one branc    246         The option requires at least one branch type among any, any_call, any_ret, ind_call, cond.
254         The privilege levels may be omitted, i    247         The privilege levels may be omitted, in which case, the privilege levels of the associated
255         event are applied to the branch filter    248         event are applied to the branch filter. Both kernel (k) and hypervisor (hv) privilege
256         levels are subject to permissions.  Wh    249         levels are subject to permissions.  When sampling on multiple events, branch stack sampling
257         is enabled for all the sampling events    250         is enabled for all the sampling events. The sampled branch type is the same for all events.
258         The various filters must be specified     251         The various filters must be specified as a comma separated list: --branch-filter any_ret,u,k
259         Note that this feature may not be avai    252         Note that this feature may not be available on all processors.
260                                                   253 
261 --branch-history::                             << 
262         Add the addresses of sampled taken bra << 
263         This allows to examine the path the pr << 
264                                                << 
265 --raw-trace::                                     254 --raw-trace::
266         When displaying traceevent output, do     255         When displaying traceevent output, do not use print fmt or plugins.
267                                                   256 
268 -H::                                           << 
269 --hierarchy::                                     257 --hierarchy::
270         Enable hierarchical output.  In the hi !! 258         Enable hierarchy output.
271         samples based on the criteria and then << 
272         level sort key.                        << 
273                                                << 
274         For example, in normal output:         << 
275                                                << 
276           perf report -s dso,sym               << 
277           #                                    << 
278           # Overhead  Shared Object      Symbo << 
279           # ........  .................  ..... << 
280               50.00%  [kernel.kallsyms]  [k] k << 
281               20.00%  perf               [.] f << 
282               15.00%  [kernel.kallsyms]  [k] k << 
283               10.00%  perf               [.] b << 
284                5.00%  libc.so            [.] l << 
285                                                << 
286         In hierarchy output:                   << 
287                                                << 
288           perf report -s dso,sym --hierarchy   << 
289           #                                    << 
290           #   Overhead  Shared Object / Symbol << 
291           # ..........  ...................... << 
292               65.00%    [kernel.kallsyms]      << 
293                 50.00%    [k] kfunc1           << 
294                 15.00%    [k] kfunc2           << 
295               30.00%    perf                   << 
296                 20.00%    [.] foo              << 
297                 10.00%    [.] bar              << 
298                5.00%    libc.so                << 
299                  5.00%    [.] libcall          << 
300                                                   259 
301 --overwrite::                                     260 --overwrite::
302         Enable this to use just the most recen    261         Enable this to use just the most recent records, which helps in high core count
303         machines such as Knights Landing/Mill,    262         machines such as Knights Landing/Mill, but right now is disabled by default as
304         the pausing used in this technique is     263         the pausing used in this technique is leading to loss of metadata events such
305         as PERF_RECORD_MMAP which makes 'perf     264         as PERF_RECORD_MMAP which makes 'perf top' unable to resolve samples, leading
306         to lots of unknown samples appearing o    265         to lots of unknown samples appearing on the UI. Enable this if you are in such
307         machines and profiling a workload that    266         machines and profiling a workload that doesn't creates short lived threads and/or
308         doesn't uses many executable mmap oper    267         doesn't uses many executable mmap operations. Work is being planed to solve
309         this situation, till then, this will r    268         this situation, till then, this will remain disabled by default.
310                                                   269 
311 --force::                                         270 --force::
312         Don't do ownership validation.            271         Don't do ownership validation.
313                                                   272 
314 --num-thread-synthesize::                         273 --num-thread-synthesize::
315         The number of threads to run when synt    274         The number of threads to run when synthesizing events for existing processes.
316         By default, the number of threads equa    275         By default, the number of threads equals to the number of online CPUs.
317                                                   276 
318 --namespaces::                                    277 --namespaces::
319         Record events of type PERF_RECORD_NAME    278         Record events of type PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES and display it with the
320         'cgroup_id' sort key.                     279         'cgroup_id' sort key.
321                                                   280 
322 -G name::                                         281 -G name::
323 --cgroup name::                                   282 --cgroup name::
324 monitor only in the container (cgroup) called     283 monitor only in the container (cgroup) called "name". This option is available only
325 in per-cpu mode. The cgroup filesystem must be    284 in per-cpu mode. The cgroup filesystem must be mounted. All threads belonging to
326 container "name" are monitored when they run o    285 container "name" are monitored when they run on the monitored CPUs. Multiple cgroups
327 can be provided. Each cgroup is applied to the    286 can be provided. Each cgroup is applied to the corresponding event, i.e., first cgroup
328 to first event, second cgroup to second event     287 to first event, second cgroup to second event and so on. It is possible to provide
329 an empty cgroup (monitor all the time) using,     288 an empty cgroup (monitor all the time) using, e.g., -G foo,,bar. Cgroups must have
330 corresponding events, i.e., they always refer     289 corresponding events, i.e., they always refer to events defined earlier on the command
331 line. If the user wants to track multiple even    290 line. If the user wants to track multiple events for a specific cgroup, the user can
332 use '-e e1 -e e2 -G foo,foo' or just use '-e e    291 use '-e e1 -e e2 -G foo,foo' or just use '-e e1 -e e2 -G foo'.
333                                                   292 
334 --all-cgroups::                                   293 --all-cgroups::
335         Record events of type PERF_RECORD_CGRO    294         Record events of type PERF_RECORD_CGROUP and display it with the
336         'cgroup' sort key.                        295         'cgroup' sort key.
337                                                   296 
338 --switch-on EVENT_NAME::                          297 --switch-on EVENT_NAME::
339         Only consider events after this event     298         Only consider events after this event is found.
340                                                   299 
341         E.g.:                                     300         E.g.:
342                                                   301 
343            Find out where broadcast packets ar    302            Find out where broadcast packets are handled
344                                                   303 
345                 perf probe -L icmp_rcv            304                 perf probe -L icmp_rcv
346                                                   305 
347            Insert a probe there:                  306            Insert a probe there:
348                                                   307 
349                 perf probe icmp_rcv:59            308                 perf probe icmp_rcv:59
350                                                   309 
351            Start perf top and ask it to only c    310            Start perf top and ask it to only consider the cycles events when a
352            broadcast packet arrives This will     311            broadcast packet arrives This will show a menu with two entries and
353            will start counting when a broadcas    312            will start counting when a broadcast packet arrives:
354                                                   313 
355                 perf top -e cycles,probe:icmp_    314                 perf top -e cycles,probe:icmp_rcv --switch-on=probe:icmp_rcv
356                                                   315 
357            Alternatively one can ask for a gro !! 316            Alternatively one can ask for --group and then two overhead columns
358            will appear, the first for cycles a    317            will appear, the first for cycles and the second for the switch-on event.
359                                                   318 
360                 perf top -e '{cycles,probe:icm !! 319                 perf top --group -e cycles,probe:icmp_rcv --switch-on=probe:icmp_rcv
361                                                   320 
362         This may be interesting to measure a w    321         This may be interesting to measure a workload only after some initialization
363         phase is over, i.e. insert a perf prob    322         phase is over, i.e. insert a perf probe at that point and use the above
364         examples replacing probe:icmp_rcv with    323         examples replacing probe:icmp_rcv with the just-after-init probe.
365                                                   324 
366 --switch-off EVENT_NAME::                         325 --switch-off EVENT_NAME::
367         Stop considering events after this eve    326         Stop considering events after this event is found.
368                                                   327 
369 --show-on-off-events::                            328 --show-on-off-events::
370         Show the --switch-on/off events too. T    329         Show the --switch-on/off events too. This has no effect in 'perf top' now
371         but probably we'll make the default no    330         but probably we'll make the default not to show the switch-on/off events
372         on the --group mode and if there is on    331         on the --group mode and if there is only one event besides the off/on ones,
373         go straight to the histogram browser,     332         go straight to the histogram browser, just like 'perf top' with no events
374         explicitly specified does.                333         explicitly specified does.
375                                                   334 
376 --stitch-lbr::                                    335 --stitch-lbr::
377         Show callgraph with stitched LBRs, whi    336         Show callgraph with stitched LBRs, which may have more complete
378         callgraph. The option must be used wit    337         callgraph. The option must be used with --call-graph lbr recording.
379         Disabled by default. In common cases w    338         Disabled by default. In common cases with call stack overflows,
380         it can recreate better call stacks tha    339         it can recreate better call stacks than the default lbr call stack
381         output. But this approach is not foolp !! 340         output. But this approach is not full proof. There can be cases
382         where it creates incorrect call stacks    341         where it creates incorrect call stacks from incorrect matches.
383         The known limitations include exceptio    342         The known limitations include exception handing such as
384         setjmp/longjmp will have calls/returns    343         setjmp/longjmp will have calls/returns not match.
385                                                   344 
386 ifdef::HAVE_LIBPFM[]                              345 ifdef::HAVE_LIBPFM[]
387 --pfm-events events::                             346 --pfm-events events::
388 Select a PMU event using libpfm4 syntax (see h    347 Select a PMU event using libpfm4 syntax (see http://perfmon2.sf.net)
389 including support for event filters. For examp    348 including support for event filters. For example '--pfm-events
390 inst_retired:any_p:u:c=1:i'. More than one eve    349 inst_retired:any_p:u:c=1:i'. More than one event can be passed to the
391 option using the comma separator. Hardware eve    350 option using the comma separator. Hardware events and generic hardware
392 events cannot be mixed together. The latter mu    351 events cannot be mixed together. The latter must be used with the -e
393 option. The -e option and this one can be mixe    352 option. The -e option and this one can be mixed and matched.  Events
394 can be grouped using the {} notation.             353 can be grouped using the {} notation.
395 endif::HAVE_LIBPFM[]                              354 endif::HAVE_LIBPFM[]
396                                                   355 
397 INTERACTIVE PROMPTING KEYS                        356 INTERACTIVE PROMPTING KEYS
398 --------------------------                        357 --------------------------
399                                                   358 
400 [d]::                                             359 [d]::
401         Display refresh delay.                    360         Display refresh delay.
402                                                   361 
403 [e]::                                             362 [e]::
404         Number of entries to display.             363         Number of entries to display.
405                                                   364 
406 [E]::                                             365 [E]::
407         Event to display when multiple counter    366         Event to display when multiple counters are active.
408                                                   367 
409 [f]::                                             368 [f]::
410         Profile display filter (>= hit count).    369         Profile display filter (>= hit count).
411                                                   370 
412 [F]::                                             371 [F]::
413         Annotation display filter (>= % of tot    372         Annotation display filter (>= % of total).
414                                                   373 
415 [s]::                                             374 [s]::
416         Annotate symbol.                          375         Annotate symbol.
417                                                   376 
418 [S]::                                             377 [S]::
419         Stop annotation, return to full profil    378         Stop annotation, return to full profile display.
420                                                   379 
421 [K]::                                             380 [K]::
422         Hide kernel symbols.                      381         Hide kernel symbols.
423                                                   382 
424 [U]::                                             383 [U]::
425         Hide user symbols.                        384         Hide user symbols.
426                                                   385 
427 [z]::                                             386 [z]::
428         Toggle event count zeroing across disp    387         Toggle event count zeroing across display updates.
429                                                   388 
430 [qQ]::                                            389 [qQ]::
431         Quit.                                     390         Quit.
432                                                   391 
433 Pressing any unmapped key displays a menu, and    392 Pressing any unmapped key displays a menu, and prompts for input.
434                                                   393 
435 include::callchain-overhead-calculation.txt[]     394 include::callchain-overhead-calculation.txt[]
436                                                   395 
437 SEE ALSO                                          396 SEE ALSO
438 --------                                          397 --------
439 linkperf:perf-stat[1], linkperf:perf-list[1],     398 linkperf:perf-stat[1], linkperf:perf-list[1], linkperf:perf-report[1]
                                                      

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