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| From | Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.kernel |
| Subject | [PATCH 3/7] perf record: Fix --switch-output documentation and comment |
| Date | 2017-01-03 09:30 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <sVsDM-3nL-3@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <sVsDM-3nL-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
There's no --signal-trigger option, also adding the code comment into record man page. Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-wbfnc3deti65q8ntw30ljzh8@git.kernel.org --- tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt | 4 ++++ tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt index 27fc3617c6a4..5054d9147f0f 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt @@ -430,6 +430,10 @@ that gets then processed, possibly via a perf script, to decide if that particular perf.data snapshot should be kept or not. Implies --timestamp-filename, --no-buildid and --no-buildid-cache. +The reason for the latter two is to reduce the data file switching +overhead. You can still switch them on with: + + --switch-output --no-no-buildid --no-no-buildid-cache --dry-run:: Parse options then exit. --dry-run can be used to detect errors in cmdline diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c index 31cf0ce12a65..4ec10e9427d9 100644 --- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c @@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused) * overhead. Still generate buildid if they are required * explicitly using * - * perf record --signal-trigger --no-no-buildid \ + * perf record --switch-output --no-no-buildid \ * --no-no-buildid-cache * * Following code equals to: -- 2.7.4
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[PATCH 3/7] perf record: Fix --switch-output documentation and comment Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> - 2017-01-03 09:30 +0100 [tip:perf/urgent] perf record: Fix --switch-output documentation and comment tip-bot for Jiri Olsa <tipbot@zytor.com> - 2017-01-05 09:00 +0100
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