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diff --git a/src/perf.md b/src/perf.md deleted file mode 100644 index 57118ed..0000000 --- a/src/perf.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -# perf(1) - -```markdown -perf list show supported hw/sw events - -perf stat - -p <pid> .. show stats for running process - -I <ms> ... show stats periodically over interval <ms> - -e <ev> ... filter for events - -perf top - -p <pid> .. show stats for running process - -F <hz> ... sampling frequency - -K ........ hide kernel threads - -perf record - -p <pid> ............... record stats for running process - -F <hz> ................ sampling frequency - --call-graph <method> .. [fp, dwarf, lbr] method how to caputre backtrace - fp : use frame-pointer, need to compile with - -fno-omit-frame-pointer - dwarf: use .cfi debug information - lbr : use hardware last branch record facility - -g ..................... short-hand for --call-graph fp - -e <ev> ................ filter for events - -perf report - -n .................... annotate symbols with nr of samples - --stdio ............... report to stdio, if not presen tui mode - -g graph,0.5,caller ... show caller based call chains with value >0.5 -``` - -```markdown -Useful <ev>: - page-faults - minor-faults - major-faults - cpu-cycles` - task-clock -``` - -## [`Flamegraph`](https://github.com/brendangregg/FlameGraph) - -### Flamegraph with single event trace -```markdown -perf record -g -e cpu-cycles -p <pid> -perf script | FlameGraph/stackcollapse-perf.pl | FlameGraph/flamegraph.pl > cycles-flamegraph.svg -``` - -### Flamegraph with multiple event traces -```markdown -perf record -g -e cpu-cycles,page-faults -p <pid> -perf script --per-event-dump -# fold & generate as above -``` - |