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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-timechart.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-timechart.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d7b79e2b --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-timechart.txt @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +perf-timechart(1) +================= + +NAME +---- +perf-timechart - Tool to visualize total system behavior during a workload + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'perf timechart' {record} + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +There are two variants of perf timechart: + + 'perf timechart record <command>' to record the system level events + of an arbitrary workload. + + 'perf timechart' to turn a trace into a Scalable Vector Graphics file, + that can be viewed with popular SVG viewers such as 'Inkscape'. + +OPTIONS +------- +-o:: +--output=:: + Select the output file (default: output.svg) +-i:: +--input=:: + Select the input file (default: perf.data) +-w:: +--width=:: + Select the width of the SVG file (default: 1000) +-P:: +--power-only:: + Only output the CPU power section of the diagram +-p:: +--process:: + Select the processes to display, by name or PID + +--symfs=<directory>:: + Look for files with symbols relative to this directory. + +SEE ALSO +-------- +linkperf:perf-record[1] |