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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 17:06:32 -0300 From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org> To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Dongsheng Yang <yangds.fnst@...fujitsu.com>, David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>, Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>, Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com> Subject: [PATCH 08/38] perf kvm: Add more detail about buildid-list in man page From: Dongsheng Yang <yangds.fnst@...fujitsu.com> As the buildid is read from /sys/kernel/notes, then if we use perf kvm buildid-list with a perf data file captured by perf kvm record with --guestkallsyms and --guestmodules, there is no result in output. This patch add a explanation about it and add a limit of using perf kvm buildid-list. Signed-off-by: Dongsheng Yang <yangds.fnst@...fujitsu.com> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/d605a805486340b53bc261aa64d7632ad0a8cf53.1386197481.git.yangds.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com> --- tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kvm.txt | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kvm.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kvm.txt index 6a06cefe9642..f52f94d9f66b 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kvm.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kvm.txt @@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ There are a couple of variants of perf kvm: 'perf kvm buildid-list' to display the buildids found in a perf data file, so that other tools can be used to fetch packages with matching symbol tables - for use by perf report. + for use by perf report. As buildid is read from /sys/kernel/notes in os, then + if you want to list the buildid for guest, please make sure your perf data file + was captured with --guestmount in perf kvm record. 'perf kvm stat <command>' to run a command and gather performance counter statistics. -- 1.8.1.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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