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Date:   Sat, 04 Apr 2020 08:41:40 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Ian Rogers" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>, x86 <x86@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [tip: perf/urgent] perf script: add -S/--symbols documentation

The following commit has been merged into the perf/urgent branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     628d736d913a490d587941e8f68392f2de17e37a
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/628d736d913a490d587941e8f68392f2de17e37a
Author:        Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
AuthorDate:    Thu, 02 Apr 2020 10:41:30 -07:00
Committer:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitterDate: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 09:37:56 -03:00

perf script: add -S/--symbols documentation

Capture both that this option exists and that symbols can be hexadecimal
addresses.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
Suggested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Link: http://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200402174130.140319-1-irogers@google.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
index 99a9853..963487e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
@@ -412,6 +412,14 @@ include::itrace.txt[]
 --xed::
 	Run xed disassembler on output. Requires installing the xed disassembler.
 
+-S::
+--symbols=symbol[,symbol...]::
+	Only consider the listed symbols. Symbols are typically a name
+	but they may also be hexadecimal address.
+
+	For example, to select the symbol noploop or the address 0x4007a0:
+	perf script --symbols=noploop,0x4007a0
+
 --call-trace::
 	Show call stream for intel_pt traces. The CPUs are interleaved, but
 	can be filtered with -C.