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authorMark Brown <broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>2010-03-22 11:17:26 +0000
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+perf-lock(1)
+============
+
+NAME
+----
+perf-lock - Analyze lock events
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'perf lock' {record|report|trace}
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+You can analyze various lock behaviours
+and statistics with this 'perf lock' command.
+
+ 'perf lock record <command>' records lock events
+ between start and end <command>. And this command
+ produces the file "perf.data" which contains tracing
+ results of lock events.
+
+ 'perf lock trace' shows raw lock events.
+
+ 'perf lock report' reports statistical data.
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkperf:perf[1]
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