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Diffstat (limited to 'tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt index 94a258c..27d52da 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt @@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ OPTIONS --vmlinux=PATH:: Specify vmlinux path which has debuginfo (Dwarf binary). +-s:: +--source=PATH:: + Specify path to kernel source. + -v:: --verbose:: Be more verbose (show parsed arguments, etc). @@ -90,8 +94,8 @@ Each probe argument follows below syntax. [NAME=]LOCALVAR|$retval|%REG|@SYMBOL[:TYPE] -'NAME' specifies the name of this argument (optional). You can use the name of local variable, local data structure member (e.g. var->field, var.field2), or kprobe-tracer argument format (e.g. $retval, %ax, etc). Note that the name of this argument will be set as the last member name if you specify a local data structure member (e.g. field2 for 'var->field1.field2'.) -'TYPE' casts the type of this argument (optional). If omitted, perf probe automatically set the type based on debuginfo. +'NAME' specifies the name of this argument (optional). You can use the name of local variable, local data structure member (e.g. var->field, var.field2), local array with fixed index (e.g. array[1], var->array[0], var->pointer[2]), or kprobe-tracer argument format (e.g. $retval, %ax, etc). Note that the name of this argument will be set as the last member name if you specify a local data structure member (e.g. field2 for 'var->field1.field2'.) +'TYPE' casts the type of this argument (optional). If omitted, perf probe automatically set the type based on debuginfo. You can specify 'string' type only for the local variable or structure member which is an array of or a pointer to 'char' or 'unsigned char' type. LINE SYNTAX ----------- |
