tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt

   1 perf(1)
   2 =======
   3
   4 NAME
   5 ----
   6 perf - Performance analysis tools for Linux
   7
   8 SYNOPSIS
   9 --------
  10 [verse]
  11 'perf' [--version] [--help] [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]
  12
  13 OPTIONS
  14 -------
  15 --debug::
  16         Setup debug variable (just verbose for now) in value
  17         range (0, 10). Use like:
  18           --debug verbose   # sets verbose = 1
  19           --debug verbose=2 # sets verbose = 2
  20
  21 --buildid-dir::
  22         Setup buildid cache directory. It has higher priority than
  23         buildid.dir config file option.
  24
  25 DESCRIPTION
  26 -----------
  27 Performance counters for Linux are a new kernel-based subsystem
  28 that provide a framework for all things performance analysis. It
  29 covers hardware level (CPU/PMU, Performance Monitoring Unit) features
  30 and software features (software counters, tracepoints) as well.
  31
  32 SEE ALSO
  33 --------
  34 linkperf:perf-stat[1], linkperf:perf-top[1],
  35 linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-report[1],
  36 linkperf:perf-list[1]