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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-02-28 10:20:25 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-02-28 10:20:25 -0800
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Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip
* 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (172 commits) perf_event, amd: Fix spinlock initialization perf_event: Fix preempt warning in perf_clock() perf tools: Flush maps on COMM events perf_events, x86: Split PMU definitions into separate files perf annotate: Handle samples not at objdump output addr boundaries perf_events, x86: Remove superflous MSR writes perf_events: Simplify code by removing cpu argument to hw_perf_group_sched_in() perf_events, x86: AMD event scheduling perf_events: Add new start/stop PMU callbacks perf_events: Report the MMAP pgoff value in bytes perf annotate: Defer allocating sym_priv->hist array perf symbols: Improve debugging information about symtab origins perf top: Use a macro instead of a constant variable perf symbols: Check the right return variable perf/scripts: Tag syscall_name helper as not yet available perf/scripts: Add perf-trace-python Documentation perf/scripts: Remove unnecessary PyTuple resizes perf/scripts: Add syscall tracing scripts perf/scripts: Add Python scripting engine perf/scripts: Remove check-perf-trace from listed scripts ... Fix trivial conflict in tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
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+perf-buildid-cache(1)
+=====================
+
+NAME
+----
+perf-buildid-cache - Manage build-id cache.
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'perf buildid-list <options>'
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+This command manages the build-id cache. It can add and remove files to the
+cache. In the future it should as well purge older entries, set upper limits
+for the space used by the cache, etc.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+-a::
+--add=::
+ Add specified file to the cache.
+-r::
+--remove=::
+ Remove specified file to the cache.
+-v::
+--verbose::
+ Be more verbose.
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-report[1]