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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt index c00a76fcb8d..8879299cd9d 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt @@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ There are several variants of perf trace: 'perf trace' to see a detailed trace of the workload that was recorded. + You can also run a set of pre-canned scripts that aggregate and + summarize the raw trace data in various ways (the list of scripts is + available via 'perf trace -l'). The following variants allow you to + record and run those scripts: + 'perf trace record <script>' to record the events required for 'perf trace report'. <script> is the name displayed in the output of 'perf trace --list' i.e. the actual script name minus any language @@ -31,6 +36,9 @@ There are several variants of perf trace: record <script>' is used and should be present for this command to succeed. + See the 'SEE ALSO' section for links to language-specific + information on how to write and run your own trace scripts. + OPTIONS ------- -D:: @@ -58,4 +66,5 @@ OPTIONS SEE ALSO -------- -linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-trace-perl[1] +linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-trace-perl[1], +linkperf:perf-trace-python[1] |