summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/tools/perf/Documentation
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'tools/perf/Documentation')
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt7
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index 19b9092cf8b..87feeee8b90 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -157,8 +157,11 @@ OPTIONS
--branch-stack::
Use the addresses of sampled taken branches instead of the instruction
address to build the histograms. To generate meaningful output, the
- perf.data file must have been obtained using perf record -b xxx where
- xxx is a branch filter option.
+ perf.data file must have been obtained using perf record -b or
+ perf record --branch-filter xxx where xxx is a branch filter option.
+ perf report is able to auto-detect whether a perf.data file contains
+ branch stacks and it will automatically switch to the branch view mode,
+ unless --no-branch-stack is used.
SEE ALSO
--------