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@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ OPTIONS
param1 and param2 are defined as formats for the PMU in:
/sys/bus/event_sources/devices/<pmu>/format/*
+ There are also some params which are not defined in .../<pmu>/format/*.
+ These params can be used to set event defaults.
+ Here is a list of the params.
+ - 'period': Set event sampling period
+
+ Note: If user explicitly sets options which conflict with the params,
+ the value set by the params will be overridden.
+
- a hardware breakpoint event in the form of '\mem:addr[/len][:access]'
where addr is the address in memory you want to break in.
Access is the memory access type (read, write, execute) it can
@@ -61,7 +69,16 @@ OPTIONS
"perf report" to view group events together.
--filter=<filter>::
- Event filter.
+ Event filter. This option should follow a event selector (-e) which
+ selects tracepoint event(s). Multiple '--filter' options are combined
+ using '&&'.
+
+--exclude-perf::
+ Don't record events issued by perf itself. This option should follow
+ a event selector (-e) which selects tracepoint event(s). It adds a
+ filter expression 'common_pid != $PERFPID' to filters. If other
+ '--filter' exists, the new filter expression will be combined with
+ them by '&&'.
-a::
--all-cpus::