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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-03-15 18:31:30 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-03-15 18:31:30 -0700
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treec6d0300cd4b1a1fd658708476db4577b68b4de31 /tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt
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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: (184 commits) perf probe: Clean up probe_point_lazy_walker() return value tracing: Fix irqoff selftest expanding max buffer tracing: Align 4 byte ints together in struct tracer tracing: Export trace_set_clr_event() tracing: Explain about unstable clock on resume with ring buffer warning ftrace/graph: Trace function entry before updating index ftrace: Add .ref.text as one of the safe areas to trace tracing: Adjust conditional expression latency formatting. tracing: Fix event alignment: skb:kfree_skb tracing: Fix event alignment: mce:mce_record tracing: Fix event alignment: kvm:kvm_hv_hypercall tracing: Fix event alignment: module:module_request tracing: Fix event alignment: ftrace:context_switch and ftrace:wakeup tracing: Remove lock_depth from event entry perf header: Stop using 'self' perf session: Use evlist/evsel for managing perf.data attributes perf top: Don't let events to eat up whole header line perf top: Fix events overflow in top command ring-buffer: Remove unused #include <linux/trace_irq.h> tracing: Add an 'overwrite' trace_option. ...
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@@ -83,6 +83,17 @@ This option is only valid in system-wide mode.
print counts using a CSV-style output to make it easy to import directly into
spreadsheets. Columns are separated by the string specified in SEP.
+-G name::
+--cgroup name::
+monitor only in the container (cgroup) called "name". This option is available only
+in per-cpu mode. The cgroup filesystem must be mounted. All threads belonging to
+container "name" are monitored when they run on the monitored CPUs. Multiple cgroups
+can be provided. Each cgroup is applied to the corresponding event, i.e., first cgroup
+to first event, second cgroup to second event and so on. It is possible to provide
+an empty cgroup (monitor all the time) using, e.g., -G foo,,bar. Cgroups must have
+corresponding events, i.e., they always refer to events defined earlier on the command
+line.
+
EXAMPLES
--------