NAME
perf-diff - Read two perf.data files and display the differential profile
SYNOPSIS
perf diff [oldfile] [newfile]
DESCRIPTION
This command displays the performance difference amongst two perf.data files captured via perf record.
If no parameters are passed it will assume perf.data.old and perf.data.
OPTIONS
- -M, --displacement
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Show position displacement relative to baseline.
- -D, --dump-raw-trace
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Dump raw trace in ASCII.
- -m, --modules
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Load module symbols. WARNING: use only with -k and LIVE kernel
-d, --dsos=
Only consider symbols in these dsos. CSV that understands file://filename entries.
-C, --comms=
Only consider symbols in these comms. CSV that understands file://filename entries.
-S, --symbols=
Only consider these symbols. CSV that understands file://filename entries.
-s, --sort=
Sort by key(s): pid, comm, dso, symbol.
-t, --field-separator=
Use a special separator character and don’t pad with spaces, replacing all occurrences of this separator in symbol names (and other output) with a . character, that thus it’s the only non valid separator.
- -v, --verbose
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Be verbose, for instance, show the raw counts in addition to the diff.
- -f, --force
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Don’t complain, do it.
- --symfs=<directory>
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Look for files with symbols relative to this directory.