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perf_3.2-lock(1)

perf_3.2-lock1

Analyze lock events

Usage

perf lock {record | report | trace}

Overview

You can analyze various lock behaviours and statistics with this perf lock command.

'perf lock record <command>' records lock events
between start and end <command>. And this command
produces the file "perf.data" which contains tracing
results of lock events.
'perf lock trace' shows raw lock events.
'perf lock report' reports statistical data.

Options

-i, --input=<file>

Input file name.

-v, --verbose

Be more verbose (show symbol address, etc).

-D, --dump-raw-trace

Dump raw trace in ASCII.

Options

-k, --key=<value>

Sorting key. Possible values: acquired (default), contended, wait_total, wait_max, wait_min.

From linux-tools-3.2 3.2.17-1 in Debian 7 (Wheezy). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.