perf script: Support relative time
When comparing time stamps in 'perf script' traces it can be annoying to work with the full perf time stamps. Add a --reltime option that displays time stamps relative to the trace start to make it easier to read the traces. Note: not currently supported for --time. Report an error in this case. Before: % perf script swapper 0 [000] 245402.891216: 1 cycles:ppp: ffffffffa0068814 native_write_msr+0x4 ([kernel.kallsyms]) swapper 0 [000] 245402.891223: 1 cycles:ppp: ffffffffa0068814 native_write_msr+0x4 ([kernel.kallsyms]) swapper 0 [000] 245402.891227: 5 cycles:ppp: ffffffffa0068814 native_write_msr+0x4 ([kernel.kallsyms]) swapper 0 [000] 245402.891231: 41 cycles:ppp: ffffffffa0068816 native_write_msr+0x6 ([kernel.kallsyms]) swapper 0 [000] 245402.891235: 355 cycles:ppp: ffffffffa000dd51 intel_bts_enable_local+0x21 ([kernel.kallsyms]) swapper 0 [000] 245402.891239: 3084 cycles:ppp: ffffffffa0a0150a end_repeat_nmi+0x48 ([kernel.kallsyms]) After: % perf script --reltime swapper 0 [000] 0.000000: 1 cycles:ppp: ffffffffa0068814 native_write_msr+0x4 ([kernel.kallsyms]) swapper 0 [000] 0.000006: 1 cycles:ppp: ffffffffa0068814 native_write_msr+0x4 ([kernel.kallsyms]) swapper 0 [000] 0.000010: 5 cycles:ppp: ffffffffa0068814 native_write_msr+0x4 ([kernel.kallsyms]) swapper 0 [000] 0.000014: 41 cycles:ppp: ffffffffa0068816 native_write_msr+0x6 ([kernel.kallsyms]) swapper 0 [000] 0.000018: 355 cycles:ppp: ffffffffa000dd51 intel_bts_enable_local+0x21 ([kernel.kallsyms]) swapper 0 [000] 0.000022: 3084 cycles:ppp: ffffffffa0a0150a end_repeat_nmi+0x48 ([kernel.kallsyms]) Committer notes: Do not use 'time' as the name of a variable, as this breaks the build on older glibcs: cc1: warnings being treated as errors builtin-script.c: In function 'perf_sample__fprintf_start': builtin-script.c:691: warning: declaration of 'time' shadows a global declaration /usr/include/time.h:187: warning: shadowed declaration is here Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com> Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com> Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> LPU-Reference: 20190314225002.30108-8-andi@firstfloor.org Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-bpahyi6pr9r399mvihu65fvc@git.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
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@@ -380,6 +380,9 @@ include::itrace.txt[]
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Set the maximum number of program blocks to print with brstackasm for
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each sample.
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--reltime::
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Print time stamps relative to trace start.
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--per-event-dump::
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Create per event files with a "perf.data.EVENT.dump" name instead of
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printing to stdout, useful, for instance, for generating flamegraphs.
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