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Adrian Hunter60b88d82015-07-17 19:33:44 +03001 i synthesize instructions events
2 b synthesize branches events
3 c synthesize branches events (calls only)
4 r synthesize branches events (returns only)
5 x synthesize transactions events
Adrian Hunter3bdafdf2017-05-26 11:17:24 +03006 w synthesize ptwrite events
Adrian Hunter70d110d2017-05-26 11:17:25 +03007 p synthesize power events
Adrian Hunter181ebb52019-08-06 11:46:03 +03008 o synthesize other events recorded due to the use
9 of aux-output (refer to perf record)
Adrian Hunter60b88d82015-07-17 19:33:44 +030010 e synthesize error events
11 d create a debug log
12 g synthesize a call chain (use with i or x)
Adrian Hunter601897b2015-09-25 16:15:39 +030013 l synthesize last branch entries (use with i or x)
Andi Kleend1706b32016-03-28 10:45:38 -070014 s skip initial number of events
Adrian Hunter60b88d82015-07-17 19:33:44 +030015
Andi Kleen4eb06812018-09-20 11:05:37 -070016 The default is all events i.e. the same as --itrace=ibxwpe,
17 except for perf script where it is --itrace=ce
Adrian Hunter60b88d82015-07-17 19:33:44 +030018
Andi Kleen4eb06812018-09-20 11:05:37 -070019 In addition, the period (default 100000, except for perf script where it is 1)
20 for instructions events can be specified in units of:
Adrian Hunter60b88d82015-07-17 19:33:44 +030021
22 i instructions
23 t ticks
24 ms milliseconds
25 us microseconds
26 ns nanoseconds (default)
27
28 Also the call chain size (default 16, max. 1024) for instructions or
29 transactions events can be specified.
Adrian Hunter601897b2015-09-25 16:15:39 +030030
31 Also the number of last branch entries (default 64, max. 1024) for
32 instructions or transactions events can be specified.
Andi Kleend1706b32016-03-28 10:45:38 -070033
Adrian Hunter3bdafdf2017-05-26 11:17:24 +030034 It is also possible to skip events generated (instructions, branches, transactions,
Adrian Hunter70d110d2017-05-26 11:17:25 +030035 ptwrite, power) at the beginning. This is useful to ignore initialization code.
Andi Kleend1706b32016-03-28 10:45:38 -070036
37 --itrace=i0nss1000000
38
39 skips the first million instructions.