diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script-python.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script-python.txt index 51ec2d20068a..0fb9eda3cbca 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script-python.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script-python.txt @@ -610,6 +610,32 @@ Various utility functions for use with perf script: nsecs_str(nsecs) - returns printable string in the form secs.nsecs avg(total, n) - returns average given a sum and a total number of values +SUPPORTED FIELDS +---------------- + +Currently supported fields: + +ev_name, comm, pid, tid, cpu, ip, time, period, phys_addr, addr, +symbol, dso, time_enabled, time_running, values, callchain, +brstack, brstacksym, datasrc, datasrc_decode, iregs, uregs, +weight, transaction, raw_buf, attr. + +Some fields have sub items: + +brstack: + from, to, from_dsoname, to_dsoname, mispred, + predicted, in_tx, abort, cycles. + +brstacksym: + items: from, to, pred, in_tx, abort (converted string) + +For example, +We can use this code to print brstack "from", "to", "cycles". + +if 'brstack' in dict: + for entry in dict['brstack']: + print "from %s, to %s, cycles %s" % (entry["from"], entry["to"], entry["cycles"]) + SEE ALSO -------- linkperf:perf-script[1]