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  1. perf-diff(1)
  2. ============
  3. NAME
  4. ----
  5. perf-diff - Read two perf.data files and display the differential profile
  6. SYNOPSIS
  7. --------
  8. [verse]
  9. 'perf diff' [oldfile] [newfile]
  10. DESCRIPTION
  11. -----------
  12. This command displays the performance difference amongst two perf.data files
  13. captured via perf record.
  14. If no parameters are passed it will assume perf.data.old and perf.data.
  15. OPTIONS
  16. -------
  17. -d::
  18. --dsos=::
  19. Only consider symbols in these dsos. CSV that understands
  20. file://filename entries.
  21. -C::
  22. --comms=::
  23. Only consider symbols in these comms. CSV that understands
  24. file://filename entries.
  25. -S::
  26. --symbols=::
  27. Only consider these symbols. CSV that understands
  28. file://filename entries.
  29. -s::
  30. --sort=::
  31. Sort by key(s): pid, comm, dso, symbol.
  32. -t::
  33. --field-separator=::
  34. Use a special separator character and don't pad with spaces, replacing
  35. all occurances of this separator in symbol names (and other output)
  36. with a '.' character, that thus it's the only non valid separator.
  37. -v::
  38. --verbose::
  39. Be verbose, for instance, show the raw counts in addition to the
  40. diff.
  41. SEE ALSO
  42. --------
  43. linkperf:perf-record[1]