PERF-SCRIPT(1)							    perf Manual 						    PERF-SCRIPT(1)

NAME

       perf-script - Read perf.data (created by perf record) and display trace output

SYNOPSIS

       perf script [<options>]
       perf script [<options>] record <script> [<record-options>] <command>
       perf script [<options>] report <script> [script-args]
       perf script [<options>] <script> <required-script-args> [<record-options>] <command>
       perf script [<options>] <top-script> [script-args]

DESCRIPTION

       This command reads the input file and displays the trace recorded.

       There are several variants of perf script:

	   'perf script' to see a detailed trace of the workload that was
	   recorded.

	   You can also run a set of pre-canned scripts that aggregate and
	   summarize the raw trace data in various ways (the list of scripts is
	   available via 'perf script -l').  The following variants allow you to
	   record and run those scripts:

	   'perf script record <script> <command>' to record the events required
	   for 'perf script report'.  <script> is the name displayed in the
	   output of 'perf script --list' i.e. the actual script name minus any
	   language extension.	If <command> is not specified, the events are
	   recorded using the -a (system-wide) 'perf record' option.

	   'perf script report <script> [args]' to run and display the results
	   of <script>.  <script> is the name displayed in the output of 'perf
	   trace --list' i.e. the actual script name minus any language
	   extension.  The perf.data output from a previous run of 'perf script
	   record <script>' is used and should be present for this command to
	   succeed.  [args] refers to the (mainly optional) args expected by
	   the script.

	   'perf script <script> <required-script-args> <command>' to both
	   record the events required for <script> and to run the <script>
	   using 'live-mode' i.e. without writing anything to disk.  <script>
	   is the name displayed in the output of 'perf script --list' i.e. the
	   actual script name minus any language extension.  If <command> is
	   not specified, the events are recorded using the -a (system-wide)
	   'perf record' option.  If <script> has any required args, they
	   should be specified before <command>.  This mode doesn't allow for
	   optional script args to be specified; if optional script args are
	   desired, they can be specified using separate 'perf script record'
	   and 'perf script report' commands, with the stdout of the record step
	   piped to the stdin of the report script, using the '-o -' and '-i -'
	   options of the corresponding commands.

	   'perf script <top-script>' to both record the events required for
	   <top-script> and to run the <top-script> using 'live-mode'
	   i.e. without writing anything to disk.  <top-script> is the name
	   displayed in the output of 'perf script --list' i.e. the actual
	   script name minus any language extension; a <top-script> is defined
	   as any script name ending with the string 'top'.

	   [<record-options>] can be passed to the record steps of 'perf script
	   record' and 'live-mode' variants; this isn't possible however for
	   <top-script> 'live-mode' or 'perf script report' variants.

	   See the 'SEE ALSO' section for links to language-specific
	   information on how to write and run your own trace scripts.

OPTIONS

       <command>...
	   Any command you can specify in a shell.

       -D, --dump-raw-script=
	   Display verbose dump of the trace data.

       -L, --Latency=
	   Show latency attributes (irqs/preemption disabled, etc).

       -l, --list=
	   Display a list of available trace scripts.

       -s [lang], --script=
	   Process trace data with the given script ([lang]:script[.ext]). If the string lang is specified in place of a script name, a list of
	   supported languages will be displayed instead.

       -g, --gen-script=
	   Generate perf-script.[ext] starter script for given language, using current perf.data.

       -a
	   Force system-wide collection. Scripts run without a <command> normally use -a by default, while scripts run with a <command> normally
	   don't - this option allows the latter to be run in system-wide mode.

       -i, --input=
	   Input file name. (default: perf.data unless stdin is a fifo)

       -d, --debug-mode
	   Do various checks like samples ordering and lost events.

       -f, --fields
	   Comma separated list of fields to print. Options are: comm, tid, pid, time, cpu, event, trace, ip, sym, dso, addr, symoff. Field list
	   can be prepended with the type, trace, sw or hw, to indicate to which event type the field list applies. e.g., -f
	   sw:comm,tid,time,ip,sym and -f trace:time,cpu,trace

	       perf script -f <fields>

	       is equivalent to:

	       perf script -f trace:<fields> -f sw:<fields> -f hw:<fields>

	       i.e., the specified fields apply to all event types if the type string
	       is not given.

	       The arguments are processed in the order received. A later usage can
	       reset a prior request. e.g.:

	       -f trace: -f comm,tid,time,ip,sym

	       The first -f suppresses trace events (field list is ""), but then the
	       second invocation sets the fields to comm,tid,time,ip,sym. In this case a
	       warning is given to the user:

	       "Overriding previous field request for all events."

	       Alternativey, consider the order:

	       -f comm,tid,time,ip,sym -f trace:

	       The first -f sets the fields for all events and the second -f
	       suppresses trace events. The user is given a warning message about
	       the override, and the result of the above is that only S/W and H/W
	       events are displayed with the given fields.

	       For the 'wildcard' option if a user selected field is invalid for an
	       event type, a message is displayed to the user that the option is
	       ignored for that type. For example:

	       $ perf script -f comm,tid,trace
	       'trace' not valid for hardware events. Ignoring.
	       'trace' not valid for software events. Ignoring.

	       Alternatively, if the type is given an invalid field is specified it
	       is an error. For example:

	       perf script -v -f sw:comm,tid,trace
	       'trace' not valid for software events.

	       At this point usage is displayed, and perf-script exits.

	       Finally, a user may not set fields to none for all event types.
	       i.e., -f "" is not allowed.

       -k, --vmlinux=<file>
	   vmlinux pathname

       --kallsyms=<file>
	   kallsyms pathname

       --symfs=<directory>
	   Look for files with symbols relative to this directory.

       -G, --hide-call-graph
	   When printing symbols do not display call chain.

       -C, --cpu
	   Only report samples for the list of CPUs provided. Multiple CPUs can be provided as a comma-separated list with no space: 0,1. Ranges
	   of CPUs are specified with -: 0-2. Default is to report samples on all CPUs.

       -c, --comms=
	   Only display events for these comms. CSV that understands file://filename entries.

       -I, --show-info
	   Display extended information about the perf.data file. This adds information which may be very large and thus may clutter the display.
	   It currently includes: cpu and numa topology of the host system. It can only be used with the perf script report mode.

       --show-kernel-path
	   Try to resolve the path of [kernel.kallsyms]

SEE ALSO

       perf-record(1), perf-script-perl(1), perf-script-python(1)

perf								    06/30/2014							    PERF-SCRIPT(1)