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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt index 951a2f262872..32da0d1fa86a 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt @@ -28,12 +28,44 @@ OPTIONS Tests to skip (comma separated numeric list). -v:: +-vv:: +-vvv:: --verbose:: - Be more verbose. + With a single '-v', verbose level 1, only failing test output + is displayed. With '-vv' and higher all test output is shown. + +-S:: +--sequential:: + Run all tests one after the other. By default "exclusive" + tests are run sequentially, but other tests are run in + parallel to speed execution. + +-r:: +--runs-per-test:: + Run each test the given number of times, by default once. This + option can be useful to determine if a test is flaky. -F:: --dont-fork:: - Do not fork child for each test, run all tests within single process. + Do not fork child for each test, run all tests within single process, this + sets sequential mode. --dso:: Specify a DSO for the "Symbols" test. + +-w:: +--workload=:: + Run a built-in workload, to list them use '--list-workloads', current ones include: + noploop, thloop, leafloop, sqrtloop, brstack, datasym and landlock. + + Used with the shell script regression tests. + + Some accept an extra parameter: + + seconds: leafloop, noploop, sqrtloop, thloop + nrloops: brstack + + The datasym and landlock workloads don't accept any. + +--list-workloads:: + List the available workloads to use with -w/--workload. |