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@@ -35,10 +35,18 @@ OPTIONS
-e::
--expr::
- List of syscalls to show, currently only syscall names.
+--event::
+ List of syscalls and other perf events (tracepoints, HW cache events,
+ etc) to show.
+ See 'perf list' for a complete list of events.
Prefixing with ! shows all syscalls but the ones specified. You may
need to escape it.
+-D msecs::
+--delay msecs::
+After starting the program, wait msecs before measuring. This is useful to
+filter out the startup phase of the program, which is often very different.
+
-o::
--output=::
Output file name.
@@ -130,9 +138,6 @@ the thread executes on the designated CPUs. Default is to monitor all CPUs.
--kernel-syscall-graph::
Show the kernel callchains on the syscall exit path.
---event::
- Trace other events, see 'perf list' for a complete list.
-
--max-stack::
Set the stack depth limit when parsing the callchain, anything
beyond the specified depth will be ignored. Note that at this point