Re: [PATCH v11 RESEND 02/24] perf tools: Add perf-config document

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Mon Nov 23 2015 - 09:18:00 EST


Em Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 07:11:56PM +0900, Taeung Song escreveu:
> Add perf-config document to describe the perf configuration
> and a subcommand 'listâ.

Worked this time, applied, will continue processing the other patches
soon.

- Arnaldo

> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt | 103 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 103 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..b9ca1e3
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
> +perf-config(1)
> +==============
> +
> +NAME
> +----
> +perf-config - Get and set variables in a configuration file.
> +
> +SYNOPSIS
> +--------
> +[verse]
> +'perf config' -l | --list
> +
> +DESCRIPTION
> +-----------
> +You can manage variables in a configuration file with this command.
> +
> +OPTIONS
> +-------
> +
> +-l::
> +--list::
> + Show current config variables, name and value, for all sections.
> +
> +CONFIGURATION FILE
> +------------------
> +
> +The perf configuration file contains many variables to change various
> +aspects of each of its tools, including output, disk usage, etc.
> +The '$HOME/.perfconfig' file is used to store a per-user configuration.
> +The file '$(sysconfdir)/perfconfig' can be used to
> +store a system-wide default configuration.
> +
> +Syntax
> +~~~~~~
> +
> +The file consist of sections. A section starts with its name
> +surrounded by square brackets and continues till the next section
> +begins. Each variable must be in a section, and have the form
> +'name = value', for example:
> +
> + [section]
> + name1 = value1
> + name2 = value2
> +
> +Section names are case sensitive and can contain any characters except
> +newline (double quote `"` and backslash have to be escaped as `\"` and `\\`,
> +respectively). Section headers can't span multiple lines.
> +
> +Example
> +~~~~~~~
> +
> +Given a $HOME/.perfconfig like this:
> +
> +#
> +# This is the config file, and
> +# a '#' and ';' character indicates a comment
> +#
> +
> + [colors]
> + # Color variables
> + top = red, default
> + medium = green, default
> + normal = lightgray, default
> + selected = white, lightgray
> + code = blue, default
> + addr = magenta, default
> + root = white, blue
> +
> + [tui]
> + # Defaults if linked with libslang
> + report = on
> + annotate = on
> + top = on
> +
> + [buildid]
> + # Default, disable using /dev/null
> + dir = ~/.debug
> +
> + [annotate]
> + # Defaults
> + hide_src_code = false
> + use_offset = true
> + jump_arrows = true
> + show_nr_jumps = false
> +
> + [help]
> + # Format can be man, info, web or html
> + format = man
> + autocorrect = 0
> +
> + [ui]
> + show-headers = true
> +
> + [call-graph]
> + # fp (framepointer), dwarf
> + record-mode = fp
> + print-type = graph
> + order = caller
> + sort-key = function
> +
> +SEE ALSO
> +--------
> +linkperf:perf[1]
> --
> 1.9.1
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