[PATCH] perf script: add -S/--symbols documentation

From: Ian Rogers
Date: Thu Apr 02 2020 - 13:41:36 EST


Capture both that this option exists and that symbols can be hexadecimal
addresses.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
index 99a9853a11ba..963487e82edc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
@@ -412,6 +412,14 @@ include::itrace.txt[]
--xed::
Run xed disassembler on output. Requires installing the xed disassembler.

+-S::
+--symbols=symbol[,symbol...]::
+ Only consider the listed symbols. Symbols are typically a name
+ but they may also be hexadecimal address.
+
+ For example, to select the symbol noploop or the address 0x4007a0:
+ perf script --symbols=noploop,0x4007a0
+
--call-trace::
Show call stream for intel_pt traces. The CPUs are interleaved, but
can be filtered with -C.
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