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1perf(1)
2=======
3
4NAME
5----
6perf - Performance analysis tools for Linux
7
8SYNOPSIS
9--------
10[verse]
11'perf' [--version] [--help] [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]
12
13OPTIONS
14-------
15--debug::
16	Setup debug variable (see list below) in value
17	range (0, 10). Use like:
18	  --debug verbose   # sets verbose = 1
19	  --debug verbose=2 # sets verbose = 2
20
21	List of debug variables allowed to set:
22	  verbose          - general debug messages
23	  ordered-events   - ordered events object debug messages
24	  data-convert     - data convert command debug messages
25
26--buildid-dir::
27	Setup buildid cache directory. It has higher priority than
28	buildid.dir config file option.
29
30DESCRIPTION
31-----------
32Performance counters for Linux are a new kernel-based subsystem
33that provide a framework for all things performance analysis. It
34covers hardware level (CPU/PMU, Performance Monitoring Unit) features
35and software features (software counters, tracepoints) as well.
36
37SEE ALSO
38--------
39linkperf:perf-stat[1], linkperf:perf-top[1],
40linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-report[1],
41linkperf:perf-list[1]
42