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6 perf-kmem - Tool to trace/measure kernel memory properties
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9 perf kmem {record|stat} [<options>]
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12 There are two variants of perf kmem:
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14 'perf kmem record <command>' to record the kmem events
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17 'perf kmem stat' to report kernel memory statistics.
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20 -i <file>, --input=<file>
21 Select the input file (default: perf.data unless stdin is a fifo)
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27 Be more verbose. (show symbol address, etc)
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30 Show per-callsite statistics
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33 Show per-allocation statistics
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36 Sort the output (default: frag,hit,bytes for slab and bytes,hit for
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39 for page. This option should be preceded by one of the mode
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49 Analyze SLAB allocator events.
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52 Analyze page allocator events
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55 Show live page stat. The perf kmem shows total allocation stat by
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60 Only analyze samples within given time window: <start>,<stop>.
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