linux/tools/perf/Documentation
Namhyung Kim 0d68bc92c4 perf kmem: Analyze page allocator events also
The perf kmem command records and analyze kernel memory allocation only
for SLAB objects.  This patch implement a simple page allocator analyzer
using kmem:mm_page_alloc and kmem:mm_page_free events.

It adds two new options of --slab and --page.  The --slab option is for
analyzing SLAB allocator and that's what perf kmem currently does.

The new --page option enables page allocator events and analyze kernel
memory usage in page unit.  Currently, 'stat --alloc' subcommand is
implemented only.

If none of these --slab nor --page is specified, --slab is implied.

First run 'perf kmem record' to generate a suitable perf.data file:

  # perf kmem record --page sleep 5

Then run 'perf kmem stat' to postprocess the perf.data file:

  # perf kmem stat --page --alloc --line 10

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   PFN              | Total alloc (KB) | Hits     | Order | Mig.type | GFP flags
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            4045014 |               16 |        1 |     2 |  RECLAIM |  00285250
            4143980 |               16 |        1 |     2 |  RECLAIM |  00285250
            3938658 |               16 |        1 |     2 |  RECLAIM |  00285250
            4045400 |               16 |        1 |     2 |  RECLAIM |  00285250
            3568708 |               16 |        1 |     2 |  RECLAIM |  00285250
            3729824 |               16 |        1 |     2 |  RECLAIM |  00285250
            3657210 |               16 |        1 |     2 |  RECLAIM |  00285250
            4120750 |               16 |        1 |     2 |  RECLAIM |  00285250
            3678850 |               16 |        1 |     2 |  RECLAIM |  00285250
            3693874 |               16 |        1 |     2 |  RECLAIM |  00285250
   ...              | ...              | ...      | ...   | ...      | ...
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  SUMMARY (page allocator)
  ========================
  Total allocation requests     :           44,260   [          177,256 KB ]
  Total free requests           :              117   [              468 KB ]

  Total alloc+freed requests    :               49   [              196 KB ]
  Total alloc-only requests     :           44,211   [          177,060 KB ]
  Total free-only requests      :               68   [              272 KB ]

  Total allocation failures     :                0   [                0 KB ]

  Order     Unmovable   Reclaimable       Movable      Reserved  CMA/Isolated
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      0            32             .        44,210             .             .
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Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
Cc: Joonsoo Kim <js1304@gmail.com>
Cc: Minchan Kim <minchan@kernel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1428298576-9785-4-git-send-email-namhyung@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
2015-04-13 11:44:52 -03:00
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Build.txt perf build: Add build documentation 2015-02-12 17:53:00 -03:00
Makefile perf tools: Implement summary output for 'make install' 2013-10-11 12:18:11 -03:00
android.txt perf tools: Add info about cross compiling for Android ARM 2012-10-31 12:17:49 -02:00
asciidoc.conf perf_counter tools: Move from Documentation/perf_counter/ to tools/perf/ 2009-06-06 20:33:43 +02:00
examples.txt perf record: Remove -f/--force option 2013-07-08 17:37:25 -03:00
jit-interface.txt perf symbols: Add description of JIT interface 2012-08-13 14:55:02 -03:00
manpage-1.72.xsl perf_counter tools: Move from Documentation/perf_counter/ to tools/perf/ 2009-06-06 20:33:43 +02:00
manpage-base.xsl perf_counter tools: Move from Documentation/perf_counter/ to tools/perf/ 2009-06-06 20:33:43 +02:00
manpage-bold-literal.xsl perf_counter tools: Move from Documentation/perf_counter/ to tools/perf/ 2009-06-06 20:33:43 +02:00
manpage-normal.xsl perf_counter tools: Move from Documentation/perf_counter/ to tools/perf/ 2009-06-06 20:33:43 +02:00
manpage-suppress-sp.xsl perf_counter tools: Move from Documentation/perf_counter/ to tools/perf/ 2009-06-06 20:33:43 +02:00
perf-annotate.txt perf annotate: Add basic support to event group view 2013-03-15 13:06:05 -03:00
perf-archive.txt perf archive: Remove duplicated 'runs' in man page 2013-12-09 15:21:45 -03:00
perf-bench.txt perf bench: Add --repeat option 2014-06-19 16:13:15 -03:00
perf-buildid-cache.txt perf buildid-cache: Add --purge FILE to remove all caches of FILE 2015-02-27 15:52:33 -03:00
perf-buildid-list.txt perf report: Accept fifos as input file 2011-12-23 17:01:03 -02:00
perf-data.txt perf data: Add perf data to CTF conversion support 2015-02-25 16:13:12 -03:00
perf-diff.txt perf diff: Add kallsyms option 2015-03-24 13:01:54 -03:00
perf-evlist.txt perf evlist: Add --group option 2013-01-31 13:07:49 -03:00
perf-help.txt perf_counter tools: Move from Documentation/perf_counter/ to tools/perf/ 2009-06-06 20:33:43 +02:00
perf-inject.txt perf inject: Add --kallsyms parameter 2014-07-25 12:08:34 -03:00
perf-kmem.txt perf kmem: Analyze page allocator events also 2015-04-13 11:44:52 -03:00
perf-kvm.txt perf Documentation: Fix typos in perf/Documentation 2014-10-15 17:39:02 -03:00
perf-list.txt perf tools: Add 'I' event modifier for exclude_idle bit 2015-04-08 11:00:16 -03:00
perf-lock.txt perf lock: Account for lock average wait time 2013-10-09 11:24:01 -03:00
perf-mem.txt perf mem: Enable sampling loads and stores simultaneously 2015-01-21 13:24:31 -03:00
perf-probe.txt perf probe: Update man page 2015-02-06 11:46:36 +01:00
perf-record.txt perf record: Add clockid parameter 2015-04-08 10:04:55 -03:00
perf-report.txt perf tools: Add pid/tid filtering to report and script commands 2015-03-24 13:02:46 -03:00
perf-sched.txt perf report: Accept fifos as input file 2011-12-23 17:01:03 -02:00
perf-script-perl.txt perf Documentation: Fix typos in perf/Documentation 2014-10-15 17:39:02 -03:00
perf-script-python.txt perf Documentation: Fix typos in perf/Documentation 2014-10-15 17:39:02 -03:00
perf-script.txt perf tools: Add pid/tid filtering to report and script commands 2015-03-24 13:02:46 -03:00
perf-stat.txt perf tools: Document parameterized and symbolic events 2015-01-21 13:24:33 -03:00
perf-test.txt perf Documentation: Fix typos in perf/Documentation 2014-10-15 17:39:02 -03:00
perf-timechart.txt perf timechart: Add more options to IO mode 2014-07-10 00:22:54 +02:00
perf-top.txt perf tools: Disable kernel symbol demangling by default 2014-09-17 17:08:09 -03:00
perf-trace.txt perf trace: Add man page entry for --event 2015-02-22 22:22:07 -03:00
perf.txt perf data: Add perf data to CTF conversion support 2015-02-25 16:13:12 -03:00
perfconfig.example perf annotate browser: Read perf config file for settings 2012-05-29 22:06:30 -03:00