perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt

36 Print how named events are resolved internally into perf events, and also
40 Print deprecated events. By default the deprecated events are hidden.
43 Print PMU events and metrics limited to the specific PMU name.
58 Events can optionally have a modifier by appending a colon and one or
59 more modifiers. Modifiers allow the user to restrict the events to be
93 (micro-ops retired). Both events map to IBS execution sampling (IBS op)
159                                                 hit events.
204 Events on these PMUs generally cannot be sampled, but only counted globally
215 and adding the values together. To simplify creation of multiple events,
230 For non root users generally only context switched PMU events are available.
231 This is normally only the events in the cpu PMU, the predefined events
232 like cycles and instructions and some software events.
238 sysctl to -1, which allows non root to use these events.
240 For accessing trace point events perf needs to have read access to
251 PARAMETERIZED EVENTS
254 Some pmu events listed by 'perf-list' will be displayed with '?' in them. For
279 Perf supports time based multiplexing of events, when the number of events
285 ensure some events are always measured together as a group to minimize multiplexing
291 cannot contain more events than available counters.
294 ref-cycles. Some special events have restrictions on which counter they
296 When too many events are specified in the group some of them will not
299 Globally pinned events can limit the number of counters available for
305 Events from multiple different PMUs cannot be mixed in a group, with
306 some exceptions for software events.
316 Normally all events in an event group sample, but with :S only
318 other events in the group.
320 However, in the case AUX area events (e.g. Intel PT or CoreSight), the AUX
326 Without options all known events will be listed.
330 . 'hw' or 'hardware' to list hardware events such as cache-misses, etc.
332 . 'sw' or 'software' to list software events such as context switches, etc.
334 . 'cache' or 'hwcache' to list hardware cache events such as L1-dcache-loads, etc.
336 . 'tracepoint' to list all tracepoint events, alternatively use
340 . 'pmu' to print the kernel supplied PMU events.
342 . 'sdt' to list all Statically Defined Tracepoint events.
349   events, printing the ones that match.
353 One or more types can be used at the same time, listing the events for the
358 . '--raw-dump', shows the raw-dump of all the events.
360   a certain kind of events.