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      1 perf-diff(1)
      2 ============
      3 
      4 NAME
      5 ----
      6 perf-diff - Read two perf.data files and display the differential profile
      7 
      8 SYNOPSIS
      9 --------
     10 [verse]
     11 'perf diff' [oldfile] [newfile]
     12 
     13 DESCRIPTION
     14 -----------
     15 This command displays the performance difference amongst two perf.data files
     16 captured via perf record.
     17 
     18 If no parameters are passed it will assume perf.data.old and perf.data.
     19 
     20 OPTIONS
     21 -------
     22 -M::
     23 --displacement::
     24         Show position displacement relative to baseline.
     25 
     26 -D::
     27 --dump-raw-trace::
     28         Dump raw trace in ASCII.
     29 
     30 -m::
     31 --modules::
     32         Load module symbols. WARNING: use only with -k and LIVE kernel
     33 
     34 -d::
     35 --dsos=::
     36 	Only consider symbols in these dsos. CSV that understands
     37 	file://filename entries.
     38 
     39 -C::
     40 --comms=::
     41 	Only consider symbols in these comms. CSV that understands
     42 	file://filename entries.
     43 
     44 -S::
     45 --symbols=::
     46 	Only consider these symbols. CSV that understands
     47 	file://filename entries.
     48 
     49 -s::
     50 --sort=::
     51 	Sort by key(s): pid, comm, dso, symbol.
     52 
     53 -t::
     54 --field-separator=::
     55 
     56 	Use a special separator character and don't pad with spaces, replacing
     57 	all occurrences of this separator in symbol names (and other output)
     58 	with a '.' character, that thus it's the only non valid separator.
     59 
     60 -v::
     61 --verbose::
     62 	Be verbose, for instance, show the raw counts in addition to the
     63 	diff.
     64 
     65 -f::
     66 --force::
     67        Don't complain, do it.
     68 
     69 --symfs=<directory>::
     70         Look for files with symbols relative to this directory.
     71 
     72 SEE ALSO
     73 --------
     74 linkperf:perf-record[1]
     75