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perf-kmem(1)
============

NAME
----
perf-kmem - Tool to trace/measure kernel memory properties

SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'perf kmem' {record|stat} [<options>]

DESCRIPTION
-----------
There are two variants of perf kmem:

  'perf kmem record <command>' to record the kmem events
  of an arbitrary workload.

  'perf kmem stat' to report kernel memory statistics.

OPTIONS
-------
-i <file>::
--input=<file>::
	Select the input file (default: perf.data unless stdin is a fifo)

-v::
--verbose::
        Be more verbose. (show symbol address, etc)

--caller::
	Show per-callsite statistics

--alloc::
	Show per-allocation statistics

-s <key[,key2...]>::
--sort=<key[,key2...]>::
	Sort the output (default: frag,hit,bytes)

-l <num>::
--line=<num>::
	Print n lines only

--raw-ip::
	Print raw ip instead of symbol

--slab::
	Analyze SLAB allocator events.

--page::
	Analyze page allocator events

SEE ALSO
--------
linkperf:perf-record[1]