linux/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat.txt
Stefan Raspl f9ff108735 tools/kvm_stat: add option '--guest'
Add a new option '-g'/'--guest' to select a particular process by providing
the QEMU guest name.
Notes:
- The logic to figure out the pid corresponding to the guest name might look
  scary, but works pretty reliably in practice; in the unlikely event that it
  returns add'l flukes, it will bail out and hint at using '-p' instead, no
  harm done.
- Mixing '-g' and '-p' is possible, and the final instance specified on the
  command line is the significant one. This is consistent with current
  behavior for '-p' which, if specified multiple times, also regards the final
  instance as the significant one.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Raspl <raspl@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Janosch Frank <frankja@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@redhat.com>
2017-03-29 12:01:31 +02:00

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kvm_stat(1)
===========
NAME
----
kvm_stat - Report KVM kernel module event counters
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'kvm_stat' [OPTION]...
DESCRIPTION
-----------
kvm_stat prints counts of KVM kernel module trace events. These events signify
state transitions such as guest mode entry and exit.
This tool is useful for observing guest behavior from the host perspective.
Often conclusions about performance or buggy behavior can be drawn from the
output.
While running in regular mode, use any of the keys listed in section
'Interactive Commands' below.
Use batch and logging modes for scripting purposes.
The set of KVM kernel module trace events may be specific to the kernel version
or architecture. It is best to check the KVM kernel module source code for the
meaning of events.
INTERACTIVE COMMANDS
--------------------
[horizontal]
*f*:: filter by regular expression
*g*:: filter by guest name
*p*:: filter by PID
*q*:: quit
*x*:: toggle reporting of stats for child trace events
Press any other key to refresh statistics immediately.
OPTIONS
-------
-1::
--once::
--batch::
run in batch mode for one second
-l::
--log::
run in logging mode (like vmstat)
-t::
--tracepoints::
retrieve statistics from tracepoints
-d::
--debugfs::
retrieve statistics from debugfs
-p<pid>::
--pid=<pid>::
limit statistics to one virtual machine (pid)
-g<guest>::
--guest=<guest_name>::
limit statistics to one virtual machine (guest name)
-f<fields>::
--fields=<fields>::
fields to display (regex)
-h::
--help::
show help message
SEE ALSO
--------
'perf'(1), 'trace-cmd'(1)
AUTHOR
------
Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>