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From 72a5b6bd7893c5c955a8c4e1957ac9453c71c285 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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From: "Richard W.M. Jones" <rjones@redhat.com>
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Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 17:46:53 +0100
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Subject: [PATCH] docs: Link to boot-analysis program from
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guestfs-performance(1).
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(cherry picked from commit 2e04be377a71e9e76d7c8483889a717e9d4f8ec9)
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---
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docs/guestfs-performance.pod | 22 +++++++++++++++++++---
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1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/docs/guestfs-performance.pod b/docs/guestfs-performance.pod
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index 2a7a4a4..4ba6faf 100644
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--- a/docs/guestfs-performance.pod
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+++ b/docs/guestfs-performance.pod
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@@ -429,7 +429,23 @@ example).
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In Xen, dom0 is a virtual machine, and so hardware virtualization is
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not available.
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-=head1 DETAILED TIMINGS USING TS
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+=head1 DETAILED ANALYSIS
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+
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+=head2 Boot analysis
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+
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+In the libguestfs source directory, in F<tests/qemu> is a program
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+called C<boot-analysis>. This program is able to produce a very
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+detailed breakdown of the boot steps (eg. qemu, BIOS, kernel,
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+libguestfs init script), and can measure how long it takes to perform
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+each step.
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+
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+To run this program, do:
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+
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+ make
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+ make -C tests/qemu boot-analysis
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+ ./run ./tests/qemu/boot-analysis
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+
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+=head2 Detailed timings using ts
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Use the L<ts(1)> command (from moreutils) to show detailed
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timings:
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@@ -450,7 +466,7 @@ timings:
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The timestamps are seconds (incrementally since the previous line).
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-=head1 DETAILED TIMINGS USING SYSTEMTAP
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+=head2 Detailed timings using SystemTap
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You can use SystemTap (L<stap(1)>) to get detailed timings from
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libguestfs programs.
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@@ -516,7 +532,7 @@ example:
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You will need to consult, and even modify, the source to libguestfs to
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fully understand the output.
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-=head1 DETAILED DEBUGGING USING GDB
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+=head2 Detailed debugging using gdb
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You can attach to the appliance BIOS/kernel using gdb. If you know
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what you're doing, this can be a useful way to diagnose boot
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--
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1.8.3.1
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