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+.TH BOOTGRAPH 8
+.SH NAME
+bootgraph \- Kernel boot timing analysis
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.ft B
+.B bootgraph
+.RB [ OPTIONS ]
+.RB [ COMMAND ]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+\fBbootgraph \fP reads the dmesg log from kernel boot and
+creates an html representation of the initcall timeline. It graphs
+every module init call found, through both kernel and user modes. The
+timeline is split into two phases: kernel mode & user mode. kernel mode
+represents a single process run on a single cpu with serial init calls.
+Once user mode begins, the init process is called, and the init calls
+start working in parallel.
+.PP
+If no specific command is given, the tool reads the current dmesg log and
+outputs a new timeline.
+.PP
+The tool can also augment the timeline with ftrace data on custom target
+functions as well as full trace callgraphs.
+.PP
+Generates output files in subdirectory: boot-yymmdd-HHMMSS
+   html timeline   :     <hostname>_boot.html
+   raw dmesg file  :     <hostname>_boot_dmesg.txt
+   raw ftrace file :     <hostname>_boot_ftrace.txt
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+\fB-h\fR
+Print this help text
+.TP
+\fB-v\fR
+Print the current tool version
+.TP
+\fB-addlogs\fR
+Add the dmesg log to the html output. It will be viewable by
+clicking a button in the timeline.
+.TP
+\fB-result \fIfile\fR
+Export a results table to a text file for parsing.
+.TP
+\fB-o \fIname\fR
+Overrides the output subdirectory name when running a new test.
+Use {date}, {time}, {hostname} for current values.
+.sp
+e.g. boot-{hostname}-{date}-{time}
+.SS "advanced"
+.TP
+\fB-f or -callgraph\fR
+Use ftrace to create initcall callgraphs (default: disabled). If -func
+is not used there will be one callgraph per initcall. This can produce
+very large outputs, i.e. 10MB - 100MB.
+.TP
+\fB-fstat\fR
+Use ftrace to add function detail (default: disabled)
+.TP
+\fB-maxdepth \fIlevel\fR
+limit the callgraph trace depth to \fIlevel\fR (default: 2). This is
+the best way to limit the output size when using -callgraph.
+.TP
+\fB-mincg \fIt\fR
+Discard all callgraphs shorter than \fIt\fR milliseconds (default: 0=all).
+This reduces the html file size as there can be many tiny callgraphs
+which are barely visible in the timeline.
+The value is a float: e.g. 0.001 represents 1 us.
+.TP
+\fB-cgfilter \fI"func1,func2,..."\fR
+Reduce callgraph output in the timeline by limiting it to a list of calls. The
+argument can be a single function name or a comma delimited list.
+(default: none)
+.TP
+\fB-cgskip \fIfile\fR
+Reduce callgraph output in the timeline by skipping over uninteresting
+functions in the trace, e.g. printk or console_unlock. The functions listed
+in this file will show up as empty leaves in the callgraph with only the start/end
+times displayed.
+(default: none)
+.TP
+\fB-timeprec \fIn\fR
+Number of significant digits in timestamps (0:S, 3:ms, [6:us])
+.TP
+\fB-expandcg\fR
+pre-expand the callgraph data in the html output (default: disabled)
+.TP
+\fB-func \fI"func1,func2,..."\fR
+Instead of tracing each initcall, trace a custom list of functions (default: do_one_initcall)
+.TP
+\fB-reboot\fR
+Reboot the machine and generate a new timeline automatically. Works in 4 steps.
+  1. updates grub with the required kernel parameters
+  2. installs a cron job which re-runs the tool after reboot
+  3. reboots the system
+  4. after startup, extracts the data and generates the timeline
+.TP
+\fB-manual\fR
+Show the requirements to generate a new timeline manually. Requires 3 steps.
+  1. append the string to the kernel command line via your native boot manager.
+  2. reboot the system
+  3. after startup, re-run the tool with the same arguments and no command
+
+.SH COMMANDS
+.SS "rebuild"
+.TP
+\fB-dmesg \fIfile\fR
+Create HTML output from an existing dmesg file.
+.TP
+\fB-ftrace \fIfile\fR
+Create HTML output from an existing ftrace file (used with -dmesg).
+.SS "other"
+.TP
+\fB-flistall\fR
+Print all ftrace functions capable of being captured. These are all the
+possible values you can add to trace via the -func argument.
+.TP
+\fB-sysinfo\fR
+Print out system info extracted from BIOS. Reads /dev/mem directly instead of going through dmidecode.
+
+.SH EXAMPLES
+Create a timeline using the current dmesg log.
+.IP
+\f(CW$ bootgraph\fR
+.PP
+Create a timeline using the current dmesg and ftrace log.
+.IP
+\f(CW$ bootgraph -callgraph\fR
+.PP
+Create a timeline using the current dmesg, add the log to the html and change the folder.
+.IP
+\f(CW$ bootgraph -addlogs -o "myboot-{date}-{time}"\fR
+.PP
+Capture a new boot timeline by automatically rebooting the machine.
+.IP
+\f(CW$ sudo bootgraph -reboot -addlogs -o "latest-{hostname)"\fR
+.PP
+Capture a new boot timeline with function trace data.
+.IP
+\f(CW$ sudo bootgraph -reboot -f\fR
+.PP
+Capture a new boot timeline with trace & callgraph data. Skip callgraphs smaller than 5ms.
+.IP
+\f(CW$ sudo bootgraph -reboot -callgraph -mincg 5\fR
+.PP
+Capture a new boot timeline with callgraph data over custom functions.
+.IP
+\f(CW$ sudo bootgraph -reboot -callgraph -func "acpi_ps_parse_aml,msleep"\fR
+.PP
+Capture a brand new boot timeline with manual reboot.
+.IP
+\f(CW$ sudo bootgraph -callgraph -manual\fR
+.IP
+\f(CW$ vi /etc/default/grub      # add the CMDLINE string to your kernel params\fR
+.IP
+\f(CW$ sudo reboot               # reboot the machine\fR
+.IP
+\f(CW$ sudo bootgraph -callgraph # re-run the tool after restart\fR
+.PP
+.SS "rebuild timeline from logs"
+.PP
+Rebuild the html from a previous run's logs, using the same options.
+.IP
+\f(CW$ bootgraph -dmesg dmesg.txt -ftrace ftrace.txt -callgraph\fR
+.PP
+Rebuild the html with different options.
+.IP
+\f(CW$ bootgraph -dmesg dmesg.txt -ftrace ftrace.txt -addlogs\fR
+
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+dmesg(1), update-grub(8), crontab(1), reboot(8)
+.PP
+.SH AUTHOR
+.nf
+Written by Todd Brandt <todd.e.brandt@linux.intel.com>