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+include::guestmount.txt[]
+
+--guestkallsyms=<path>::
+ Guest OS /proc/kallsyms file copy. perf reads it to get guest
+ kernel symbols. Users copy it out from guest OS.
+
+--guestmodules=<path>::
+ Guest OS /proc/modules file copy. perf reads it to get guest
+ kernel module information. Users copy it out from guest OS.
+
+--guestvmlinux=<path>::
+ Guest OS kernel vmlinux.
+
+--guest-code::
+ Indicate that guest code can be found in the hypervisor process,
+ which is a common case for KVM test programs.