PERF-KALLSYMS(1)                 perf Manual                PERF-KALLSYMS(1)

NAME         top

       perf-kallsyms - Searches running kernel for symbols

SYNOPSIS         top

       perf kallsyms <options> symbol_name[,symbol_name...]

DESCRIPTION         top

       This command searches the running kernel kallsyms file for the given
       symbol(s) and prints information about it, including the DSO, the
       kallsyms begin/end addresses and the addresses in the ELF kallsyms
       symbol table (for symbols in modules).

OPTIONS         top

       -v, --verbose=
           Increase verbosity level, showing details about symbol table
           loading, etc.

COLOPHON         top

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perf                             03/12/2017                 PERF-KALLSYMS(1)