Top mode for PMC

pmcstat -Sinstructions -T ~/pmctest/prog/pmctest 10000

hotkeys:
  * f   : replace empty cost function name by "."
  * c+d : delta mode (default)
  * c+a : accumulated mode
  * n   : next view (tree vs top cost)
  * p   : next PMC
  * m   : merge PMC with same name (ie merge all CPU sample) (default)
  * ' ' : pause
  * q   : exit

-o is also working and periodically output a snap in the file

Display the following output updated each 5s (default).

Tips: Using log file for output can do periodic snapshot of the system for an interesting view of a workload.

View 1:

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View 2:

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