Read and parse perf.data
There is builtin perf.data parser and printer in perf tool of linux tools with subcommand "script".
To convert perf.data file
perf script > perf.data.txtTo convert output of perf record in other file (perf record -o filename.data) use -i option:
perf script -i filename.data > filename.data.txtperf script is documented at man perf-script, available online at http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/perf-script.1.html
perf-script - Read perf.data (created by perf record) and display trace output This command reads the input file and displays the trace recorded. 'perf script' to see a detailed trace of the workload that was recorded.
perf data convert --to-json landed in April.