Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:16:47 -0700 | From | "Russ Dill" <> | Subject | [PATCH] Better document profile= |
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Be more explicit on what the step/bucket size accomplishes.
Signed-off-by: Russ Dill <Russ.Dill@gmail.com> --- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 5 ++++- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index eb24799..3c6fd27 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1427,7 +1427,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file Format: [schedule,]<number> Param: "schedule" - profile schedule points. Param: <number> - step/bucket size as a power of 2 for - statistical time based profiling. + statistical time based profiling. A value of + 2 will provide a granularity of 4 bytes, a + value of 3 will provide a granularity of 8 + bytes and so on. Param: "sleep" - profile D-state sleeping (millisecs)
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