Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | Andi Kleen <> | Subject | [PATCH 3/3] perf: Clarify -c help text | Date | Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:31:42 -0700 |
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From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Clarify what perf record/top -c actually does in the help text.
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com> --- tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt | 6 +++--- tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt | 2 +- tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 2 +- tools/perf/builtin-top.c | 2 +- 4 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt index 5a520f8..f636cc8 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt @@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ OPTIONS --force:: Overwrite existing data file. (deprecated) --c:: ---count=:: - Event period to sample. +-cN:: +--count=N:: + Sample event every N occurrences. -o:: --output=:: diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt index f6eb1cd..b6043b0 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ OPTIONS -c <count>:: --count=<count>:: - Event period to sample. + Sample event every COUNT occurrences. -C <cpu-list>:: --cpu=<cpu>:: diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c index 042117f..22a9a27 100644 --- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c @@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ const struct option record_options[] = { "list of cpus to monitor"), OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &force, "overwrite existing data file (deprecated)"), - OPT_U64('c', "count", &user_interval, "event period to sample"), + OPT_U64('c', "count", &user_interval, "sample every COUNTS events"), OPT_STRING('o', "output", &output_name, "file", "output file name"), OPT_BOOLEAN('i', "no-inherit", &no_inherit, diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c index a43433f..79bfb5d 100644 --- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c @@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ static const struct option options[] = { "event selector. use 'perf list' to list available events", parse_events_option), OPT_INTEGER('c', "count", &default_interval, - "event period to sample"), + "sample event every N occurrences"), OPT_INTEGER('p', "pid", &top.target_pid, "profile events on existing process id"), OPT_INTEGER('t', "tid", &top.target_tid, -- 1.7.4.4
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