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Date:	Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:35:18 -0800
From:	tip-bot for Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
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	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, vincent.weaver@...ne.edu,
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Subject: [tip:perf/core] perf:
  Missing field in PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE documentation

Commit-ID:  b878e7fb22ea48b0585bbbbef249f7efc6d42748
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/b878e7fb22ea48b0585bbbbef249f7efc6d42748
Author:     Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
AuthorDate: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 14:44:25 -0500
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:40:19 -0300

perf: Missing field in PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE documentation

While trying to write a perf_event/mmap test for my perf_event
test-suite I came across a missing field description in the
PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE documentation in perf_event.h

Signed-off-by: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/alpine.DEB.2.02.1301081439300.24507@vincent-weaver-1.um.maine.edu
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index 4f63c05..9fa9c62 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -579,7 +579,8 @@ enum perf_event_type {
 	 *	{ u32			size;
 	 *	  char                  data[size];}&& PERF_SAMPLE_RAW
 	 *
-	 *	{ u64 from, to, flags } lbr[nr];} && PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK
+	 *	{ u64                   nr;
+	 *        { u64 from, to, flags } lbr[nr];} && PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK
 	 *
 	 * 	{ u64			abi; # enum perf_sample_regs_abi
 	 * 	  u64			regs[weight(mask)]; } && PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER
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