linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/3] perf tools: Document relation of per-thread event count feature

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Date:	Sun, 10 May 2015 00:19:42 +0900
From:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
To:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] perf tools: Document relation of per-thread event count feature

The 'perf record -s' and 'perf report -T' should be used together to see
per-thread event counts.  Document the relation of these commands.

Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt | 3 ++-
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index 76a141e326da..405c46555a63 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -s::
 --stat::
-	Per thread counts.
+	Record per-thread event counts.  Use it with 'perf report -T' to see
+	the values.
 
 -d::
 --data::
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index 896672badba3..610e1e2cd035 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -T::
 --threads::
-	Show per-thread event counters
+	Show per-thread event counters.  The input data file should be recorded
+	with -s option.
 -c::
 --comms=::
 	Only consider symbols in these comms. CSV that understands
-- 
2.3.7

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