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Date:	Thu, 1 Oct 2015 00:10:58 -0700
From:	tip-bot for Adrian Hunter <tipbot@...or.com>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	jolsa@...hat.com, adrian.hunter@...el.com, mingo@...nel.org,
	acme@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	hpa@...or.com
Subject: [tip:perf/core] perf report:
  Amend documentation about max_stack and synthesized callchains

Commit-ID:  40862a7b793945c7080d1566ca3dc6249f3c6354
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/40862a7b793945c7080d1566ca3dc6249f3c6354
Author:     Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
AuthorDate: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 11:52:37 +0300
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:34:26 -0300

perf report: Amend documentation about max_stack and synthesized callchains

The --max_stack option was added as an optimization to reduce processing time,
so people specifying --max-stack might get a increased processing time if
combined with synthesized callchains, but otherwise no real harm.

A warning about setting both --max_stack and the synthesized callchains max
depth seems like overkill.  Amend the documentation.

Reported-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/560A5155.4060105@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index b941d5e..ce49903 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ OPTIONS
 	beyond the specified depth will be ignored. This is a trade-off
 	between information loss and faster processing especially for
 	workloads that can have a very long callchain stack.
+	Note that when using the --itrace option the synthesized callchain size
+	will override this value if the synthesized callchain size is bigger.
 
 	Default: 127
 
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