linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v13 05/23] perf config: Document variables for 'help' section in man page

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Message-ID: <20160121144641.GB4034@kernel.org>
Date:	Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:46:41 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To:	Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v13 05/23] perf config: Document variables for 'help'
 section in man page

Em Fri, Jan 08, 2016 at 08:39:35PM +0900, Taeung Song escreveu:
> Explain 'help.format' variables.
> 
> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@...il.com>
> ---
>  tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
> index 85b811f..aaf1791 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
> +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
> @@ -278,6 +278,10 @@ annotate.*::
>  
>  		99.93 │      mov    %eax,%eax
>  
> +help.*::
> +	help.format::
> +		A format of manual page can be 'man' that is default.
> +

Huh? If this is the case, i.e. we have something that is configurable
but admits only one option, maybe we should trow this alltogether and
remove the need to document it? :-)

- Arnaldo

>  SEE ALSO
>  --------
>  linkperf:perf[1]
> -- 
> 2.5.0