linux-kernel - [PATCH] perf, tools: Improve documentation of event parameters for perf record

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Message-Id: <1476381433-22959-1-git-send-email-andi@firstfloor.org>
Date:   Thu, 13 Oct 2016 10:57:13 -0700
From:   Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:     acme@...nel.org
Cc:     jolsa@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH] perf, tools: Improve documentation of event parameters for perf record

From: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>

- Some editing (params -> parameters)
- Point to the now more complete list of parameters in the perf list
manpage.

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index 92335193dc33..27fc3617c6a4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ OPTIONS
           param1 and param2 are defined as formats for the PMU in:
           /sys/bus/event_source/devices/<pmu>/format/*
 
-	  There are also some params which are not defined in .../<pmu>/format/*.
+	  There are also some parameters which are not defined in .../<pmu>/format/*.
 	  These params can be used to overload default config values per event.
-	  Here is a list of the params.
+	  Here are some common parameters:
 	  - 'period': Set event sampling period
 	  - 'freq': Set event sampling frequency
 	  - 'time': Disable/enable time stamping. Acceptable values are 1 for
@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ OPTIONS
 			 FP mode, "dwarf" for DWARF mode, "lbr" for LBR mode and
 			 "no" for disable callgraph.
 	  - 'stack-size': user stack size for dwarf mode
+
+          See the linkperf:perf-list[1] man page for more parameters.
+
 	  Note: If user explicitly sets options which conflict with the params,
-	  the value set by the params will be overridden.
+	  the value set by the parameters will be overridden.
 
 	  Also not defined in .../<pmu>/format/* are PMU driver specific
 	  configuration parameters.  Any configuration parameter preceded by
-- 
2.5.5