linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf probe: Fix examples section of documentation

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Message-Id: <20170509001957.9e6458593fc1b8e9b344761d@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 9 May 2017 00:19:57 +0900
From:   Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To:     SeongJae Park <sj38.park@...il.com>
Cc:     peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...hat.com, acme@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf probe: Fix examples section of documentation

On Sun,  7 May 2017 19:36:42 +0900
SeongJae Park <sj38.park@...il.com> wrote:

> An example in perf-probe documentation for pattern of function name
> based probe addition is not providing example command for the case.
> This commit fixes the example to give appropriate example command.
> 
> Signed-off-by: SeongJae Park <sj38.park@...il.com>

Good catch!

Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>

Thank you!

> ---
>  tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt | 8 ++++++--
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
> index e6c9902c6d82..165c2b1d4317 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
> +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
> @@ -240,9 +240,13 @@ Add a probe on schedule() function 12th line with recording cpu local variable:
>   or
>   ./perf probe --add='schedule:12 cpu'
>  
> - this will add one or more probes which has the name start with "schedule".
> +Add one or more probes which has the name start with "schedule".
>  
> - Add probes on lines in schedule() function which calls update_rq_clock().
> + ./perf probe schedule*
> + or
> + ./perf probe --add='schedule*'
> +
> +Add probes on lines in schedule() function which calls update_rq_clock().
>  
>   ./perf probe 'schedule;update_rq_clock*'
>   or
> -- 
> 2.12.0
> 


-- 
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>