linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] Improve perf option help information in perf.txt

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Date:   Thu, 17 Sep 2020 16:04:41 -0300
From:   Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To:     Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc:     Zejiang Tang <tangzejiang@...ngson.cn>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
        Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@...ux.ibm.com>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] Improve perf option help information in perf.txt

Em Wed, Sep 09, 2020 at 10:03:34PM +0900, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 6:53 PM Zejiang Tang <tangzejiang@...ngson.cn> wrote:
> >
> > Perf could use many options, such as:-vv, --exec-path,
> > --html-path, -p, --paginate,--no-pager, --debugfs-dir,
> > --buildid-dir, --list-cmds, --list-opts. Add these options
> > in perf.txt.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Zejiang Tang <tangzejiang@...ngson.cn>
> 
> Acked-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>

Thanks, applied.

- Arnaldo

 
> Thanks
> Namhyung
> 
> 
> > ---
> >  tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
> >  1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt
> > index 3f37ded..c130a3c 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt
> > +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt
> > @@ -12,32 +12,57 @@ SYNOPSIS
> >
> >  OPTIONS
> >  -------
> > ---debug::
> > -       Setup debug variable (see list below) in value
> > -       range (0, 10). Use like:
> > -         --debug verbose   # sets verbose = 1
> > -         --debug verbose=2 # sets verbose = 2
> > -
> > -       List of debug variables allowed to set:
> > -         verbose          - general debug messages
> > -         ordered-events   - ordered events object debug messages
> > -         data-convert     - data convert command debug messages
> > -         stderr           - write debug output (option -v) to stderr
> > -                            in browser mode
> > -         perf-event-open  - Print perf_event_open() arguments and
> > -                            return value
> > -
> > ---buildid-dir::
> > -       Setup buildid cache directory. It has higher priority than
> > -       buildid.dir config file option.
> > +-h::
> > +--help::
> > +        Run perf help command.
> >
> >  -v::
> >  --version::
> > -  Display perf version.
> > +        Display perf version.
> >
> > --h::
> > ---help::
> > -  Run perf help command.
> > +-vv::
> > +        Print the compiled-in status of libraries.
> > +
> > +--exec-path::
> > +        Display or set exec path.
> > +
> > +--html-path::
> > +        Display html documentation path.
> > +
> > +-p::
> > +--paginate::
> > +        Set up pager.
> > +
> > +--no-pager::
> > +        Do not set pager.
> > +
> > +--buildid-dir::
> > +        Setup buildid cache directory. It has higher priority
> > +        than buildid.dir config file option.
> > +
> > +--list-cmds::
> > +        List the most commonly used perf commands.
> > +
> > +--list-opts::
> > +        List available perf options.
> > +
> > +--debugfs-dir::
> > +        Set debugfs directory or set environment variable PERF_DEBUGFS_DIR.
> > +
> > +--debug::
> > +        Setup debug variable (see list below) in value
> > +        range (0, 10). Use like:
> > +          --debug verbose   # sets verbose = 1
> > +          --debug verbose=2 # sets verbose = 2
> > +
> > +        List of debug variables allowed to set:
> > +          verbose          - general debug messages
> > +          ordered-events   - ordered events object debug messages
> > +          data-convert     - data convert command debug messages
> > +          stderr           - write debug output (option -v) to stderr
> > +                             in browser mode
> > +          perf-event-open  - Print perf_event_open() arguments and
> > +                             return value
> >
> >  DESCRIPTION
> >  -----------
> > --
> > 2.1.0
> >

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- Arnaldo