From: Namhyung Kim <[email protected]> The 'perf record --group' option lacks documentation and confuses users. As -e/--event option already supports group spec, it should not be used anymore.
Also add a short description of event group itself. Reported-by: Stephane Eranian <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <[email protected]> Cc: Jiri Olsa <[email protected]> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <[email protected]> Cc: Stephane Eranian <[email protected]> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/[email protected] Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <[email protected]> --- tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt index 4d668945dfe6..355c4f5569b5 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt @@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ OPTIONS If you want to profile write accesses in [0x1000~1008), just set 'mem:0x1000/8:w'. + - a group of events surrounded by a pair of brace ("{event1,event2,...}"). + Each event is separated by commas and the group should be quoted to + prevent the shell interpretation. You also need to use --group on + "perf report" to view group events together. + --filter=<filter>:: Event filter. @@ -104,6 +109,10 @@ OPTIONS specification with appended unit character - B/K/M/G. The size is rounded up to have nearest pages power of two value. +--group:: + Put all events in a single event group. This precedes the --event + option and remains only for backward compatibility. See --event. + -g:: Enables call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording. -- 1.9.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
