Re: [patch] perf_event_open.2: PERF_RECORD_SWITCH support

[Vince Weaver]

On Wed, 19 Oct 2016, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:

> > diff --git a/man2/perf_event_open.2 b/man2/perf_event_open.2
> > index 68b99bb..04a0cf5 100644
> > +.B PERF_RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE
> > +records when sampling in cpu-wide mode.
> > +This functionality is in addition to existing tracepoint and
> > +software events for measuring context switches.
> > +The advantage of this method is that it will give full
> 
> s/give full/give a full/
> 
> ok?
> 
> > +information event with strict
> > +.I perf_event_paranoid
> > +settings.

What I meant to say was 

"it will give full information *even* with strict perf_event_paranoid 
settings"

Maybe saying something like "despite strict settings" would be better 
wording.

not sure how I missed that typo, apparently my fingers are used to typing 
"event" too much.

Vince