[PATCH 3/7] perf record: Fix --switch-output documentation and comment
From: Jiri Olsa
Date: Tue Jan 03 2017 - 03:20:27 EST
There's no --signal-trigger option, also adding
the code comment into record man page.
Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-wbfnc3deti65q8ntw30ljzh8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt | 4 ++++
tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index 27fc3617c6a4..5054d9147f0f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -430,6 +430,10 @@ that gets then processed, possibly via a perf script, to decide if that
particular perf.data snapshot should be kept or not.
Implies --timestamp-filename, --no-buildid and --no-buildid-cache.
+The reason for the latter two is to reduce the data file switching
+overhead. You can still switch them on with:
+
+ --switch-output --no-no-buildid --no-no-buildid-cache
--dry-run::
Parse options then exit. --dry-run can be used to detect errors in cmdline
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 31cf0ce12a65..4ec10e9427d9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
* overhead. Still generate buildid if they are required
* explicitly using
*
- * perf record --signal-trigger --no-no-buildid \
+ * perf record --switch-output --no-no-buildid \
* --no-no-buildid-cache
*
* Following code equals to:
--
2.7.4