Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf kmem: Document a missing option & an argument

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Thu Feb 15 2018 - 10:01:38 EST


Em Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 10:51:28AM +0900, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
> On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 05:38:36AM +0900, Sangwon Hong wrote:
> > First, perf kmem has --force option, but didn't document it on the man
> > page. So add missing --force option.
> >
> > Second, --time option has to get a value, but didn't specify it on the
> > man page. So describe --time option's argument.
> >
> > Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Sangwon Hong <qpakzk@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Acked-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> A nit below though..
>
>
> > ---
> > tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kmem.txt | 5 ++++-
> > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kmem.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kmem.txt
> > index 479fc32..c4aa843 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kmem.txt
> > +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kmem.txt
> > @@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ OPTIONS
> > --input=<file>::
> > Select the input file (default: perf.data unless stdin is a fifo)
> >
> > +-f::
> > +--force::
> > + Don't do ownership validation
>
> Please add a blank line here

Done

> Thanks,
> Namhyung
>
>
> > -v::
> > --verbose::
> > Be more verbose. (show symbol address, etc)
> > @@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ OPTIONS
> > default, but this option shows live (currently allocated) pages
> > instead. (This option works with --page option only)
> >
> > ---time::
> > +--time=<start>,<stop>::
> > Only analyze samples within given time window: <start>,<stop>. Times
> > have the format seconds.microseconds. If start is not given (i.e., time
> > string is ',x.y') then analysis starts at the beginning of the file. If
> > --
> > 2.7.4
> >