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

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Thu Sep 17 2020 - 15:05:41 EST


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@xxxxxxxxxxx> 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@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Acked-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>

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