[PATCH] perf record: Document --group option

[Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>]

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 <eranian@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
---
 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 cae75c11120f..f989beafd52a 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.
 
@@ -107,6 +112,10 @@ 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.
 
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