Re: [patch] perf_event_open.2: PERF_RECORD_SWITCH support

["Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>]

On 10/19/2016 05:14 PM, Vince Weaver wrote:
> 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.

Thanks, Vince. Fixed now.

Cheers,

Michael



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