[PATCH] Documentation: fix profile= options in kernel-parameters.txt

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From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Correctly the formatting of several additions to the profile= option
that have been added by using <profiletype> and listing the choices
for it.

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt |    8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- lnx-414.orig/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ lnx-414/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -3223,13 +3223,15 @@
 			instead using the legacy FADT method
 
 	profile=	[KNL] Enable kernel profiling via /proc/profile
-			Format: [schedule,]<number>
+			Format: [<profiletype>,]<number>
+			Param: <profiletype>: "schedule", "sleep", or "kvm"
+				[defaults to kernel profiling]
 			Param: "schedule" - profile schedule points.
-			Param: <number> - step/bucket size as a power of 2 for
-				statistical time based profiling.
 			Param: "sleep" - profile D-state sleeping (millisecs).
 				Requires CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS
 			Param: "kvm" - profile VM exits.
+			Param: <number> - step/bucket size as a power of 2 for
+				statistical time based profiling.
 
 	prompt_ramdisk=	[RAM] List of RAM disks to prompt for floppy disk
 			before loading.

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