--- man2/perf_event_open.2 | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/man2/perf_event_open.2 b/man2/perf_event_open.2 index c7f577d..f96df8c 100644 --- a/man2/perf_event_open.2 +++ b/man2/perf_event_open.2 @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ This flag re-routes the output from an event to the group leader. This flag activates per-container system-wide monitoring. A container is an abstraction that isolates a set of resources for finer grain -control (CPUs, memory, etc...). +control (CPUs, memory, etc.). In this mode, the event is measured only if the thread running on the monitored CPU belongs to the designated container (cgroup). @@ -2010,15 +2010,17 @@ Each entry has an optional value (either hex or decimal). If no value is specified than it is assumed to be a single-bit field with a value of 1. An example entry may look like this: -.I event=0x2,inv,ldlat=3 +.IR event=0x2,inv,ldlat=3 . .TP .I /sys/bus/event_source/devices/*/uevent This file is the standard kernel device interface for injecting hotplug events. .TP .IR /sys/bus/event_source/devices/*/cpumask " (Since Linux 3.7)" -The cpumask file contains a comma-separated list of integers that -indicate a representative cpu number for each socket (package) +The +.I cpumask +file contains a comma-separated list of integers that +indicate a representative CPU number for each socket (package) on the motherboard. This is needed when setting up uncore or northbridge events, as those PMUs present socket-wide events. -- 1.8.4.rc3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html