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Diffstat (limited to 'tools')
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/builtin-stat.c | 14 |
2 files changed, 3 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt index f15b306be183..e6c3b4e555c2 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ perf stat --repeat 10 --null --sync --pre 'make -s O=defconfig-build/clean' -- m -I msecs:: --interval-print msecs:: -Print count deltas every N milliseconds (minimum: 10ms) +Print count deltas every N milliseconds (minimum: 1ms) The overhead percentage could be high in some cases, for instance with small, sub 100ms intervals. Use with caution. example: 'perf stat -I 1000 -e cycles -a sleep 5' diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c index f5c454855908..147a27e8c937 100644 --- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c @@ -1943,7 +1943,8 @@ static const struct option stat_options[] = { OPT_STRING(0, "post", &post_cmd, "command", "command to run after to the measured command"), OPT_UINTEGER('I', "interval-print", &stat_config.interval, - "print counts at regular interval in ms (>= 10)"), + "print counts at regular interval in ms " + "(overhead is possible for values <= 100ms)"), OPT_INTEGER(0, "interval-count", &stat_config.times, "print counts for fixed number of times"), OPT_UINTEGER(0, "timeout", &stat_config.timeout, @@ -2923,17 +2924,6 @@ int cmd_stat(int argc, const char **argv) } } - if (interval && interval < 100) { - if (interval < 10) { - pr_err("print interval must be >= 10ms\n"); - parse_options_usage(stat_usage, stat_options, "I", 1); - goto out; - } else - pr_warning("print interval < 100ms. " - "The overhead percentage could be high in some cases. " - "Please proceed with caution.\n"); - } - if (stat_config.times && interval) interval_count = true; else if (stat_config.times && !interval) { |