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From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
To: namhyung@kernel.org
Cc: acme@kernel.org, linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org,
	Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/4] perf tools record: Modernize -W man page
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:10:07 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260813211109.240689-2-ak@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260813211109.240689-1-ak@linux.intel.com>

Modernize the -W / --weight description in the manpage to cover more
cases that are supported now.

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index 178f483140ed..2c6510c5a87b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -480,9 +480,11 @@ Note that this feature may not be available on all processors.
 
 -W::
 --weight::
-Enable weightened sampling. An additional weight is recorded per sample and can be
-displayed with the weight and local_weight sort keys.  This currently works for TSX
-abort events and some memory events in precise mode on modern Intel CPUs.
+Enable weighted sampling. One or more additional weights can be recorded per sample
+and can be displayed with the weight, weight2, weight3 and local_weight sort keys.
+Possible uses for weights are memory or instruction retirement latencies.
+Support depends on the PMU and the event, as well as its configuration. Typically
+it requires use of 'p'.
 
 --namespaces::
 Record events of type PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES.  This enables 'cgroup_id' sort key.
-- 
2.55.0


  reply	other threads:[~2026-08-13 21:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-08-13 21:10 Updated patchkit to show weights in annotation Andi Kleen
2026-08-13 21:10 ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2026-08-13 21:10 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] perf tools top: Add --weight option Andi Kleen
2026-08-13 21:10 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] perf tools: Add support for displaying weights in annotate Andi Kleen
2026-08-13 21:10 ` [PATCH v2 4/4] perf tools: Add test for weight annotation Andi Kleen

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