[PATCH v11 08/24] perf config: Document 'hist.percentage' variable in man page

From: Taeung Song
Date: Tue Nov 17 2015 - 13:31:31 EST


Explain 'hist.percentage' variable.

Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt | 17 +++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
index 88e9b88..b166b81 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
@@ -263,6 +263,23 @@ help.*::
<perf sub-command> can be record, script, report or inject
or: perf-with-kcore fix_buildid_cache_permissions

+hist.*::
+ hist.percentage::
+ This option control a way to calcurate overhead of filtered entries -
+ that means the value of this option is effective only if there's a
+ filter (by comm, dso or symbol name). Suppose a following example:
+
+ Overhead Symbols
+ ........ .......
+ 33.33% foo
+ 33.33% bar
+ 33.33% baz
+
+ This is an original overhead and we'll filter out the first 'foo'
+ entry. The value of 'relative' would increase the overhead of 'bar'
+ and 'baz' to 50.00% for each, while 'absolute' would show their
+ current overhead (33.33%).
+
SEE ALSO
--------
linkperf:perf[1]
--
1.9.1

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