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    Subject[PATCH 3/3] perf script: Improve man page description of metrics
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    From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>

    Clarify that a metric is based on events, not referring
    to itself. Also some improvements with the sentences.

    Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
    ---
    tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt | 6 +++---
    1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

    diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
    index 042b9e5dcc32..caaab28f8400 100644
    --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
    +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
    @@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ OPTIONS

    With the metric option perf script can compute metrics for
    sampling periods, similar to perf stat. This requires
    - specifying a group with multiple metrics with the :S option
    + specifying a group with multiple events defining metrics with the :S option
    for perf record. perf will sample on the first event, and
    - compute metrics for all the events in the group. Please note
    + print computed metrics for all the events in the group. Please note
    that the metric computed is averaged over the whole sampling
    - period, not just for the sample point.
    + period (since the last sample), not just for the sample point.

    For sample events it's possible to display misc field with -F +misc option,
    following letters are displayed for each bit:
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    2.20.1
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