kernel/tools/perf/Documentation/topdown.txt, branch linux-6.2.y

perf doc: Fix typos all over the place

2021-09-27T12:32:28Z

Considering that perf and its subcommands have so many parameters, the documentation is always the first stop for perf beginners. Fixing some spelling errors will relax the eyes of some readers a little bit. s/specicfication/specification/ s/caheline/cacheline/ s/tranasaction/transaction/ s/complan/complain/ s/sched_wakep/sched_wakeup/ s/possble/possible/ s/methology/methodology/ Signed-off-by: Like Xu Acked-by: Ian Rogers Cc: Alexander Shishkin Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Jonathan Corbet Cc: Mark Rutland Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Stephane Eranian Link: http://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210924081942.38368-1-likexu@tencent.com Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Update topdown documentation to permit rdpmc calls

2021-04-22T19:09:39Z

Update Topdown documentation to permit calls to rdpmc, and describe interaction with system calls. Signed-off-by: Ray Kinsella Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Kan Liang Link: http://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210421091009.1711565-1-mdr@ashroe.eu Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Update topdown documentation for Sapphire Rapids

2021-02-08T19:25:00Z

Update Topdown extension on Sapphire Rapids and how to collect the L2 events. Signed-off-by: Kan Liang Cc: Andi Kleen Cc: Jin Yao Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Madhavan Srinivasan Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Stephane Eranian Link: http://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1612296553-21962-10-git-send-email-kan.liang@linux.intel.com Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Add documentation for topdown metrics

2020-09-17T18:48:31Z

Add some documentation how to use the topdown metrics in ring 3. Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen Co-developed-by: Kan Liang Acked-by: Jiri Olsa Acked-by: Namhyung Kim Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Stephane Eranian Link: http://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200911144808.27603-5-kan.liang@linux.intel.com Signed-off-by: Kan Liang Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo