Merge branches 'pm-cpufreq', 'pm-cpuidle', 'pm-devfreq', 'pm-opp' and 'pm-tools'

[linux-drm-fsl-dcu.git] / tools / perf / Documentation / perf-list.txt

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
index cbb4f743d9211db4e01ed636aec2fe711978614d..3e2aec94f806b5425eca4f961a01e1be077b8901 100644 (file)
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
@@ -89,6 +89,19 @@ raw encoding of 0x1A8 can be used:
 You should refer to the processor specific documentation for getting these
 details. Some of them are referenced in the SEE ALSO section below.
 
+PARAMETERIZED EVENTS
+--------------------
+
+Some pmu events listed by 'perf-list' will be displayed with '?' in them. For
+example:
+
+  hv_gpci/dtbp_ptitc,phys_processor_idx=?/
+
+This means that when provided as an event, a value for '?' must
+also be supplied. For example:
+
+  perf stat -C 0 -e 'hv_gpci/dtbp_ptitc,phys_processor_idx=0x2/' ...
+
 OPTIONS
 -------