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+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-events
@@ -52,12 +52,18 @@ Description: Per-pmu performance monitoring events specific to the running syste
event=0x2abc
event=0x423,inv,cmask=0x3
domain=0x1,offset=0x8,starting_index=0xffff
+ domain=0x1,offset=0x8,core=?
Each of the assignments indicates a value to be assigned to a
particular set of bits (as defined by the format file
corresponding to the <term>) in the perf_event structure passed
to the perf_open syscall.
+ In the case of the last example, a value replacing "?" would
+ need to be provided by the user selecting the particular event.
+ This is referred to as "event parameterization". Event
+ parameters have the format 'param=?'.
+
What: /sys/bus/event_source/devices/<pmu>/events/<event>.unit
Date: 2014/02/24
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