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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace-python.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace-python.txt index 864aac283a7b..693be804dd3d 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace-python.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace-python.txt @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ mean either that the record step recorded event types that it wasn't really interested in, or the script was run against a trace file that doesn't correspond to the script. -The script generated by -g option option simply prints a line for each +The script generated by -g option simply prints a line for each event found in the trace stream i.e. it basically just dumps the event and its parameter values to stdout. The print_header() function is simply a utility function used for that purpose. Let's rename the @@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ files: flag_str(event_name, field_name, field_value) - returns the string represention corresponding to field_value for the flag field field_name of event event_name symbol_str(event_name, field_name, field_value) - returns the string represention corresponding to field_value for the symbolic field field_name of event event_name -The *autodict* function returns a special special kind of Python +The *autodict* function returns a special kind of Python dictionary that implements Perl's 'autovivifying' hashes in Python i.e. with autovivifying hashes, you can assign nested hash values without having to go to the trouble of creating intermediate levels if |
