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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt index 236b9b97dfdb..138fb6e94b3c 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt @@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ counted. The following modifiers exist: S - read sample value (PERF_SAMPLE_READ) D - pin the event to the PMU W - group is weak and will fallback to non-group if not schedulable, - only supported in 'perf stat' for now. The 'p' modifier can be used for specifying how precise the instruction address should be. The 'p' modifier can be specified multiple times: @@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ like cycles and instructions and some software events. Other PMUs and global measurements are normally root only. Some event qualifiers, such as "any", are also root only. -This can be overriden by setting the kernel.perf_event_paranoid +This can be overridden by setting the kernel.perf_event_paranoid sysctl to -1, which allows non root to use these events. For accessing trace point events perf needs to have read access to |
