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@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
.Nd generate a dump of the operating system's profile buffers
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm kgmon
-.Op Fl bhpr
+.Op Fl Bbhpr
.Op Fl M core
.Op Fl N system
.Sh DESCRIPTION
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ file suitable for later analysis by
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Fl B
+Resume the collection of high resolution profile data.
.It Fl b
-Resume the collection of profile data.
+Resume the collection of low resolution profile data.
.It Fl h
Stop the collection of profile data.
.It Fl p
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ default ``/kernel''.
.El
.Pp
If neither
+.Fl B
+nor
.Fl b
nor
.Fl h
@@ -96,6 +100,9 @@ flag is specified and profile data is being collected,
profiling will be momentarily suspended,
the operating system profile buffers will be dumped,
and profiling will be immediately resumed.
+.Pp
+The profile buffers should be reset when the resolution
+of the profile data is changed.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /dev/kmemx -compact
.It Pa /kernel
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