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-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt6
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt2
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt2
3 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index 938e890..d4da111 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ is enabled for all the sampling events. The sampled branch type is the same for
The various filters must be specified as a comma separated list: --branch-filter any_ret,u,k
Note that this feature may not be available on all processors.
+-W::
+--weight::
+Enable weightened sampling. An additional weight is recorded per sample and can be
+displayed with the weight and local_weight sort keys. This currently works for TSX
+abort events and some memory events in precise mode on modern Intel CPUs.
+
SEE ALSO
--------
linkperf:perf-stat[1], linkperf:perf-list[1]
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index 71f1551..7d5f4f3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ OPTIONS
--sort=::
Sort histogram entries by given key(s) - multiple keys can be specified
in CSV format. Following sort keys are available:
- pid, comm, dso, symbol, parent, cpu, srcline.
+ pid, comm, dso, symbol, parent, cpu, srcline, weight, local_weight.
Each key has following meaning:
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
index a414bc9..9f1a2fe 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Default is to monitor all CPUS.
-s::
--sort::
- Sort by key(s): pid, comm, dso, symbol, parent, srcline.
+ Sort by key(s): pid, comm, dso, symbol, parent, srcline, weight, local_weight.
-n::
--show-nr-samples::
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