perf_counter tools: Add 'perf list' to list available events
perf list: List all the available event types which can be used in
-e (--event) options.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
diff --git a/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-record.c b/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-record.c
index 130fd88..aeab9c4 100644
--- a/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-record.c
+++ b/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-record.c
@@ -495,11 +495,10 @@
NULL
};
-static char events_help_msg[EVENTS_HELP_MAX];
-
static const struct option options[] = {
OPT_CALLBACK('e', "event", NULL, "event",
- events_help_msg, parse_events),
+ "event selector. use 'perf list' to list available events",
+ parse_events),
OPT_INTEGER('p', "pid", &target_pid,
"record events on existing pid"),
OPT_INTEGER('r', "realtime", &realtime_prio,
@@ -527,8 +526,6 @@
{
int counter;
- create_events_help(events_help_msg);
-
argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, record_usage, 0);
if (!argc && target_pid == -1 && !system_wide)
usage_with_options(record_usage, options);