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@@ -458,7 +458,9 @@ This option sets the time out limit. The default value is 500 ms.
--switch-events::
Record context switch events i.e. events of type PERF_RECORD_SWITCH or
-PERF_RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE.
+PERF_RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE. In some cases (e.g. Intel PT or CoreSight)
+switch events will be enabled automatically, which can be suppressed by
+by the option --no-switch-events.
--clang-path=PATH::
Path to clang binary to use for compiling BPF scriptlets.