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@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ report::
parameters are defined by corresponding entries in
/sys/bus/event_source/devices/<pmu>/format/*
+ Note that the last two syntaxes support prefix and glob matching in
+ the PMU name to simplify creation of events accross multiple instances
+ of the same type of PMU in large systems (e.g. memory controller PMUs).
+ Multiple PMU instances are typical for uncore PMUs, so the prefix
+ 'uncore_' is also ignored when performing this match.
+
+
-i::
--no-inherit::
child tasks do not inherit counters
@@ -260,6 +267,12 @@ taskset.
--no-merge::
Do not merge results from same PMUs.
+When multiple events are created from a single event alias, stat will,
+by default, aggregate the event counts and show the result in a single
+row. This option disables that behavior and shows the individual events
+and counts. Aliases are listed immediately after the Kernel PMU events
+by perf list.
+
--smi-cost::
Measure SMI cost if msr/aperf/ and msr/smi/ events are supported.