Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (184 commits)
  perf probe: Clean up probe_point_lazy_walker() return value
  tracing: Fix irqoff selftest expanding max buffer
  tracing: Align 4 byte ints together in struct tracer
  tracing: Export trace_set_clr_event()
  tracing: Explain about unstable clock on resume with ring buffer warning
  ftrace/graph: Trace function entry before updating index
  ftrace: Add .ref.text as one of the safe areas to trace
  tracing: Adjust conditional expression latency formatting.
  tracing: Fix event alignment: skb:kfree_skb
  tracing: Fix event alignment: mce:mce_record
  tracing: Fix event alignment: kvm:kvm_hv_hypercall
  tracing: Fix event alignment: module:module_request
  tracing: Fix event alignment: ftrace:context_switch and ftrace:wakeup
  tracing: Remove lock_depth from event entry
  perf header: Stop using 'self'
  perf session: Use evlist/evsel for managing perf.data attributes
  perf top: Don't let events to eat up whole header line
  perf top: Fix events overflow in top command
  ring-buffer: Remove unused #include <linux/trace_irq.h>
  tracing: Add an 'overwrite' trace_option.
  ...

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
index 399751befeed..7a527f7e9da9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ perf-list - List all symbolic event types
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'perf list'
+'perf list' [hw|sw|cache|tracepoint|event_glob]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -63,7 +63,26 @@ details. Some of them are referenced in the SEE ALSO section below.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
-None
+
+Without options all known events will be listed.
+
+To limit the list use:
+
+. 'hw' or 'hardware' to list hardware events such as cache-misses, etc.
+
+. 'sw' or 'software' to list software events such as context switches, etc.
+
+. 'cache' or 'hwcache' to list hardware cache events such as L1-dcache-loads, etc.
+
+. 'tracepoint' to list all tracepoint events, alternatively use
+  'subsys_glob:event_glob' to filter by tracepoint subsystems such as sched,
+  block, etc.
+
+. If none of the above is matched, it will apply the supplied glob to all
+  events, printing the ones that match.
+
+One or more types can be used at the same time, listing the events for the
+types specified.
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------