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@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ OPTIONS
param1 and param2 are defined as formats for the PMU in:
/sys/bus/event_sources/devices/<pmu>/format/*
+ There are also some params which are not defined in .../<pmu>/format/*.
+ These params can be used to set event defaults.
+ Here is a list of the params.
+ - 'period': Set event sampling period
+
+ Note: If user explicitly sets options which conflict with the params,
+ the value set by the params will be overridden.
+
- a hardware breakpoint event in the form of '\mem:addr[/len][:access]'
where addr is the address in memory you want to break in.
Access is the memory access type (read, write, execute) it can