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-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt6
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt2
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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index 347a27322ed8..2e9ce77b5e14 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -276,7 +276,11 @@ filter out the startup phase of the program, which is often very different.
--intr-regs::
Capture machine state (registers) at interrupt, i.e., on counter overflows for
each sample. List of captured registers depends on the architecture. This option
-is off by default.
+is off by default. It is possible to select the registers to sample using their
+symbolic names, e.g. on x86, ax, si. To list the available registers use
+--intr-regs=\?. To name registers, pass a comma separated list such as
+--intr-regs=ax,bx. The list of register is architecture dependent.
+
--running-time::
Record running and enabled time for read events (:S)
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
index 614b2c7b0293..dc3ec783b7bd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ OPTIONS
--fields::
Comma separated list of fields to print. Options are:
comm, tid, pid, time, cpu, event, trace, ip, sym, dso, addr, symoff,
- srcline, period, flags.
+ srcline, period, iregs, flags.
Field list can be prepended with the type, trace, sw or hw,
to indicate to which event type the field list applies.
e.g., -f sw:comm,tid,time,ip,sym and -f trace:time,cpu,trace