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perf test: Fix parallel/sequential option documentation
authorIan Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 04:57:34 +0000 (20:57 -0800)
committerNamhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:01:03 +0000 (11:01 -0800)
The parallel option was removed in commit 94d1a913bdc4 ("perf test:
Make parallel testing the default"). Update the sequential
documentation to reflect it isn't the default except for "exclusive"
tests.

Fixes: 94d1a913bdc4 ("perf test: Make parallel testing the default")
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250110045736.598281-4-irogers@google.com
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt

index efcdec528a8f7243f24b55577b3ead3769d724f7..2e40869b64dedee3432fe3136f46e957fc83a2fd 100644 (file)
@@ -33,13 +33,9 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -S::
 --sequential::
-       Run tests one after the other, this is the default mode.
-
--p:: 
---parallel::
-       Run tests in parallel, speeds up the whole process but is not safe with
-       the current infrastructure, where some tests that compete for some resources,
-       for instance, 'perf probe' tests that add/remove probes or clean all probes, etc.
+       Run all tests one after the other. By default "exclusive"
+       tests are run sequentially, but other tests are run in
+       parallel to speed execution.
 
 -F::
 --dont-fork::