From: Ian Rogers Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 04:57:34 +0000 (-0800) Subject: perf test: Fix parallel/sequential option documentation X-Git-Tag: v6.14-rc1~120^2~12 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4dd8bc4bf58e973eea3fdf5e2013011d83fba6c4;p=thirdparty%2Flinux.git perf test: Fix parallel/sequential option documentation 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 Reviewed-by: Namhyung Kim Cc: James Clark Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250110045736.598281-4-irogers@google.com Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim --- diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt index efcdec528a8f7..2e40869b64ded 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt @@ -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::