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diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt index 572ca923631a..87bb4aa6a6b9 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt +++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt @@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ of ftrace. Here is a list of some of the key files: data is read from this file, it is consumed, and will not be read again with a sequential read. The "trace" file is static, and if the tracer is not - adding more data,they will display the same - information every time they are read. + adding more data, it will display the same + information every time it is read. trace_options: @@ -346,6 +346,11 @@ of ftrace. Here is a list of some of the key files: x86-tsc: Architectures may define their own clocks. For example, x86 uses its own TSC cycle clock here. + ppc-tb: This uses the powerpc timebase register value. + This is in sync across CPUs and can also be used + to correlate events across hypervisor/guest if + tb_offset is known. + To set a clock, simply echo the clock name into this file. echo global > trace_clock |