[oprof-cvs] CVS: oprofile/doc oprofile.1.in,1.20,1.21 oprofile.sgml,1.55,1.56

[John L. <mov...@us...>]

Update of /cvsroot/oprofile/oprofile/doc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv13234/doc

Modified Files:
	oprofile.1.in oprofile.sgml 
Log Message:
minor changes, Michel's patch



Index: oprofile.1.in
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/oprofile/oprofile/doc/oprofile.1.in,v
retrieving revision 1.20
retrieving revision 1.21
diff -u -d -r1.20 -r1.21
--- oprofile.1.in	2001/12/29 23:51:24	1.20
+++ oprofile.1.in	2001/12/31 05:53:47	1.21
@@ -130,8 +130,11 @@
 .br
 .TP
 .BI "--separate-samples "
-separate samples for each distinct application i.e. multiple instance
-of the same application continue to share samples. This features is experimental, the front-end tools (except op_time) does not support separate-samples features
+separate samples for each distinct application. With this option, samples
+in shared libraries are stored in a separate sample file specific to the
+primate binary image (e.g. /bin/cp) that the code is mapped into. This feature
+is not supported for process-context kernel samples, and incurs a performance
+penalty.
 .br
 .TP
 .BI "--verbose"
@@ -201,7 +204,7 @@
 .PP
 .br
 .BI "--show-shared-libs -h"
-Show the details for each shared lib which belongs to one application. This option is usefull only if you have profiled with --separate-samples option and you specify on the oprofpp command line either --list-symbols either --list-all-symbols-details
+Show the details for each shared lib which belongs to one application. This option is useful only if you have profiled with --separate-samples option and you specify on the oprofpp command line either --list-symbols or --list-all-symbols-details.
 .TP
 .br
 .B op_to_source options

Index: oprofile.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/oprofile/oprofile/doc/oprofile.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.55
retrieving revision 1.56
diff -u -d -r1.55 -r1.56
--- oprofile.sgml	2001/12/29 23:51:24	1.55
+++ oprofile.sgml	2001/12/31 05:53:47	1.56
@@ -360,8 +360,11 @@
 	<varlistentry>
 		<term><option>&mdash;separate-samples</option></term>
 		<listitem><para>
-		separate samples for each distinct application i.e. multiple instance of the same application continue to share samples.
-		This features is experimental, the front-end tools (except op_time) does not support separate-samples features
+		separate samples for each distinct application. With this option, samples
+		in shared libraries are stored in a separate sample file specific to the
+		primate binary image (e.g. /bin/cp) that the code is mapped into. This feature
+		is not supported for process-context kernel samples, and incurs a performance
+		penalty.
 		</para></listitem>
 	</varlistentry>
 	<varlistentry>
@@ -790,9 +793,10 @@
 		<term><option>&mdash;show-shared-libs</option></term>
 		<term><option>-h</option></term>
 		<listitem><para>
-		Show the details for each shared lib which belongs to one application. This option is usefull only
+		Show the details for each shared lib which belongs to one application. This option is useful only
 		if you have profiled with <option>&mdash;separate-samples</option> option and you specify on the
-		oprofpp command line either <option>&mdash;list-symbols</option> either <option>&mdash;list-all-symbols-details</option>
+		oprofpp command line either <option>&mdash;list-symbols</option> or 
+		<option>&mdash;list-all-symbols-details</option>.
 		</para></listitem>
 	</varlistentry>
 </variablelist>