Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull perf updates from Ingo Molnar:
 "Bigger kernel side changes:

   - Add backwards writing capability to the perf ring-buffer code,
     which is preparation for future advanced features like robust
     'overwrite support' and snapshot mode.  (Wang Nan)

   - Add pause and resume ioctls for the perf ringbuffer (Wang Nan)

   - x86 Intel cstate code cleanups and reorgnization (Thomas Gleixner)

   - x86 Intel uncore and CPU PMU driver updates (Kan Liang, Peter
     Zijlstra)

   - x86 AUX (Intel PT) related enhancements and updates (Alexander
     Shishkin)

   - x86 MSR PMU driver enhancements and updates (Huang Rui)

   - ... and lots of other changes spread out over 40+ commits.

  Biggest tooling side changes:

   - 'perf trace' features and enhancements.  (Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo)

   - BPF tooling updates (Wang Nan)

   - 'perf sched' updates (Jiri Olsa)

   - 'perf probe' updates (Masami Hiramatsu)

   - ... plus 200+ other enhancements, fixes and cleanups to tools/

  The merge commits, the shortlog and the changelogs contain a lot more
  details"

* 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (249 commits)
  perf/core: Disable the event on a truncated AUX record
  perf/x86/intel/pt: Generate PMI in the STOP region as well
  perf buildid-cache: Use lsdir() for looking up buildid caches
  perf symbols: Use lsdir() for the search in kcore cache directory
  perf tools: Use SBUILD_ID_SIZE where applicable
  perf tools: Fix lsdir to set errno correctly
  perf trace: Move seccomp args beautifiers to tools/perf/trace/beauty/
  perf trace: Move flock op beautifier to tools/perf/trace/beauty/
  perf build: Add build-test for debug-frame on arm/arm64
  perf build: Add build-test for libunwind cross-platforms support
  perf script: Fix export of callchains with recursion in db-export
  perf script: Fix callchain addresses in db-export
  perf script: Fix symbol insertion behavior in db-export
  perf symbols: Add dso__insert_symbol function
  perf scripting python: Use Py_FatalError instead of die()
  perf tools: Remove xrealloc and ALLOC_GROW
  perf help: Do not use ALLOC_GROW in add_cmd_list
  perf pmu: Make pmu_formats_string to check return value of strbuf
  perf header: Make topology checkers to check return value of strbuf
  perf tools: Make alias handler to check return value of strbuf
  ...

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index 12113992ac9d..ebaf849e30ef 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ OPTIONS
 	Note that when using the --itrace option the synthesized callchain size
 	will override this value if the synthesized callchain size is bigger.
 
-	Default: 127
+	Default: /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_max_stack when present, 127 otherwise.
 
 -G::
 --inverted::
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -f::
 --force::
-        Don't complain, do it.
+        Don't do ownership validation.
 
 --symfs=<directory>::
         Look for files with symbols relative to this directory.