cpupower: use man(1) when calling "cpupower help subcommand"

Instead of printing something non-formatted to stdout, call
man(1) to show the man page for the proper subcommand.

Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net>

11 files changed, 86 insertions, 228 deletions

diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower-frequency-info.1 b/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower-frequency-info.1
index 3194811d58f5..bb60a8d1e45a 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower-frequency-info.1
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower-frequency-info.1
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-.TH "cpufreq-info" "1" "0.1" "Mattia Dongili" ""
+.TH "cpupower-frequency-info" "1" "0.1" "Mattia Dongili" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 .LP 
-cpufreq\-info \- Utility to retrieve cpufreq kernel information
+cpupower frequency\-info \- Utility to retrieve cpufreq kernel information
 .SH "SYNTAX"
 .LP 
-cpufreq\-info [\fIoptions\fP]
+cpupower [ \-c cpulist ] frequency\-info [\fIoptions\fP]
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .LP 
 A small tool which prints out cpufreq information helpful to developers and interested users.
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower-frequency-set.1 b/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower-frequency-set.1
index 26e3e13eee3b..685f469093ad 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower-frequency-set.1
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower-frequency-set.1
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-.TH "cpufreq-set" "1" "0.1" "Mattia Dongili" ""
+.TH "cpupower-freqency-set" "1" "0.1" "Mattia Dongili" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 .LP 
-cpufreq\-set \- A small tool which allows to modify cpufreq settings.
+cpupower frequency\-set \- A small tool which allows to modify cpufreq settings.
 .SH "SYNTAX"
 .LP 
-cpufreq\-set [\fIoptions\fP]
+cpupower [ \-c cpu ] frequency\-set [\fIoptions\fP]
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .LP 
-cpufreq\-set allows you to modify cpufreq settings without having to type e.g. "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_set_speed" all the time.
+cpupower frequency\-set allows you to modify cpufreq settings without having to type e.g. "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_set_speed" all the time.
 .SH "OPTIONS"
 .LP 
 .TP 
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower.1 b/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower.1
index 78c20feab85c..baf741d06e82 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower.1
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower.1
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 cpupower \- Shows and sets processor power related values
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .ft B
-.B cpupower [ \-c cpulist ] subcommand [ARGS]
+.B cpupower [ \-c cpulist ] <command> [ARGS]
 
 .B cpupower \-v|\-\-version
 
@@ -13,24 +13,24 @@ cpupower \- Shows and sets processor power related values
 \fBcpupower \fP is a collection of tools to examine and tune power saving
 related features of your processor.
 
-The manpages of the subcommands (cpupower\-<subcommand>(1)) provide detailed
+The manpages of the commands (cpupower\-<command>(1)) provide detailed
 descriptions of supported features. Run \fBcpupower help\fP to get an overview
-of supported subcommands.
+of supported commands.
 
 .SH Options
 .PP
 \-\-help, \-h
 .RS 4
-Shows supported subcommands and general usage.
+Shows supported commands and general usage.
 .RE
 .PP
 \-\-cpu cpulist,  \-c cpulist
 .RS 4
 Only show or set values for specific cores.
-This option is not supported by all subcommands, details can be found in the
-manpages of the subcommands.
+This option is not supported by all commands, details can be found in the
+manpages of the commands.
 
-Some subcommands access all cores (typically the *\-set commands), some only
+Some commands access all cores (typically the *\-set commands), some only
 the first core (typically the *\-info commands) by default.
 
 The syntax for <cpulist> is based on how the kernel exports CPU bitmasks via
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/builtin.h b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/builtin.h
index c870ffba5219..c10496fbe3c6 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/builtin.h
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/builtin.h
@@ -8,11 +8,4 @@ extern int cmd_freq_info(int argc, const char **argv);
 extern int cmd_idle_info(int argc, const char **argv);
 extern int cmd_monitor(int argc, const char **argv);
 
-extern void set_help(void);
-extern void info_help(void);
-extern void freq_set_help(void);
-extern void freq_info_help(void);
-extern void idle_info_help(void);
-extern void monitor_help(void);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-info.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-info.c
index 5a1d25f056b3..28953c9a7bd5 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-info.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-info.c
@@ -510,37 +510,6 @@ static int get_latency(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int human)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void freq_info_help(void)
-{
-	printf(_("Usage: cpupower freqinfo [options]\n"));
-	printf(_("Options:\n"));
-	printf(_("  -e, --debug          Prints out debug information [default]\n"));
-	printf(_("  -f, --freq           Get frequency the CPU currently runs at, according\n"
-	       "                       to the cpufreq core *\n"));
-	printf(_("  -w, --hwfreq         Get frequency the CPU currently runs at, by reading\n"
-	       "                       it from hardware (only available to root) *\n"));
-	printf(_("  -l, --hwlimits       Determine the minimum and maximum CPU frequency allowed *\n"));
-	printf(_("  -d, --driver         Determines the used cpufreq kernel driver *\n"));
-	printf(_("  -p, --policy         Gets the currently used cpufreq policy *\n"));
-	printf(_("  -g, --governors      Determines available cpufreq governors *\n"));
-	printf(_("  -r, --related-cpus   Determines which CPUs run at the same hardware frequency *\n"));
-	printf(_("  -a, --affected-cpus  Determines which CPUs need to have their frequency\n"
-			"                       coordinated by software *\n"));
-	printf(_("  -s, --stats          Shows cpufreq statistics if available\n"));
-	printf(_("  -y, --latency        Determines the maximum latency on CPU frequency changes *\n"));
-	printf(_("  -b, --boost          Checks for turbo or boost modes  *\n"));
-	printf(_("  -o, --proc           Prints out information like provided by the /proc/cpufreq\n"
-	       "                       interface in 2.4. and early 2.6. kernels\n"));
-	printf(_("  -m, --human          human-readable output for the -f, -w, -s and -y parameters\n"));
-	printf(_("  -h, --help           Prints out this screen\n"));
-
-	printf("\n");
-	printf(_("If no argument is given, full output about\n"
-	       "cpufreq is printed which is useful e.g. for reporting bugs.\n\n"));
-	printf(_("By default info of CPU 0 is shown which can be overridden\n"
-		 "with the cpupower --cpu main command option.\n"));
-}
-
 static struct option info_opts[] = {
 	{ .name = "debug",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'e'},
 	{ .name = "boost",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'b'},
@@ -556,7 +525,6 @@ static struct option info_opts[] = {
 	{ .name = "latency",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'y'},
 	{ .name = "proc",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'o'},
 	{ .name = "human",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'm'},
-	{ .name = "help",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'h'},
 	{ },
 };
 
@@ -570,16 +538,12 @@ int cmd_freq_info(int argc, char **argv)
 	int output_param = 0;
 
 	do {
-		ret = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hoefwldpgrasmyb", info_opts, NULL);
+		ret = getopt_long(argc, argv, "oefwldpgrasmyb", info_opts, NULL);
 		switch (ret) {
 		case '?':
 			output_param = '?';
 			cont = 0;
 			break;
-		case 'h':
-			output_param = 'h';
-			cont = 0;
-			break;
 		case -1:
 			cont = 0;
 			break;
@@ -642,11 +606,7 @@ int cmd_freq_info(int argc, char **argv)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	case '?':
 		printf(_("invalid or unknown argument\n"));
-		freq_info_help();
 		return -EINVAL;
-	case 'h':
-		freq_info_help();
-		return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 	case 'o':
 		proc_cpufreq_output();
 		return EXIT_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-set.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-set.c
index 5f783622bf31..dd1539eb8c63 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-set.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-set.c
@@ -20,34 +20,11 @@
 
 #define NORM_FREQ_LEN 32
 
-void freq_set_help(void)
-{
-	printf(_("Usage: cpupower frequency-set [options]\n"));
-	printf(_("Options:\n"));
-	printf(_("  -d FREQ, --min FREQ      new minimum CPU frequency the governor may select\n"));
-	printf(_("  -u FREQ, --max FREQ      new maximum CPU frequency the governor may select\n"));
-	printf(_("  -g GOV, --governor GOV   new cpufreq governor\n"));
-	printf(_("  -f FREQ, --freq FREQ     specific frequency to be set. Requires userspace\n"
-	       "                           governor to be available and loaded\n"));
-	printf(_("  -r, --related            Switches all hardware-related CPUs\n"));
-	printf(_("  -h, --help               Prints out this screen\n"));
-	printf("\n");
-	printf(_("Notes:\n"
-	       "1. Omitting the -c or --cpu argument is equivalent to setting it to \"all\"\n"));
-	printf(_("2. The -f FREQ, --freq FREQ parameter cannot be combined with any other parameter\n"
-	       "   except the -c CPU, --cpu CPU parameter\n"
-	       "3. FREQuencies can be passed in Hz, kHz (default), MHz, GHz, or THz\n"
-	       "   by postfixing the value with the wanted unit name, without any space\n"
-	       "   (FREQuency in kHz =^ Hz * 0.001 =^ MHz * 1000 =^ GHz * 1000000).\n"));
-
-}
-
 static struct option set_opts[] = {
 	{ .name = "min",	.has_arg = required_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'd'},
 	{ .name = "max",	.has_arg = required_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'u'},
 	{ .name = "governor",	.has_arg = required_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'g'},
 	{ .name = "freq",	.has_arg = required_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'f'},
-	{ .name = "help",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'h'},
 	{ .name = "related",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val='r'},
 	{ },
 };
@@ -80,7 +57,6 @@ const struct freq_units def_units[] = {
 static void print_unknown_arg(void)
 {
 	printf(_("invalid or unknown argument\n"));
-	freq_set_help();
 }
 
 static unsigned long string_to_frequency(const char *str)
@@ -231,14 +207,11 @@ int cmd_freq_set(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	/* parameter parsing */
 	do {
-		ret = getopt_long(argc, argv, "d:u:g:f:hr", set_opts, NULL);
+		ret = getopt_long(argc, argv, "d:u:g:f:r", set_opts, NULL);
 		switch (ret) {
 		case '?':
 			print_unknown_arg();
 			return -EINVAL;
-		case 'h':
-			freq_set_help();
-			return 0;
 		case -1:
 			cont = 0;
 			break;
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpuidle-info.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpuidle-info.c
index 70da3574f1e9..b028267c1376 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpuidle-info.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpuidle-info.c
@@ -139,30 +139,14 @@ static void proc_cpuidle_cpu_output(unsigned int cpu)
 	}
 }
 
-/* --freq / -f */
-
-void idle_info_help(void)
-{
-	printf(_ ("Usage: cpupower idleinfo [options]\n"));
-	printf(_ ("Options:\n"));
-	printf(_ ("  -s, --silent         Only show general C-state information\n"));
-	printf(_ ("  -o, --proc           Prints out information like provided by the /proc/acpi/processor/*/power\n"
-	       "                       interface in older kernels\n"));
-	printf(_ ("  -h, --help           Prints out this screen\n"));
-
-	printf("\n");
-}
-
 static struct option info_opts[] = {
 	{ .name = "silent",	.has_arg = no_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 's'},
 	{ .name = "proc",	.has_arg = no_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'o'},
-	{ .name = "help",	.has_arg = no_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'h'},
 	{ },
 };
 
 static inline void cpuidle_exit(int fail)
 {
-	idle_info_help();
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
@@ -174,7 +158,7 @@ int cmd_idle_info(int argc, char **argv)
 	unsigned int cpu = 0;
 
 	do {
-		ret = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hos", info_opts, NULL);
+		ret = getopt_long(argc, argv, "os", info_opts, NULL);
 		if (ret == -1)
 			break;
 		switch (ret) {
@@ -182,10 +166,6 @@ int cmd_idle_info(int argc, char **argv)
 			output_param = '?';
 			cont = 0;
 			break;
-		case 'h':
-			output_param = 'h';
-			cont = 0;
-			break;
 		case 's':
 			verbose = 0;
 			break;
@@ -211,8 +191,6 @@ int cmd_idle_info(int argc, char **argv)
 	case '?':
 		printf(_("invalid or unknown argument\n"));
 		cpuidle_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	case 'h':
-		cpuidle_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 	}
 
 	/* Default is: show output of CPU 0 only */
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-info.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-info.c
index 85253cb7600e..3f68632c28c7 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-info.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-info.c
@@ -16,31 +16,16 @@
 #include "helpers/helpers.h"
 #include "helpers/sysfs.h"
 
-void info_help(void)
-{
-	printf(_("Usage: cpupower info [ -b ] [ -m ] [ -s ]\n"));
-	printf(_("Options:\n"));
-	printf(_("  -b, --perf-bias    Gets CPU's power vs performance policy on some\n"
-	       "                           Intel models [0-15], see manpage for details\n"));
-	printf(_("  -m, --sched-mc     Gets the kernel's multi core scheduler policy.\n"));
-	printf(_("  -s, --sched-smt    Gets the kernel's thread sibling scheduler policy.\n"));
-	printf(_("  -h, --help               Prints out this screen\n"));
-	printf(_("\nPassing no option will show all info, by default only on core 0\n"));
-	printf("\n");
-}
-
 static struct option set_opts[] = {
 	{ .name = "perf-bias",	.has_arg = optional_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'b'},
 	{ .name = "sched-mc",	.has_arg = optional_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'm'},
 	{ .name = "sched-smt",	.has_arg = optional_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 's'},
-	{ .name = "help",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'h'},
 	{ },
 };
 
 static void print_wrong_arg_exit(void)
 {
 	printf(_("invalid or unknown argument\n"));
-	info_help();
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
@@ -64,11 +49,8 @@ int cmd_info(int argc, char **argv)
 	textdomain(PACKAGE);
 
 	/* parameter parsing */
-	while ((ret = getopt_long(argc, argv, "msbh", set_opts, NULL)) != -1) {
+	while ((ret = getopt_long(argc, argv, "msb", set_opts, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (ret) {
-		case 'h':
-			info_help();
-			return 0;
 		case 'b':
 			if (params.perf_bias)
 				print_wrong_arg_exit();
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-set.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-set.c
index bc1b391e46f0..dc4de3762111 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-set.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-set.c
@@ -17,30 +17,16 @@
 #include "helpers/sysfs.h"
 #include "helpers/bitmask.h"
 
-void set_help(void)
-{
-	printf(_("Usage: cpupower set [ -b val ] [ -m val ] [ -s val ]\n"));
-	printf(_("Options:\n"));
-	printf(_("  -b, --perf-bias [VAL]    Sets CPU's power vs performance policy on some\n"
-	       "                           Intel models [0-15], see manpage for details\n"));
-	printf(_("  -m, --sched-mc  [VAL]    Sets the kernel's multi core scheduler policy.\n"));
-	printf(_("  -s, --sched-smt [VAL]    Sets the kernel's thread sibling scheduler policy.\n"));
-	printf(_("  -h, --help               Prints out this screen\n"));
-	printf("\n");
-}
-
 static struct option set_opts[] = {
 	{ .name = "perf-bias",	.has_arg = optional_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'b'},
 	{ .name = "sched-mc",	.has_arg = optional_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'm'},
 	{ .name = "sched-smt",	.has_arg = optional_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 's'},
-	{ .name = "help",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'h'},
 	{ },
 };
 
 static void print_wrong_arg_exit(void)
 {
 	printf(_("invalid or unknown argument\n"));
-	set_help();
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
@@ -66,12 +52,9 @@ int cmd_set(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	params.params = 0;
 	/* parameter parsing */
-	while ((ret = getopt_long(argc, argv, "m:s:b:h",
+	while ((ret = getopt_long(argc, argv, "m:s:b:",
 						set_opts, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (ret) {
-		case 'h':
-			set_help();
-			return 0;
 		case 'b':
 			if (params.perf_bias)
 				print_wrong_arg_exit();
@@ -110,10 +93,8 @@ int cmd_set(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	};
 
-	if (!params.params) {
-		set_help();
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	if (!params.params)
+		print_wrong_arg_exit();
 
 	if (params.sched_mc) {
 		ret = sysfs_set_sched("mc", sched_mc);
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower.c
index 5844ae0f786f..52bee591c1c5 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 #include "builtin.h"
 #include "helpers/helpers.h"
@@ -19,13 +20,12 @@
 struct cmd_struct {
 	const char *cmd;
 	int (*main)(int, const char **);
-	void (*usage)(void);
 	int needs_root;
 };
 
 #define ARRAY_SIZE(x) (sizeof(x)/sizeof(x[0]))
 
-int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv);
+static int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv);
 
 /* Global cpu_info object available for all binaries
  * Info only retrieved from CPU 0
@@ -44,55 +44,66 @@ int be_verbose;
 static void print_help(void);
 
 static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
-	{ "frequency-info",	cmd_freq_info,	freq_info_help,	0	},
-	{ "frequency-set",	cmd_freq_set,	freq_set_help,	1	},
-	{ "idle-info",		cmd_idle_info,	idle_info_help,	0	},
-	{ "set",		cmd_set,	set_help,	1	},
-	{ "info",		cmd_info,	info_help,	0	},
-	{ "monitor",		cmd_monitor,	monitor_help,	0	},
-	{ "help",		cmd_help,	print_help,	0	},
-	/*	{ "bench",	cmd_bench,	NULL,		1	}, */
+	{ "frequency-info",	cmd_freq_info,	0	},
+	{ "frequency-set",	cmd_freq_set,	1	},
+	{ "idle-info",		cmd_idle_info,	0	},
+	{ "set",		cmd_set,	1	},
+	{ "info",		cmd_info,	0	},
+	{ "monitor",		cmd_monitor,	0	},
+	{ "help",		cmd_help,	0	},
+	/*	{ "bench",	cmd_bench,	1	}, */
 };
 
-int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv)
-{
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	if (argc > 1) {
-		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(commands); i++) {
-			struct cmd_struct *p = commands + i;
-			if (strcmp(p->cmd, argv[1]))
-				continue;
-			if (p->usage) {
-				p->usage();
-				return EXIT_SUCCESS;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	print_help();
-	if (argc == 1)
-		return EXIT_SUCCESS; /* cpupower help */
-	return EXIT_FAILURE;
-}
-
 static void print_help(void)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-	printf(_("cpupower [ -d ][ -c cpulist ] subcommand [ARGS]\n"));
-	printf(_("  -d, --debug      May increase output (stderr) on some subcommands\n"));
+	printf(_("Usage:\tcpupower [-d|--debug] [-c|--cpu cpulist ] <command> [<args>]\n"));
 #else
-	printf(_("cpupower [ -c cpulist ] subcommand [ARGS]\n"));
+	printf(_("Usage:\tcpupower [-c|--cpu cpulist ] <command> [<args>]\n"));
 #endif
-	printf(_("cpupower --version\n"));
-	printf(_("Supported subcommands are:\n"));
+	printf(_("Supported commands are:\n"));
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(commands); i++)
 		printf("\t%s\n", commands[i].cmd);
-	printf(_("\nSome subcommands can make use of the -c cpulist option.\n"));
-	printf(_("Look at the general cpupower manpage how to use it\n"));
-	printf(_("and read up the subcommand's manpage whether it is supported.\n"));
-	printf(_("\nUse cpupower help subcommand for getting help for above subcommands.\n"));
+	printf(_("\nNot all commands can make use of the -c cpulist option.\n"));
+	printf(_("\nUse 'cpupower help <command>' for getting help for above commands.\n"));
+}
+
+static int print_man_page(const char *subpage)
+{
+	int len;
+	char *page;
+
+	len = 10; /* enough for "cpupower-" */
+	if (subpage != NULL)
+		len += strlen(subpage);
+
+	page = malloc(len);
+	if (!page)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	sprintf(page, "cpupower");
+	if ((subpage != NULL) && strcmp(subpage, "help")) {
+		strcat(page, "-");
+		strcat(page, subpage);
+	}
+
+	execlp("man", "man", page, NULL);
+
+	/* should not be reached */
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	if (argc > 1) {
+		print_man_page(argv[1]); /* exits within execlp() */
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	print_help();
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static void print_version(void)
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/cpupower-monitor.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/cpupower-monitor.c
index 6cb8d9e6bb6b..0d6571e418db 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/cpupower-monitor.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/cpupower-monitor.c
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ static struct cpupower_topology cpu_top;
 /* ToDo: Document this in the manpage */
 static char range_abbr[RANGE_MAX] = { 'T', 'C', 'P', 'M', };
 
+static void print_wrong_arg_exit(void)
+{
+	printf(_("invalid or unknown argument\n"));
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
 long long timespec_diff_us(struct timespec start, struct timespec end)
 {
 	struct timespec temp;
@@ -56,21 +62,6 @@ long long timespec_diff_us(struct timespec start, struct timespec end)
 	return (temp.tv_sec * 1000000) + (temp.tv_nsec / 1000);
 }
 
-void monitor_help(void)
-{
-	printf(_("cpupower monitor: [-m <mon1>,[<mon2>],.. ] command\n"));
-	printf(_("cpupower monitor: [-m <mon1>,[<mon2>],.. ] [ -i interval_sec ]\n"));
-	printf(_("cpupower monitor: -l\n"));
-	printf(_("\t command: pass an arbitrary command to measure specific workload\n"));
-	printf(_("\t -i: time intervall to measure for in seconds (default 1)\n"));
-	printf(_("\t -l: list available CPU sleep monitors (for use with -m)\n"));
-	printf(_("\t -m: show specific CPU sleep monitors only (in same order)\n"));
-	printf(_("\t -h: print this help\n"));
-	printf("\n");
-	printf(_("only one of: -l, -m are allowed\nIf none of them is passed,"));
-	printf(_(" all supported monitors are shown\n"));
-}
-
 void print_n_spaces(int n)
 {
 	int x;
@@ -246,7 +237,6 @@ static void parse_monitor_param(char *param)
 	if (hits == 0) {
 		printf(_("No matching monitor found in %s, "
 			 "try -l option\n"), param);
-		monitor_help();
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 	/* Override detected/registerd monitors array with requested one */
@@ -343,37 +333,27 @@ static void cmdline(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int opt;
 	progname = basename(argv[0]);
 
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "+hli:m:")) != -1) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "+li:m:")) != -1) {
 		switch (opt) {
-		case 'h':
-			monitor_help();
-			exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 		case 'l':
-			if (mode) {
-				monitor_help();
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-			}
+			if (mode)
+				print_wrong_arg_exit();
 			mode = list;
 			break;
 		case 'i':
 			/* only allow -i with -m or no option */
-			if (mode && mode != show) {
-				monitor_help();
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-			}
+			if (mode && mode != show)
+				print_wrong_arg_exit();
 			interval = atoi(optarg);
 			break;
 		case 'm':
-			if (mode) {
-				monitor_help();
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-			}
+			if (mode)
+				print_wrong_arg_exit();
 			mode = show;
 			show_monitors_param = optarg;
 			break;
 		default:
-			monitor_help();
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			print_wrong_arg_exit();
 		}
 	}
 	if (!mode)