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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt index efcdec528a8f..32da0d1fa86a 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt @@ -28,18 +28,22 @@ OPTIONS Tests to skip (comma separated numeric list). -v:: +-vv:: +-vvv:: --verbose:: - Be more verbose. + With a single '-v', verbose level 1, only failing test output + is displayed. With '-vv' and higher all test output is shown. -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. + +-r:: +--runs-per-test:: + Run each test the given number of times, by default once. This + option can be useful to determine if a test is flaky. -F:: --dont-fork:: |