[patch] small flags clarficiation in perf_event_open()

[patch] small flags clarficiation in perf_event_open()

[Vince Weaver]

While using the perf_event_open() manpage to enhance the trinity fuzzer
I noticed the statement about the "flags" argument was misleading.

Signed-off-by: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver-e7X0jjDqjFGHXe+LvDLADg@public.gmane.org>

diff --git a/man2/perf_event_open.2 b/man2/perf_event_open.2
index f3850f0..14fb854 100644
--- a/man2/perf_event_open.2
+++ b/man2/perf_event_open.2
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ instructions.
 .P
 The
 .I flags
-argument takes one of the following values:
+argument takes a 
+.RI bitwise- or 'd
+combination of zero or more of the following values:
 .TP
 .BR PERF_FLAG_FD_NO_GROUP
 .\" FIXME The following sentence is unclear
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Re: [patch] small flags clarficiation in perf_event_open()

[Michael Kerrisk]

On 05/20/13 19:11, Vince Weaver wrote:
> 
> While using the perf_event_open() manpage to enhance the trinity fuzzer
> I noticed the statement about the "flags" argument was misleading.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver-e7X0jjDqjFGHXe+LvDLADg@public.gmane.org>
> 
> diff --git a/man2/perf_event_open.2 b/man2/perf_event_open.2
> index f3850f0..14fb854 100644
> --- a/man2/perf_event_open.2
> +++ b/man2/perf_event_open.2
> @@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ instructions.
>  .P
>  The
>  .I flags
> -argument takes one of the following values:
> +argument takes a 
> +.RI bitwise- or 'd
> +combination of zero or more of the following values:
>  .TP
>  .BR PERF_FLAG_FD_NO_GROUP
>  .\" FIXME The following sentence is unclear
> 

Thanks, Vince. I made it

====
The
.I flags
argument is formed by ORing together zero or more of the following values:
====

Cheers,

Michael
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