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perf test: Fix parallel/sequential option documentation
The parallel option was removed in commit 94d1a91 ("perf test: Make parallel testing the default"). Update the sequential documentation to reflect it isn't the default except for "exclusive" tests. Fixes: 94d1a91 ("perf test: Make parallel testing the default") Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com> Reviewed-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250110045736.598281-4-irogers@google.com Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
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tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt

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--sequential::
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Run tests one after the other, this is the default mode.
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-p::
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--parallel::
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Run tests in parallel, speeds up the whole process but is not safe with
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the current infrastructure, where some tests that compete for some resources,
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for instance, 'perf probe' tests that add/remove probes or clean all probes, etc.
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Run all tests one after the other. By default "exclusive"
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tests are run sequentially, but other tests are run in
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parallel to speed execution.
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-F::
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--dont-fork::

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