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@@ -89,6 +89,19 @@ raw encoding of 0x1A8 can be used:
You should refer to the processor specific documentation for getting these
details. Some of them are referenced in the SEE ALSO section below.
+PARAMETERIZED EVENTS
+--------------------
+
+Some pmu events listed by 'perf-list' will be displayed with '?' in them. For
+example:
+
+ hv_gpci/dtbp_ptitc,phys_processor_idx=?/
+
+This means that when provided as an event, a value for '?' must
+also be supplied. For example:
+
+ perf stat -C 0 -e 'hv_gpci/dtbp_ptitc,phys_processor_idx=0x2/' ...
+
OPTIONS
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