From: Andi Kleen <a...@linux.intel.com>

The help description for --switch-output looks like there
are multiple comma separated fields. But it's actually a choice
of different options. Make it clear and less confusing.

Before:

% perf report -h
...
        --switch-output[=<signal,size,time>]
                          Switch output when receive SIGUSR2 or cross size,time 
threshold

After:

% perf report -h
...

        --switch-output[=<signal or size[BKMG] or time[smhd]>]
                          Switch output when receiving SIGUSR2 (signal) or 
cross a size or time threshold

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <a...@linux.intel.com>
---
 tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 02d7c40b2d10..e7144a1c1c82 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1989,8 +1989,8 @@ static struct option __record_options[] = {
        OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "timestamp-boundary", &record.timestamp_boundary,
                    "Record timestamp boundary (time of first/last samples)"),
        OPT_STRING_OPTARG_SET(0, "switch-output", &record.switch_output.str,
-                         &record.switch_output.set, "signal,size,time",
-                         "Switch output when receive SIGUSR2 or cross 
size,time threshold",
+                         &record.switch_output.set, "signal or size[BKMG] or 
time[smhd]",
+                         "Switch output when receiving SIGUSR2 (signal) or 
cross a size or time threshold",
                          "signal"),
        OPT_INTEGER(0, "switch-max-files", &record.switch_output.num_files,
                   "Limit number of switch output generated files"),
-- 
2.20.1

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