diff --git a/share/man/man4/options.4 b/share/man/man4/options.4 index bf1c97a9c0c7..f7cc3eaf9ff9 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/options.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/options.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: options.4,v 1.348 2007/03/21 19:29:30 xtraeme Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: options.4,v 1.349 2007/04/22 10:43:10 dsl Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1996 .\" Perry E. Metzger. All rights reserved. @@ -1461,6 +1461,21 @@ See for details. .Em NOTE : not available on all architectures. +.It Cd options SYSCALL_STATS +Count the number of times each system call number is called. +The values can be read through the sysctl interface and display using systat +.Xr systat 1 . +.Em NOTE : +not yet available on all architectures. +.It Cd options SYSCALL_TIMES +Count the time spent (using cpu_counter32()) in each system call. +.Em NOTE : +Using this option will also enable +.Em options SYSCALL_STATS +.It Cd options SYSCALL_TIMES_HASCOUNTER +Force use of cpu_counter32() even if cpu_hascounter() reports false. +Useful for systems where the cycle counter doen't run at a constant rate +(e.g. Soekris boxes). .It Cd options XSERVER Compiles in kernel support for .Tn X11