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@@ -409,14 +409,15 @@ Counters can be enabled and disabled in two ways: via ioctl and via
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prctl. When a counter is disabled, it doesn't count or generate
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events but does continue to exist and maintain its count value.
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-An individual counter or counter group can be enabled with
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+An individual counter can be enabled with
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- ioctl(fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE);
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+ ioctl(fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE, 0);
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or disabled with
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- ioctl(fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE);
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+ ioctl(fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, 0);
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+For a counter group, pass PERF_IOC_FLAG_GROUP as the third argument.
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Enabling or disabling the leader of a group enables or disables the
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whole group; that is, while the group leader is disabled, none of the
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counters in the group will count. Enabling or disabling a member of a
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