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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2005-02-17 22:33:46 +0000
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2005-02-17 22:33:46 +0000
commite7896e4eb16d3d6282c20aef0352d5f95cc25b81 (patch)
tree897a2cb1b4aedd41f3e724028e72f87966f80cf7 /gpsprof.xml
parent4656b7eb011cc3f82228e9a44d26c713c30a3181 (diff)
downloadgpsd-e7896e4eb16d3d6282c20aef0352d5f95cc25b81.tar.gz
Added gsprof -m option.
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@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>gpsprof</command>
<arg choice='opt'>-f <replaceable>plot_type</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice='opt'>-m <replaceable>threshold</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='opt'>-n <replaceable>packetcount</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='opt'>-o <replaceable>outfile</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='opt'>-r </arg>
@@ -116,6 +117,11 @@ the profiling client and the moment it is decoded and timestamped.</para>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
+<para>Because of RS232 buffering effects, the profiler sometimes
+generates reports of ridiculously high latencies right at the
+beginning of a session. The -m option lets you set a latency threshold, in
+multiples of the cycle time, above which reports are discarded.</para>
+
<para>The -n option sets the number of packets to sample. The default
is 100.</para>