diff --git a/xml/tuning_oprofile.xml b/xml/tuning_oprofile.xml
index a59bb033e3..b3f4e7b4ff 100644
--- a/xml/tuning_oprofile.xml
+++ b/xml/tuning_oprofile.xml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
It is not necessary to recompile or use wrapper libraries to
- use &oprof;. Not even a kernel patch is needed. Usually, when
- profiling an application, a small overhead is expected, depending on the
+ use &oprof;. Not even a kernel patch is needed. When
+ profiling an application, you can expect a small overhead, depending on the
workload and sampling frequency.
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
It is useful to install the *-debuginfo package for
- the respective application you want to profile. If you want to profile
+ the respective application you want to profile. To profile
the kernel, you need the debuginfo package as well.
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@
- Converts sample database files from a foreign binary format to the
- native format.
+ Converts sample database files from a foreign binary format to the format specific to the platform.
@@ -168,14 +167,14 @@
With &oprof;, you can profile both the kernel and applications. When
profiling the kernel, tell &oprof; where to find the
vmlinuz* file. Use the
- option and point it to vmlinuz* (usually in
+ option and point it to vmlinuz* (generally available in
/boot). If you need to profile kernel modules,
&oprof; does this by default. However, make sure you read
.
- Applications usually do not need to profile the kernel, therefore you
+ Most applications do not need to profile the kernel, therefore you
should use the option to reduce the amount
of information.
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@
- Decide if you want to profile with or without the Linux kernel:
+ Decide whether to profile with or without the Linux kernel:
@@ -406,7 +405,7 @@ BR_MISS_PRED_RETIRED: (counter: all))
, operf has written its
data to CUR_DIR/oprofile_data/samples/current,
and the reporting tools opreport and
- opannotate will look there by default.
+ opannotate looks there by default.
@@ -429,8 +428,8 @@ BR_MISS_PRED_RETIRED: (counter: all))
The option contains a comma separated list of
- paths which is stripped from debug source files. These paths were
- searched prior to looking in . The
+ paths which is stripped from debug source files. These paths are
+ searched before looking in . The
option is also a comma separated list of
directories to search for source files.