perf updates all over the place:

core:
 
    - Support for cgroup tracking in samples to allow cgroup based
      analysis
 
  tools:
 
    - Support for cgroup analysis
 
    - Commandline option and hotkey for perf top to change the sort order
 
    - A set of fixes all over the place
 
    - Various build system related improvements
 
    - Updates of the X86 pmu event JSON data
 
    - Documentation updates
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Merge tag 'perf-urgent-2020-04-05' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull more perf updates from Thomas Gleixner:
 "Perf updates all over the place:

  core:

   - Support for cgroup tracking in samples to allow cgroup based
     analysis

  tools:

   - Support for cgroup analysis

   - Commandline option and hotkey for perf top to change the sort order

   - A set of fixes all over the place

   - Various build system related improvements

   - Updates of the X86 pmu event JSON data

   - Documentation updates"

* tag 'perf-urgent-2020-04-05' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (55 commits)
  perf python: Fix clang detection to strip out options passed in $CC
  perf tools: Support Python 3.8+ in Makefile
  perf script: Fix invalid read of directory entry after closedir()
  perf script report: Fix SEGFAULT when using DWARF mode
  perf script: add -S/--symbols documentation
  perf pmu-events x86: Use CPU_CLK_UNHALTED.THREAD in Kernel_Utilization metric
  perf events parser: Add missing Intel CPU events to parser
  perf script: Allow --symbol to accept hexadecimal addresses
  perf report/top TUI: Fix title line formatting
  perf top: Support hotkey to change sort order
  perf top: Support --group-sort-idx to change the sort order
  perf symbols: Fix arm64 gap between kernel start and module end
  perf build-test: Honour JOBS to override detection of number of cores
  perf script: Add --show-cgroup-events option
  perf top: Add --all-cgroups option
  perf record: Add --all-cgroups option
  perf record: Support synthesizing cgroup events
  perf report: Add 'cgroup' sort key
  perf cgroup: Maintain cgroup hierarchy
  perf tools: Basic support for CGROUP event
  ...
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@ -1029,7 +1029,8 @@ config CGROUP_PERF
help
This option extends the perf per-cpu mode to restrict monitoring
to threads which belong to the cgroup specified and run on the
designated cpu.
designated cpu. Or this can be used to have cgroup ID in samples
so that it can monitor performance events among cgroups.
Say N if unsure.