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diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
index 2cf63d377831..29eb82dff574 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ enum itrace_period_type {
* @inject: indicates the event (not just the sample) must be fully synthesized
* because 'perf inject' will write it out
* @instructions: whether to synthesize 'instructions' events
+ * @cycles: whether to synthesize 'cycles' events
+ * (not fully accurate, since CYC packets are only emitted
+ * together with other events, such as branches)
* @branches: whether to synthesize 'branches' events
* (branch misses only for Arm SPE)
* @transactions: whether to synthesize events for transactions
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@ struct itrace_synth_opts {
bool default_no_sample;
bool inject;
bool instructions;
+ bool cycles;
bool branches;
bool transactions;
bool ptwrites;
@@ -643,6 +647,7 @@ bool auxtrace__evsel_is_auxtrace(struct perf_session *session,
#define ITRACE_HELP \
" i[period]: synthesize instructions events\n" \
+" y[period]: synthesize cycles events (same period as i)\n" \
" b: synthesize branches events (branch misses for Arm SPE)\n" \
" c: synthesize branches events (calls only)\n" \
" r: synthesize branches events (returns only)\n" \
@@ -674,7 +679,7 @@ bool auxtrace__evsel_is_auxtrace(struct perf_session *session,
" A: approximate IPC\n" \
" Z: prefer to ignore timestamps (so-called \"timeless\" decoding)\n" \
" PERIOD[ns|us|ms|i|t]: specify period to sample stream\n" \
-" concatenate multiple options. Default is ibxwpe or cewp\n"
+" concatenate multiple options. Default is iybxwpe or cewp\n"
static inline
void itrace_synth_opts__set_time_range(struct itrace_synth_opts *opts,