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-rw-r--r--src/library/scala/testing/Benchmark.scala9
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/library/scala/testing/Benchmark.scala b/src/library/scala/testing/Benchmark.scala
index 936db014c0..90a9292db2 100644
--- a/src/library/scala/testing/Benchmark.scala
+++ b/src/library/scala/testing/Benchmark.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,14 @@ import compat.Platform
* {{{
* > scala sort1 5
* }}}
- * This will run the benchmark 10 times, and print the execution times to stdout.
+ * This will run the benchmark 5 times, forcing a garbage collection
+ * between runs, and printing the execution times to stdout.
+ *
+ * It is also possible to add a multiplier, so
+ * {{{
+ * > scala sort1 5 10
+ * }}}
+ * will run the entire benchmark 10 times, each time for 5 runs.
*
* @author Iulian Dragos, Burak Emir
*/