Explain 'color' section and its variables.

'top', 'medium', 'normal', 'selected',
'code', 'addr' and 'root'.

Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhy...@kernel.org>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jo...@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Taeung Song <treeze.tae...@gmail.com>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt 
b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
index 37a6bdb..e9a8abe 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
@@ -98,6 +98,50 @@ Given a $HOME/.perfconfig like this:
        order = caller
        sort-key = function
 
+Variables
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+colors.*::
+       The variables for customizing the colors used in the output for the
+       'report', 'top' and annotate in the TUI. They should specify the
+       background and foreground colors, separated by a comma, for example:
+
+               medium = green, lightgray
+
+       If you want to use the color configured for you terminal, just leave it
+       as 'default', for example:
+
+               medium = default, lightgray
+
+       Available colors:
+       red, green, default, black, blue, white, magenta, lightgray
+
+       colors.top::
+               'top' means a overhead percentage which is more than 5%.
+               And values of this variable specify percentage colors.
+               Basic key values are foreground-color 'red' and
+               background-color 'default'.
+       colors.medium::
+               'medium' means a overhead percentage which has more than 0.5%.
+               Default values are 'green' and 'default'.
+       colors.normal::
+               'normal' means the rest of overhead percentages
+               except 'top', 'medium', 'selected'.
+               Default values are 'lightgray' and 'default'.
+       colors.selected::
+               This selects the colors for the current entry in a list of 
entries
+               from sub-commands (top,report,annotate).
+               Default values are 'white' and 'lightgray'.
+       colors.code::
+               Colors for arrows and lines in jumps on  assembly code listings
+               such as 'jns','jmp','jane',etc. Default values are 'blue', 
'default'.
+       colors.addr::
+               This selects colors for addresses from 'annotate'.
+               Default values are 'magenta', 'default'.
+       colors.root::
+               Colors for headers in the output of a sub-command 'top'.
+               Default values are 'white', 'blue'.
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkperf:perf[1]
-- 
1.9.1

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