X-Git-Url: https://git.kernel.dk/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=fio.1;h=eddc265258ee7f569e9c9a9a6e854298f87e73d8;hb=c5d5a325399db33fb5cacf4d07a23e64c6b428af;hp=d224d5403388212b04d4d4607ee76d81b85bf1c6;hpb=836fcc0fceb233ebcc41ee63b4ea5cae20b678a4;p=fio.git diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1 index d224d540..eddc2652 100644 --- a/fio.1 +++ b/fio.1 @@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ Background a fio server, writing the pid to the given pid file. .TP .BI \-\-client \fR=\fPhost Instead of running the jobs locally, send and run them on the given host. +.TP +.BI \-\-idle\-prof \fR=\fPoption +Report cpu idleness on a system or percpu basis (\fIoption\fP=system,percpu) or run unit work calibration only (\fIoption\fP=calibrate). .SH "JOB FILE FORMAT" Job files are in `ini' format. They consist of one or more job definitions, which begin with a job name in square brackets and @@ -148,6 +151,34 @@ a number of files by separating the names with a `:' character. `\-' is a reserved name, meaning stdin or stdout, depending on the read/write direction set. .TP +.BI filename_format \fR=\fPstr +If sharing multiple files between jobs, it is usually necessary to have +fio generate the exact names that you want. By default, fio will name a file +based on the default file format specification of +\fBjobname.jobnumber.filenumber\fP. With this option, that can be +customized. Fio will recognize and replace the following keywords in this +string: +.RS +.RS +.TP +.B $jobname +The name of the worker thread or process. +.TP +.B $jobnum +The incremental number of the worker thread or process. +.TP +.B $filenum +The incremental number of the file for that worker thread or process. +.RE +.P +To have dependent jobs share a set of files, this option can be set to +have fio generate filenames that are shared between the two. For instance, +if \fBtestfiles.$filenum\fR is specified, file number 4 for any job will +be named \fBtestfiles.4\fR. The default of \fB$jobname.$jobnum.$filenum\fR +will be used if no other format specifier is given. +.RE +.P +.TP .BI lockfile \fR=\fPstr Fio defaults to not locking any files before it does IO to them. If a file or file descriptor is shared, fio can serialize IO to that file to make the end @@ -166,10 +197,6 @@ Only one thread or process may do IO at the time, excluding all others. Read-write locking on the file. Many readers may access the file at the same time, but writes get exclusive access. .RE -.P -The option may be post-fixed with a lock batch number. If set, then each -thread/process may do that amount of IOs to the file before giving up the lock. -Since lock acquisition is expensive, batching the lock/unlocks will speed up IO. .RE .P .BI opendir \fR=\fPstr @@ -240,6 +267,11 @@ The base unit for a kilobyte. The defacto base is 2^10, 1024. Storage manufacturers like to use 10^3 or 1000 as a base ten unit instead, for obvious reasons. Allow values are 1024 or 1000, with 1024 being the default. .TP +.BI unified_rw_reporting \fR=\fPbool +Fio normally reports statistics on a per data direction basis, meaning that +read, write, and trim are accounted and reported separately. If this option is +set, the fio will sum the results and report them as "mixed" instead. +.TP .BI randrepeat \fR=\fPbool Seed the random number generator in a predictable way so results are repeatable across runs. Default: true. @@ -1002,7 +1034,7 @@ Disable measurements of throughput/bandwidth numbers. See \fBdisable_lat\fR. .TP .BI lockmem \fR=\fPint Pin the specified amount of memory with \fBmlock\fR\|(2). Can be used to -simulate a smaller amount of memory. +simulate a smaller amount of memory. The amount specified is per worker. .TP .BI exec_prerun \fR=\fPstr Before running the job, execute the specified command with \fBsystem\fR\|(3). @@ -1160,6 +1192,9 @@ used and must be omitted. .BI (net,netsplice)port \fR=\fPint The TCP or UDP port to bind to or connect to. .TP +.BI (net,netsplice)nodelay \fR=\fPbool +Set TCP_NODELAY on TCP connections. +.TP .BI (net,netsplice)protocol \fR=\fPstr "\fR,\fP proto" \fR=\fPstr The network protocol to use. Accepted values are: .RS