Add support for VSOCK to engine/net.c

[fio.git] / HOWTO.rst

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--- a/HOWTO.rst
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@@ -2626,10 +2626,13 @@ with the caveat that when used on the command line, they must come after the
                User datagram protocol V6.
        **unix**
                UNIX domain socket.
+       **vsock**
+               VSOCK protocol.
 
-       When the protocol is TCP or UDP, the port must also be given, as well as the
-       hostname if the job is a TCP listener or UDP reader. For unix sockets, the
+       When the protocol is TCP, UDP or VSOCK, the port must also be given, as well as the
+       hostname if the job is a TCP or VSOCK listener or UDP reader. For unix sockets, the
        normal :option:`filename` option should be used and the port is invalid.
+       When the protocol is VSOCK, the :option:`hostname` is the CID of the remote VM.
 
 .. option:: listen : [netsplice] [net]