doc: minor documentation changes

[fio.git] / HOWTO

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@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ Time related parameters
        even if the file(s) are completely read or written. It will simply loop over
        the same workload as many times as the :option:`runtime` allows.
 
        even if the file(s) are completely read or written. It will simply loop over
        the same workload as many times as the :option:`runtime` allows.
 

-.. option:: startdelay=irange
+.. option:: startdelay=irange(time)

 
        Delay start of job for the specified number of seconds. Supports all time
        suffixes to allow specification of hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds
 
        Delay start of job for the specified number of seconds. Supports all time
        suffixes to allow specification of hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds


@@ -1945,13 +1945,13 @@ I/O depth
 I/O rate
 ~~~~~~~~
 
 I/O rate
 ~~~~~~~~
 

-.. option:: thinktime=int
+.. option:: thinktime=time

 
        Stall the job x microseconds after an I/O has completed before issuing the
        next. May be used to simulate processing being done by an application. See
        :option:`thinktime_blocks` and :option:`thinktime_spin`.
 
 
        Stall the job x microseconds after an I/O has completed before issuing the
        next. May be used to simulate processing being done by an application. See
        :option:`thinktime_blocks` and :option:`thinktime_spin`.
 

-.. option:: thinktime_spin=int
+.. option:: thinktime_spin=time

 
        Only valid if :option:`thinktime` is set - pretend to spend CPU time doing
        something with the data received, before falling back to sleeping for the
 
        Only valid if :option:`thinktime` is set - pretend to spend CPU time doing
        something with the data received, before falling back to sleeping for the


@@ -2007,14 +2007,14 @@ I/O rate
 I/O latency
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 I/O latency
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
 

-.. option:: latency_target=int
+.. option:: latency_target=time

 
        If set, fio will attempt to find the max performance point that the given
        workload will run at while maintaining a latency below this target. The
        values is given in microseconds.  See :option:`latency_window` and
        :option:`latency_percentile`.
 
 
        If set, fio will attempt to find the max performance point that the given
        workload will run at while maintaining a latency below this target. The
        values is given in microseconds.  See :option:`latency_window` and
        :option:`latency_percentile`.
 

-.. option:: latency_window=int
+.. option:: latency_window=time

 
        Used with :option:`latency_target` to specify the sample window that the job
        is run at varying queue depths to test the performance. The value is given
 
        Used with :option:`latency_target` to specify the sample window that the job
        is run at varying queue depths to test the performance. The value is given


@@ -2027,7 +2027,7 @@ I/O latency
        defaults to 100.0, meaning that all IOs must be equal or below to the value
        set by :option:`latency_target`.
 
        defaults to 100.0, meaning that all IOs must be equal or below to the value
        set by :option:`latency_target`.
 

-.. option:: max_latency=int
+.. option:: max_latency=time

 
        If set, fio will exit the job if it exceeds this maximum latency. It will
        exit with an ETIME error.
 
        If set, fio will exit the job if it exceeds this maximum latency. It will
        exit with an ETIME error.