+#ifdef FIO_HAVE_WRITE_HINT
+ if (fio_option_is_set(&td->o, write_hint) &&
+ (f->filetype == FIO_TYPE_BLOCK || f->filetype == FIO_TYPE_FILE)) {
+ uint64_t hint = td->o.write_hint;
+ int cmd;
+
+ /*
+ * For direct IO, we just need/want to set the hint on
+ * the file descriptor. For buffered IO, we need to set
+ * it on the inode.
+ */
+ if (td->o.odirect)
+ cmd = F_SET_FILE_RW_HINT;
+ else
+ cmd = F_SET_RW_HINT;
+
+ if (fcntl(f->fd, cmd, &hint) < 0) {
+ td_verror(td, errno, "fcntl write hint");
+ goto err;
+ }
+ }
+#endif