limit reads or writes to a certain rate. If that is the case, then the
distribution may be skewed. Default: 50.
.TP
-.BI random_distribution \fR=\fPstr:float[,str:float][,str:float]
+.BI random_distribution \fR=\fPstr:float[:float][,str:float][,str:float]
By default, fio will use a completely uniform random distribution when asked
to perform random I/O. Sometimes it is useful to skew the distribution in
specific ways, ensuring that some parts of the data is more hot than others.
map. For the \fBnormal\fR distribution, a normal (Gaussian) deviation is
supplied as a value between 0 and 100.
.P
+The second, optional float is allowed for \fBpareto\fR, \fBzipf\fR and \fBnormal\fR
+distributions. It allows to set base of distribution in non-default place, giving
+more control over most probable outcome. This value is in range [0-1] which maps linearly to
+range of possible random values.
+Defaults are: random for \fBpareto\fR and \fBzipf\fR, and 0.5 for \fBnormal\fR.
+If you wanted to use \fBzipf\fR with a `theta` of 1.2 centered on 1/4 of allowed value range,
+you would use `random_distibution=zipf:1.2:0.25`.
+.P
For a \fBzoned\fR distribution, fio supports specifying percentages of I/O
access that should fall within what range of the file or device. For
example, given a criteria of:
.TP
.B cpuio
Doesn't transfer any data, but burns CPU cycles according to the
-\fBcpuload\fR and \fBcpuchunks\fR options. Setting
-\fBcpuload\fR\=85 will cause that job to do nothing but burn 85%
-of the CPU. In case of SMP machines, use `numjobs=<nr_of_cpu>'
-to get desired CPU usage, as the cpuload only loads a
-single CPU at the desired rate. A job never finishes unless there is
-at least one non-cpuio job.
+\fBcpuload\fR, \fBcpuchunks\fR and \fBcpumode\fR options.
+A job never finishes unless there is at least one non-cpuio job.
+.RS
+.P
+.PD 0
+\fBcpuload\fR\=85 will cause that job to do nothing but burn 85% of the CPU.
+In case of SMP machines, use \fBnumjobs=<nr_of_cpu>\fR\ to get desired CPU usage,
+as the cpuload only loads a single CPU at the desired rate.
+
+.P
+\fBcpumode\fR\=qsort replace the default noop instructions loop
+by a qsort algorithm to consume more energy.
+
+.P
+.RE
.TP
.B rdma
The RDMA I/O engine supports both RDMA memory semantics
Specify stat system call type to measure lookup/getattr performance.
Default is \fBstat\fR for \fBstat\fR\|(2).
.TP
+.BI (sg)hipri
+If this option is set, fio will attempt to use polled IO completions. This
+will have a similar effect as (io_uring)hipri. Only SCSI READ and WRITE
+commands will have the SGV4_FLAG_HIPRI set (not UNMAP (trim) nor VERIFY).
+Older versions of the Linux sg driver that do not support hipri will simply
+ignore this flag and do normal IO. The Linux SCSI Low Level Driver (LLD)
+that "owns" the device also needs to support hipri (also known as iopoll
+and mq_poll). The MegaRAID driver is an example of a SCSI LLD.
+Default: clear (0) which does normal (interrupted based) IO.
+.TP
.BI (sg)readfua \fR=\fPbool
With readfua option set to 1, read operations include the force
unit access (fua) flag. Default: 0.
before we have to complete it and do our \fBthinktime\fR. In other words, this
setting effectively caps the queue depth if the latter is larger.
.TP
+.BI thinktime_blocks_type \fR=\fPstr
+Only valid if \fBthinktime\fR is set - control how \fBthinktime_blocks\fR triggers.
+The default is `complete', which triggers \fBthinktime\fR when fio completes
+\fBthinktime_blocks\fR blocks. If this is set to `issue', then the trigger happens
+at the issue side.
+.TP
.BI rate \fR=\fPint[,int][,int]
Cap the bandwidth used by this job. The number is in bytes/sec, the normal
suffix rules apply. Comma-separated values may be specified for reads,
minimal output v3, separated by semicolons:
.P
.nf
- terse_version_3;fio_version;jobname;groupid;error;read_kb;read_bandwidth;read_iops;read_runtime_ms;read_slat_min;read_slat_max;read_slat_mean;read_slat_dev;read_clat_min;read_clat_max;read_clat_mean;read_clat_dev;read_clat_pct01;read_clat_pct02;read_clat_pct03;read_clat_pct04;read_clat_pct05;read_clat_pct06;read_clat_pct07;read_clat_pct08;read_clat_pct09;read_clat_pct10;read_clat_pct11;read_clat_pct12;read_clat_pct13;read_clat_pct14;read_clat_pct15;read_clat_pct16;read_clat_pct17;read_clat_pct18;read_clat_pct19;read_clat_pct20;read_tlat_min;read_lat_max;read_lat_mean;read_lat_dev;read_bw_min;read_bw_max;read_bw_agg_pct;read_bw_mean;read_bw_dev;write_kb;write_bandwidth;write_iops;write_runtime_ms;write_slat_min;write_slat_max;write_slat_mean;write_slat_dev;write_clat_min;write_clat_max;write_clat_mean;write_clat_dev;write_clat_pct01;write_clat_pct02;write_clat_pct03;write_clat_pct04;write_clat_pct05;write_clat_pct06;write_clat_pct07;write_clat_pct08;write_clat_pct09;write_clat_pct10;write_clat_pct11;write_clat_pct12;write_clat_pct13;write_clat_pct14;write_clat_pct15;write_clat_pct16;write_clat_pct17;write_clat_pct18;write_clat_pct19;write_clat_pct20;write_tlat_min;write_lat_max;write_lat_mean;write_lat_dev;write_bw_min;write_bw_max;write_bw_agg_pct;write_bw_mean;write_bw_dev;cpu_user;cpu_sys;cpu_csw;cpu_mjf;cpu_minf;iodepth_1;iodepth_2;iodepth_4;iodepth_8;iodepth_16;iodepth_32;iodepth_64;lat_2us;lat_4us;lat_10us;lat_20us;lat_50us;lat_100us;lat_250us;lat_500us;lat_750us;lat_1000us;lat_2ms;lat_4ms;lat_10ms;lat_20ms;lat_50ms;lat_100ms;lat_250ms;lat_500ms;lat_750ms;lat_1000ms;lat_2000ms;lat_over_2000ms;disk_name;disk_read_iops;disk_write_iops;disk_read_merges;disk_write_merges;disk_read_ticks;write_ticks;disk_queue_time;disk_util
+ terse_version_3;fio_version;jobname;groupid;error;read_kb;read_bandwidth_kb;read_iops;read_runtime_ms;read_slat_min_us;read_slat_max_us;read_slat_mean_us;read_slat_dev_us;read_clat_min_us;read_clat_max_us;read_clat_mean_us;read_clat_dev_us;read_clat_pct01;read_clat_pct02;read_clat_pct03;read_clat_pct04;read_clat_pct05;read_clat_pct06;read_clat_pct07;read_clat_pct08;read_clat_pct09;read_clat_pct10;read_clat_pct11;read_clat_pct12;read_clat_pct13;read_clat_pct14;read_clat_pct15;read_clat_pct16;read_clat_pct17;read_clat_pct18;read_clat_pct19;read_clat_pct20;read_tlat_min_us;read_lat_max_us;read_lat_mean_us;read_lat_dev_us;read_bw_min_kb;read_bw_max_kb;read_bw_agg_pct;read_bw_mean_kb;read_bw_dev_kb;write_kb;write_bandwidth_kb;write_iops;write_runtime_ms;write_slat_min_us;write_slat_max_us;write_slat_mean_us;write_slat_dev_us;write_clat_min_us;write_clat_max_us;write_clat_mean_us;write_clat_dev_us;write_clat_pct01;write_clat_pct02;write_clat_pct03;write_clat_pct04;write_clat_pct05;write_clat_pct06;write_clat_pct07;write_clat_pct08;write_clat_pct09;write_clat_pct10;write_clat_pct11;write_clat_pct12;write_clat_pct13;write_clat_pct14;write_clat_pct15;write_clat_pct16;write_clat_pct17;write_clat_pct18;write_clat_pct19;write_clat_pct20;write_tlat_min_us;write_lat_max_us;write_lat_mean_us;write_lat_dev_us;write_bw_min_kb;write_bw_max_kb;write_bw_agg_pct;write_bw_mean_kb;write_bw_dev_kb;cpu_user;cpu_sys;cpu_csw;cpu_mjf;cpu_minf;iodepth_1;iodepth_2;iodepth_4;iodepth_8;iodepth_16;iodepth_32;iodepth_64;lat_2us;lat_4us;lat_10us;lat_20us;lat_50us;lat_100us;lat_250us;lat_500us;lat_750us;lat_1000us;lat_2ms;lat_4ms;lat_10ms;lat_20ms;lat_50ms;lat_100ms;lat_250ms;lat_500ms;lat_750ms;lat_1000ms;lat_2000ms;lat_over_2000ms;disk_name;disk_read_iops;disk_write_iops;disk_read_merges;disk_write_merges;disk_read_ticks;write_ticks;disk_queue_time;disk_util
.fi
.P
In client/server mode terse output differs from what appears when jobs are run
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