Add number_ios= option

[fio.git] / fio.1

diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1
index f6d08313810aa84cd750416a4258d45e61194ea2..e35bd938c7eb5d9bf24c724c3d640a370cbe7919 100644 (file)
--- a/fio.1
+++ b/fio.1
@@ -379,6 +379,12 @@ for using direct IO, though it usually depends on the hardware block size.
 This option is mutually exclusive with using a random map for files, so it
 will turn off that option.
 .TP
+.BI bs_is_seq_rand \fR=\fPbool
+If this option is set, fio will use the normal read,write blocksize settings as
+sequential,random instead. Any random read or write will use the WRITE
+blocksize settings, and any sequential read or write will use the READ
+blocksize setting.
+.TP
 .B zero_buffers
 Initialise buffers with all zeros. Default: fill buffers with random data.
 .TP
@@ -570,6 +576,13 @@ that starts at 0 and is incremented for each job. This option is useful if
 there are several jobs which are intended to operate on a file in parallel in
 disjoint segments, with even spacing between the starting points.
 .TP
+.BI number_ios \fR=\fPint
+Fio will normally perform IOs until it has exhausted the size of the region
+set by \fBsize\fR, or if it exhaust the allocated time (or hits an error
+condition). With this setting, the range/size can be set independently of
+the number of IOs to perform. When fio reaches this number, it will exit
+normally and report status.
+.TP
 .BI fsync \fR=\fPint
 How many I/Os to perform before issuing an \fBfsync\fR\|(2) of dirty data.  If
 0, don't sync.  Default: 0.