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--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -141,9 +141,11 @@ always parsed and taken into account.
 
 Fio has an internal allocator for shared memory called smalloc. It
 allocates shared structures from this pool. The pool defaults to 1024k
-in size, and can grow to 32 pools. If running large jobs with randommap
+in size, and can grow to 128 pools. If running large jobs with randommap
 enabled it can run out of memory, in which case the --alloc-size switch
-is handy for starting with a larger pool size.
+is handy for starting with a larger pool size. The backing store is
+files in /tmp. Fio cleans up after itself, while it is running you
+may see .fio_smalloc.* files in /tmp.
 
 
 Job file
@@ -200,8 +202,8 @@ The job file parameters are:
 			also include k/m postfix.
 	direct=x	1 for direct IO, 0 for buffered IO
 	thinktime=x	"Think" x usec after each io
-	rate=x		Throttle rate to x KiB/sec
-	ratemin=x	Quit if rate of x KiB/sec can't be met
+	rate=x		Throttle rate to x KB/sec
+	ratemin=x	Quit if rate of x KB/sec can't be met
 	ratecycle=x	ratemin averaged over x msecs
 	cpumask=x	Only allow job to run on CPUs defined by mask.
 	cpus_allowed=x	Like 'cpumask', but allow text setting of CPU affinity.