From: Jens Axboe Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:13:33 +0000 (-0600) Subject: Update documentation for zero_buffers X-Git-Tag: fio-2.2.7~18 X-Git-Url: https://git.kernel.dk/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=29407f16b06cd03e43058f51dd5cca7aa0f0f321;p=fio.git Update documentation for zero_buffers If it is explicitly enabled, then we don't scramble the buffers as well, unless the user has asked for that by setting scramble_buffers=1. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe --- diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO index 0f7909da..f43f3ec3 100644 --- a/HOWTO +++ b/HOWTO @@ -578,8 +578,6 @@ bs_is_seq_rand If this option is set, fio will use the normal read,write zero_buffers If this option is given, fio will init the IO buffers to all zeroes. The default is to fill them with random data. - The resulting IO buffers will not be completely zeroed, - unless scramble_buffers is also turned off. refill_buffers If this option is given, fio will refill the IO buffers on every submit. The default is to only fill it at init diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1 index 84d71a04..3859753d 100644 --- a/fio.1 +++ b/fio.1 @@ -462,8 +462,6 @@ blocksize setting. .TP .B zero_buffers Initialize buffers with all zeros. Default: fill buffers with random data. -The resulting IO buffers will not be completely zeroed, unless -\fPscramble_buffers\fR is also turned off. .TP .B refill_buffers If this option is given, fio will refill the IO buffers on every submit. The