From: Vincent Fu Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:09:41 +0000 (-0500) Subject: docs: description for experimental_verify X-Git-Tag: fio-3.34~79 X-Git-Url: https://git.kernel.dk/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=967c5441fa3d3932ec50ea5623411cc6e8589463;p=fio.git docs: description for experimental_verify Explain how experimental_verify differs from standard verify. Signed-off-by: Vincent Fu --- diff --git a/HOWTO.rst b/HOWTO.rst index 6f5c964a..2ea84558 100644 --- a/HOWTO.rst +++ b/HOWTO.rst @@ -3612,7 +3612,10 @@ Verification .. option:: experimental_verify=bool - Enable experimental verification. + Enable experimental verification. Standard verify records I/O metadata + for later use during the verification phase. Experimental verify + instead resets the file after the write phase and then replays I/Os for + the verification phase. Steady state ~~~~~~~~~~~~ diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1 index e87c29a7..746c4472 100644 --- a/fio.1 +++ b/fio.1 @@ -3324,7 +3324,9 @@ Verify that trim/discarded blocks are returned as zeros. Trim this number of I/O blocks. .TP .BI experimental_verify \fR=\fPbool -Enable experimental verification. +Enable experimental verification. Standard verify records I/O metadata for +later use during the verification phase. Experimental verify instead resets the +file after the write phase and then replays I/Os for the verification phase. .SS "Steady state" .TP .BI steadystate \fR=\fPstr:float "\fR,\fP ss" \fR=\fPstr:float