engines/filestat: change "lstat" bool option to "stat_type" str option

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@@ -2261,9 +2261,10 @@ with the caveat that when used on the command line, they must come after the
        multiple paths exist between the client and the server or in certain loopback
        configurations.
 
-.. option:: lstat=bool : [filestat]
+.. option:: stat_type=str : [filestat]
 
-       Use lstat(2) to measure lookup/getattr performance. Default is 0.
+       Specify stat system call type to measure lookup/getattr performance.
+       Default is **stat** for :manpage:`stat(2)`.
 
 .. option:: readfua=bool : [sg]