Add thinktime_blocks_type parameter

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@@ -2574,6 +2574,13 @@ I/O rate
        before we have to complete it and do our :option:`thinktime`. In other words, this
        setting effectively caps the queue depth if the latter is larger.
 
        before we have to complete it and do our :option:`thinktime`. In other words, this
        setting effectively caps the queue depth if the latter is larger.
 

+.. option:: thinktime_blocks_type=str
+
+       Only valid if :option:`thinktime` is set - control how :option:`thinktime_blocks`
+       triggers. The default is `complete`, which triggers thinktime when fio completes
+       :option:`thinktime_blocks` blocks. If this is set to `issue`, then the trigger happens
+       at the issue side.
+

 .. option:: rate=int[,int][,int]
 
        Cap the bandwidth used by this job. The number is in bytes/sec, the normal
 .. option:: rate=int[,int][,int]
 
        Cap the bandwidth used by this job. The number is in bytes/sec, the normal