Fio 1.16.1

[fio.git] / HOWTO

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@@ -477,6 +477,11 @@ runtime=int        Tell fio to terminate processing after the specified number
                a specified job will run, so this parameter is handy to
                cap the total runtime to a given time.
 
+time_based     If set, fio will run for the duration of the runtime
+               specified even if the file(s) are completey read or
+               written. It will simply loop over the same workload
+               as many times as the runtime allows.
+
 invalidate=bool        Invalidate the buffer/page cache parts for this file prior
                to starting io. Defaults to true.
 
@@ -643,6 +648,9 @@ cpuload=int If the job is a CPU cycle eater, attempt to use the specified
 cpuchunks=int  If the job is a CPU cycle eater, split the load into
                cycles of the given time. In milliseconds.
 
+disk_util=bool Generate disk utilization statistics, if the platform
+               supports it. Defaults to on.
+
 
 6.0 Interpreting the output
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