Botch edit in files setup

[fio.git] / HOWTO

diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO
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--- a/HOWTO
+++ b/HOWTO
@@ -387,6 +387,10 @@ file_service_type=str  Defines how fio decides which file from a job to
                        roundrobin  Round robin over open files. This
                                is the default.
 
+                       sequential  Finish one file before moving on to
+                               the next. Multiple files can still be
+                               open depending on 'openfiles'.
+
                The string can have a number appended, indicating how
                often to switch to a new file. So if option random:4 is
                given, fio will switch to a new random file after 4 ios
@@ -689,6 +693,9 @@ create_serialize=bool       If true, serialize the file creating for the jobs.
 create_fsync=bool      fsync the data file after creation. This is the
                        default.
 
+create_on_open=bool    Don't pre-setup the files for IO, just create open()
+                       when it's time to do IO to that file.
+
 unlink=bool    Unlink the job files when done. Not the default, as repeated
                runs of that job would then waste time recreating the file
                set again and again.