Let fadvise_hint also apply too mmap engine and madvise

[fio.git] / HOWTO

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@@ -173,7 +173,16 @@ Command line options
 .. option:: --eta=when
 
        Specifies when real-time ETA estimate should be printed.  `when` may be
-       `always`, `never` or `auto`.
+       `always`, `never` or `auto`. `auto` is the default, it prints ETA
+       when requested if the output is a TTY. `always` disregards the output
+       type, and prints ETA when requested. `never` never prints ETA.
+
+.. option:: --eta-interval=time
+
+       By default, fio requests client ETA status roughly every second. With
+       this option, the interval is configurable. Fio imposes a minimum
+       allowed time to avoid flooding the console, less than 250 msec is
+       not supported.
 
 .. option:: --eta-newline=time
 
@@ -1084,8 +1093,9 @@ I/O type
 
 .. option:: fadvise_hint=str
 
-       Use :manpage:`posix_fadvise(2)` to advise the kernel on what I/O patterns
-       are likely to be issued.  Accepted values are:
+       Use :manpage:`posix_fadvise(2)` or :manpage:`posix_fadvise(2)` to
+       advise the kernel on what I/O patterns are likely to be issued.
+       Accepted values are:
 
                **0**
                        Backwards-compatible hint for "no hint".