synchronous using the SG_IO ioctl, or if
the target is an sg character device
we use read(2) and write(2) for asynchronous
- io.
+ io. Requires filename option to specify either
+ block or character devices.
null Doesn't transfer any data, just pretends
to. This is mainly used to exercise fio
back to regular software crc32c, if not
supported by the system.
+ crc32c-arm64 Use hardware assisted crc32c calculation
+ provided on CRC enabled ARM 64-bits processors.
+ Falls back to regular software crc32c, if not
+ supported by the system.
+
crc32 Use a crc32 sum of the data area and store
it in the header of each block.