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Add a note of what is the default value for random_generator
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random_generator=str Fio supports the following engines for generating
typically good enough. LFSR only works with single
block sizes, not with workloads that use multiple block
sizes. If used with such a workload, fio may read or write
typically good enough. LFSR only works with single
block sizes, not with workloads that use multiple block
sizes. If used with such a workload, fio may read or write
- some blocks multiple times.
+ some blocks multiple times. The default value is tausworthe,
+ unless the required space exceeds 2^32 blocks. If it does,
+ then tausworthe64 is selected automatically.
nice=int Run the job with the given nice value. See man nice(2).
nice=int Run the job with the given nice value. See man nice(2).