Add string support for buffer_pattern

[fio.git] / HOWTO

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+++ b/HOWTO
@@ -569,6 +569,8 @@ buffer_pattern=str  If set, fio will fill the io buffers with this pattern.
                If not set, the contents of io buffers is defined by the other
                options related to buffer contents. The setting can be any
                pattern of bytes, and can be prefixed with 0x for hex values.
+               It may also be a string, where the string must then be
+               wrapped with "".
 
 nrfiles=int    Number of files to use for this job. Defaults to 1.