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@@ -547,6 +547,11 @@ buffer_compress_chunk=int  See buffer_compress_percentage. This
                alternate random and zeroed data throughout the IO
                buffer.
 
+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.
+
 nrfiles=int    Number of files to use for this job. Defaults to 1.
 
 openfiles=int  Number of files to keep open at the same time. Defaults to
@@ -1063,6 +1068,13 @@ loops=int        Run the specified number of iterations of this job. Used
                to repeat the same workload a given number of times. Defaults
                to 1.
 
+verify_only    Do not perform specified workload---only verify data still
+               matches previous invocation of this workload. This option
+               allows one to check data multiple times at a later date
+               without overwriting it. This option makes sense only for
+               workloads that write data, and does not support workloads
+               with the time_based option set.
+
 do_verify=bool Run the verify phase after a write phase. Only makes sense if
                verify is set. Defaults to 1.
 
@@ -1101,7 +1113,9 @@ verify=str        If writing to a file, fio can verify the file contents
 
                        meta    Write extra information about each io
                                (timestamp, block number etc.). The block
-                               number is verified. See also verify_pattern.
+                               number is verified. The io sequence number is
+                               verified for workloads that write data.
+                               See also verify_pattern.
 
                        null    Only pretend to verify. Useful for testing
                                internals with ioengine=null, not for much
@@ -1491,7 +1505,9 @@ that defines them is selected.
 [net] proto=str        The network protocol to use. Accepted values are:
 
                        tcp     Transmission control protocol
+                       tcpv6   Transmission control protocol V6
                        udp     User datagram protocol
+                       udpv6   User datagram protocol V6
                        unix    UNIX domain socket
 
                When the protocol is TCP or UDP, the port must also be given,