[PATCH] Add verify_meta verification type

[fio.git] / HOWTO

diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO
index 21ba96033c283d0742f9191cc76ef97cf969277d..c38266c2afe100fcf02106476c3ae52eb05e4ae1 100644 (file)
--- a/HOWTO
+++ b/HOWTO
@@ -592,6 +592,10 @@ verify=str If writing to a file, fio can verify the file contents
 
                        sha256  Use sha256 as the checksum function.
 
+                       meta    Write extra information about each io
+                               (timestamp, block number etc.). The block
+                               number is verified.
+
                        null    Only pretend to verify. Useful for testing
                                internals with ioengine=null, not for much
                                else.