engine: more checks on IPv6 and multicast

[fio.git] / HOWTO

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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.
 
                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
 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


@@ -1491,7 +1496,9 @@ that defines them is selected.
 [net] proto=str        The network protocol to use. Accepted values are:
 
                        tcp     Transmission control protocol
 [net] proto=str        The network protocol to use. Accepted values are:
 
                        tcp     Transmission control protocol

+                       tcpv6   Transmission control protocol V6

                        udp     User datagram protocol
                        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,
                        unix    UNIX domain socket
 
                When the protocol is TCP or UDP, the port must also be given,