Add verify_fatal option

[fio.git] / HOWTO

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@@ -631,6 +631,11 @@ verify_pattern=int If set, fio will fill the io buffers with this
                width of the pattern, fio will fill 1/2/3/4 bytes of the
                buffer at the time. The verify_pattern cannot be larger than
                a 32-bit quantity.
+
+verify_fatal=int       Normally fio will keep checking the entire contents
+               before quitting on a block verification failure. If this
+               option is set, fio will exit the job on the first observed
+               failure.
                
 stonewall      Wait for preceeding jobs in the job file to exit, before
                starting this one. Can be used to insert serialization