Make 'loops' honor full write+verify loops

[fio.git] / README

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@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@ Snapshots can download from:
 
        http://brick.kernel.dk/snaps/
 
 
        http://brick.kernel.dk/snaps/
 

+There are also two official mirrors. Both of these are synced within
+an hour of commits landing at git.kernel.dk. So if the main repo is
+down for some reason, either one of those is safe to use:
+
+       git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/axboe/fio.git
+       https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/axboe/fio.git
+
+or
+
+       https://github.com/axboe/fio.git
+

 
 Binary packages
 ---------------
 
 Binary packages
 ---------------


@@ -101,6 +112,9 @@ To build FIO with a cross-compiler:
  $ make CROSS_COMPILE=/path/to/toolchain/prefix
 Configure will attempt to determine the target platform automatically.
 
  $ make CROSS_COMPILE=/path/to/toolchain/prefix
 Configure will attempt to determine the target platform automatically.
 

+It's possible to build fio for ESX as well, use the --esx switch to
+configure.
+

 
 Windows
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 Windows
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@@ -134,7 +148,6 @@ $ fio
        --parse-only            Parse options only, don't start any IO
        --output                Write output to file
        --runtime               Runtime in seconds
        --parse-only            Parse options only, don't start any IO
        --output                Write output to file
        --runtime               Runtime in seconds

-       --latency-log           Generate per-job latency logs

        --bandwidth-log         Generate per-job bandwidth logs
        --minimal               Minimal (terse) output
        --output-format=type    Output format (terse,json,normal)
        --bandwidth-log         Generate per-job bandwidth logs
        --minimal               Minimal (terse) output
        --output-format=type    Output format (terse,json,normal)


@@ -142,6 +155,7 @@ $ fio
        --version               Print version info and exit
        --help                  Print this page
        --cpuclock-test         Perform test/validation of CPU clock
        --version               Print version info and exit
        --help                  Print this page
        --cpuclock-test         Perform test/validation of CPU clock

+       --crctest[=test]        Test speed of checksum functions

        --cmdhelp=cmd           Print command help, "all" for all of them
        --enghelp=engine        Print ioengine help, or list available ioengines
        --enghelp=engine,cmd    Print help for an ioengine cmd
        --cmdhelp=cmd           Print command help, "all" for all of them
        --enghelp=engine        Print ioengine help, or list available ioengines
        --enghelp=engine,cmd    Print help for an ioengine cmd


@@ -159,9 +173,11 @@ $ fio
        --max-jobs              Maximum number of threads/processes to support
        --server=args           Start backend server. See Client/Server section.
        --client=host           Connect to specified backend.
        --max-jobs              Maximum number of threads/processes to support
        --server=args           Start backend server. See Client/Server section.
        --client=host           Connect to specified backend.

+       --remote-config=file    Tell fio server to load this local file

        --idle-prof=option      Report cpu idleness on a system or percpu basis
                                (option=system,percpu) or run unit work
                                calibration only (option=calibrate).
        --idle-prof=option      Report cpu idleness on a system or percpu basis
                                (option=system,percpu) or run unit work
                                calibration only (option=calibrate).

+       --inflate-log=log       Inflate and output compressed log

 
 
 Any parameters following the options will be assumed to be job files,
 
 
 Any parameters following the options will be assumed to be job files,


@@ -195,6 +211,7 @@ Currently, additional logging is available for:
        time            Dump info related to internal time keeping
        net             Dump info related to networking connections
        rate            Dump info related to IO rate switching
        time            Dump info related to internal time keeping
        net             Dump info related to networking connections
        rate            Dump info related to IO rate switching

+       compress        Dump info related to log compress/decompress

        ? or help       Show available debug options.
 
 One can specify multiple debug options: e.g. --debug=file,mem will enable
        ? or help       Show available debug options.
 
 One can specify multiple debug options: e.g. --debug=file,mem will enable


@@ -289,6 +306,14 @@ Fio can connect to multiple servers this way:
 
 fio --client=<server1> <job file(s)> --client=<server2> <job file(s)>
 
 
 fio --client=<server1> <job file(s)> --client=<server2> <job file(s)>
 

+If the job file is located on the fio server, then you can tell the server
+to load a local file as well. This is done by using --remote-config:
+
+fio --client=server --remote-config /path/to/file.fio
+
+Then the fio server will open this local (to the server) job file instead
+of being passed one from the client.
+

 
 Platforms
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 Platforms
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