[PATCH] Add support for unlinking io files

[fio.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
index 7cd6bbc04255f13b875971737c2c0920568e24cd..2a245dce1850bd7bc7e265d35d4616a828c65d3a 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ The job file parameters are:
                        usb-storage or sata/libata driven) devices.
        iodepth=x       For async io, allow 'x' ios in flight
        overwrite=x     If 'x', layout a write file first.
+       nrfiles=x       Spread io load over 'x' number of files per job,
+                       if possible.
        prio=x          Run io at prio X, 0-7 is the kernel allowed range
        prioclass=x     Run io at prio class X
        bs=x            Use 'x' for thread blocksize. May include k/m postfix.
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ The job file parameters are:
        bwavgtime=x     Average bandwidth stats over an x msec window.
        create_serialize=x      If 'x', serialize file creation.
        create_fsync=x  If 'x', run fsync() after file creation.
+       unlink          If set, unlink files when done.
        end_fsync=x     If 'x', run fsync() after end-of-job.
        loops=x         Run the job 'x' number of times.
        verify=x        If 'x' == md5, use md5 for verifies. If 'x' == crc32,
@@ -142,6 +145,9 @@ The job file parameters are:
        exec_prerun=x   Run 'x' before job io is begun.
        exec_postrun=x  Run 'x' after job io has finished.
        ioscheduler=x   Use ioscheduler 'x' for this job.
+       cpuload=x       For a CPU io thread, percentage of CPU time to attempt
+                       to burn.
+       cpuchunks=x     Split burn cycles into pieces of x.
 
 
 Examples using a job file
@@ -333,11 +339,11 @@ Split up, the format is as follows:
 Author
 ------
 
-Fio was written by Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de> to enable flexible testing
+Fio was written by Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> to enable flexible testing
 of the Linux IO subsystem and schedulers. He got tired of writing
 specific test applications to simulate a given workload, and found that
 the existing io benchmark/test tools out there weren't flexible enough
 to do what he wanted.
 
-Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de> 20060609
+Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> 20060905