Add ramp_time option

[fio.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
index 37287dd4018f5b3676d574cb7aa073f509d3a6aa..75553495205c5354397235da553a536b6583b9c9 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -50,12 +50,13 @@ Building
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 Just type 'make' and 'make install'. If on FreeBSD, for now you have to
-specify the FreeBSD Makefile with -f, eg:
+specify the FreeBSD Makefile with -f and use gmake (not make), eg:
 
-$ make -f Makefile.Freebsd && make -f Makefile.FreeBSD install
+$ gmake -f Makefile.Freebsd && gmake -f Makefile.FreeBSD install
 
 Likewise with OpenSolaris, use the Makefile.solaris to compile there.
-This might change in the future if I opt for an autoconf type setup.
+The OpenSolaris make should work fine. This might change in the
+future if I opt for an autoconf type setup.
 
 If your compile fails with an error like this:
 
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ The job file parameters are:
        verify=x        If 'x' == md5, use md5 for verifies. If 'x' == crc32,
                        use crc32 for verifies. md5 is 'safer', but crc32 is
                        a lot faster. Only makes sense for writing to a file.
+                       For other types of checksumming, see HOWTO.
        stonewall       Wait for preceeding jobs to end before running.
        numjobs=x       Create 'x' similar entries for this job
        thread          Use pthreads instead of forked jobs