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@@ -141,9 +141,11 @@ always parsed and taken into account.
 
 Fio has an internal allocator for shared memory called smalloc. It
 allocates shared structures from this pool. The pool defaults to 1024k
 
 Fio has an internal allocator for shared memory called smalloc. It
 allocates shared structures from this pool. The pool defaults to 1024k

-in size, and can grow to 32 pools. If running large jobs with randommap
+in size, and can grow to 128 pools. If running large jobs with randommap

 enabled it can run out of memory, in which case the --alloc-size switch
 enabled it can run out of memory, in which case the --alloc-size switch

-is handy for starting with a larger pool size.
+is handy for starting with a larger pool size. The backing store is
+files in /tmp. Fio cleans up after itself, while it is running you
+may see .fio_smalloc.* files in /tmp.

 
 
 Job file
 
 
 Job file


@@ -200,8 +202,8 @@ The job file parameters are:
                        also include k/m postfix.
        direct=x        1 for direct IO, 0 for buffered IO
        thinktime=x     "Think" x usec after each io
                        also include k/m postfix.
        direct=x        1 for direct IO, 0 for buffered IO
        thinktime=x     "Think" x usec after each io

-       rate=x          Throttle rate to x KiB/sec
-       ratemin=x       Quit if rate of x KiB/sec can't be met
+       rate=x          Throttle rate to x KB/sec
+       ratemin=x       Quit if rate of x KB/sec can't be met

        ratecycle=x     ratemin averaged over x msecs
        cpumask=x       Only allow job to run on CPUs defined by mask.
        cpus_allowed=x  Like 'cpumask', but allow text setting of CPU affinity.
        ratecycle=x     ratemin averaged over x msecs
        cpumask=x       Only allow job to run on CPUs defined by mask.
        cpus_allowed=x  Like 'cpumask', but allow text setting of CPU affinity.