fifo: use minmax.h instead of rolling its own min/max

[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
 ---------------


@@ -101,28 +112,27 @@ 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
 -------
 
 
 Windows
 -------
 

-On Windows Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/) is required in order to
-build fio. To create an MSI installer package install WiX 3.7 from
+On Windows, Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/) is required in order to
+build fio. To create an MSI installer package install WiX 3.8 from

 http://wixtoolset.org and run dobuild.cmd from the
 os/windows directory.
 
 http://wixtoolset.org and run dobuild.cmd from the
 os/windows directory.
 

-How to compile FIO on 64-bit Windows:
+How to compile fio on 64-bit Windows:

 
 

- 1. Install Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/setup.exe). Install 'make' and all
+ 1. Install Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/). Install 'make' and all

     packages starting with 'mingw64-i686' and 'mingw64-x86_64'.
     packages starting with 'mingw64-i686' and 'mingw64-x86_64'.

- 2. Download ftp://sourceware.org/pub/pthreads-win32/prebuilt-dll-2-9-1-release/dll/x64/pthreadGC2.dll
-    and copy to the fio source directory.
- 3. Open the Cygwin Terminal.
- 4. Go to the fio directory (source files).
- 5. Run 'make clean'.
- 6. Run 'make'.
+ 2. Open the Cygwin Terminal.
+ 3. Go to the fio directory (source files).
+ 4. Run 'make clean && make -j'.

 
 

-To build fio on 32-bit Windows, download x86/pthreadGC2.dll instead and do
-'./configure --build-32bit-win=yes' before 'make'.
+To build fio on 32-bit Windows, run './configure --build-32bit-win' before 'make'.

 
 It's recommended that once built or installed, fio be run in a Command Prompt
 or other 'native' console such as console2, since there are known to be display
 
 It's recommended that once built or installed, fio be run in a Command Prompt
 or other 'native' console such as console2, since there are known to be display


@@ -138,7 +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)


@@ -146,6 +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


@@ -166,6 +176,7 @@ $ fio
        --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,


@@ -199,6 +210,7 @@ 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