[PATCH] Support for specifying exact io pattern

[fio.git] / README

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@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ The <jobs> format is as follows:
                        can be used to gauge hard drive speed over the entire
                        platter, without reading everything. Both x/y can
                        include k/m/g suffix.
                        can be used to gauge hard drive speed over the entire
                        platter, without reading everything. Both x/y can
                        include k/m/g suffix.

+       iolog=x         Open and read io pattern from file 'x'. The file must
+                       contain one io action per line in the following format:
+                       rw, offset, length
+                       where with rw=0/1 for read/write, and the offset
+                       and length entries being in bytes.

 
 
 Examples using a job file
 
 
 Examples using a job file