Add support for absolute random zones

[fio.git] / fio.1

diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1
index a4b0ea6af750d20361f790dec155dc4986887d0f..01b4db6f8c9ee3f8621ba1f9e64642e822418a6f 100644 (file)
--- a/fio.1
+++ b/fio.1
@@ -1033,6 +1033,8 @@ Normal (Gaussian) distribution
 .TP
 .B zoned
 Zoned random distribution
+.B zoned_abs
+Zoned absolute random distribution
 .RE
 .P
 When using a \fBzipf\fR or \fBpareto\fR distribution, an input value is also
@@ -1068,7 +1070,27 @@ example, the user would do:
 random_distribution=zoned:60/10:30/20:8/30:2/40
 .RE
 .P
-similarly to how \fBbssplit\fR works for setting ranges and percentages
+A \fBzoned_abs\fR distribution works exactly like the\fBzoned\fR, except that
+it takes absolute sizes. For example, let's say you wanted to define access
+according to the following criteria:
+.RS
+.P
+.PD 0
+60% of accesses should be to the first 20G
+.P
+30% of accesses should be to the next 100G
+.P
+10% of accesses should be to the next 500G
+.PD
+.RE
+.P
+we can define an absolute zoning distribution with:
+.RS
+.P
+random_distribution=zoned:60/10:30/20:8/30:2/40
+.RE
+.P
+Similarly to how \fBbssplit\fR works for setting ranges and percentages
 of block sizes. Like \fBbssplit\fR, it's possible to specify separate
 zones for reads, writes, and trims. If just one set is given, it'll apply to
 all of them.