followed by the remaining zeroed. With this set to some chunk size smaller
than the block size, fio can alternate random and zeroed data throughout the
I/O buffer. This is particularly useful when bigger block sizes are used
-for a job.
+for a job. Defaults to 512.
.TP
.BI buffer_pattern \fR=\fPstr
If set, fio will fill the I/O buffers with this pattern or with the contents
.B I
Thread initialized, waiting or generating necessary data.
.TP
-.B P
+.B p
Thread running pre\-reading file(s).
.TP
.B /