Merge branch 'master' into gfio

[fio.git] / fio.1

diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1
index 2f7728abd2462e8de6664ee1fa98fadcf99dfc41..2464dd5e77fbc54a525ac0727f367827eea28181 100644 (file)
--- a/fio.1
+++ b/fio.1
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ Background a fio server, writing the pid to the given pid file.
 .TP
 .BI \-\-client \fR=\fPhost
 Instead of running the jobs locally, send and run them on the given host.
+.TP
+.BI \-\-idle\-prof \fR=\fPoption
+Report cpu idleness on a system or percpu basis (\fIoption\fP=system,percpu) or run unit work calibration only (\fIoption\fP=calibrate).
 .SH "JOB FILE FORMAT"
 Job files are in `ini' format. They consist of one or more
 job definitions, which begin with a job name in square brackets and
@@ -167,11 +170,6 @@ Read-write locking on the file. Many readers may access the file at the same
 time, but writes get exclusive access.
 .RE
 .P
-The option may be post-fixed with a lock batch number. If set, then each
-thread/process may do that amount of IOs to the file before giving up the lock.
-Since lock acquisition is expensive, batching the lock/unlocks will speed up IO.
-.RE
-.P
 .BI opendir \fR=\fPstr
 Recursively open any files below directory \fIstr\fR.
 .TP
@@ -240,6 +238,11 @@ The base unit for a kilobyte. The defacto base is 2^10, 1024.  Storage
 manufacturers like to use 10^3 or 1000 as a base ten unit instead, for obvious
 reasons. Allow values are 1024 or 1000, with 1024 being the default.
 .TP
+.BI unified_rw_reporting \fR=\fPbool
+Fio normally reports statistics on a per data direction basis, meaning that
+read, write, and trim are accounted and reported separately. If this option is
+set, the fio will sum the results and report them as "mixed" instead.
+.TP
 .BI randrepeat \fR=\fPbool
 Seed the random number generator in a predictable way so results are repeatable
 across runs.  Default: true.
@@ -1138,6 +1141,12 @@ Some parameters are only valid when a specific ioengine is in use. These are
 used identically to normal parameters, with the caveat that when used on the
 command line, the must come after the ioengine that defines them is selected.
 .TP
+.BI (cpu)cpuload \fR=\fPint
+Attempt to use the specified percentage of CPU cycles.
+.TP
+.BI (cpu)cpuchunks \fR=\fPint
+Split the load into cycles of the given time. In microseconds.
+.TP
 .BI (libaio)userspace_reap
 Normally, with the libaio engine in use, fio will use
 the io_getevents system call to reap newly returned events.
@@ -1154,6 +1163,9 @@ used and must be omitted.
 .BI (net,netsplice)port \fR=\fPint
 The TCP or UDP port to bind to or connect to.
 .TP
+.BI (net,netsplice)nodelay \fR=\fPbool
+Set TCP_NODELAY on TCP connections.
+.TP
 .BI (net,netsplice)protocol \fR=\fPstr "\fR,\fP proto" \fR=\fPstr
 The network protocol to use. Accepted values are:
 .RS