Documentation: add note about how many bssplit and zones fio supports

[fio.git] / fio.1

diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1
index 01b4db6f8c9ee3f8621ba1f9e64642e822418a6f..54d1b0f3b55a65feda8cce23f4fb533cb885aa96 100644 (file)
--- a/fio.1
+++ b/fio.1
@@ -1090,6 +1090,9 @@ we can define an absolute zoning distribution with:
 random_distribution=zoned:60/10:30/20:8/30:2/40
 .RE
 .P
 random_distribution=zoned:60/10:30/20:8/30:2/40
 .RE
 .P

+For both \fBzoned\fR and \fBzoned_abs\fR, fio supports defining up to 256
+separate zones.
+.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
 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


@@ -1219,6 +1222,8 @@ If you want a workload that has 50% 2k reads and 50% 4k reads, while having
 .P
 bssplit=2k/50:4k/50,4k/90,8k/10
 .RE
 .P
 bssplit=2k/50:4k/50,4k/90,8k/10
 .RE

+.P
+Fio supports defining up to 64 different weights for each data direction.

 .RE
 .TP
 .BI blocksize_unaligned "\fR,\fB bs_unaligned"
 .RE
 .TP
 .BI blocksize_unaligned "\fR,\fB bs_unaligned"


@@ -2639,9 +2644,9 @@ completion latency below which 99.5% and 99.9% of the observed latencies
 fell, respectively.
 .TP
 .BI significant_figures \fR=\fPint
 fell, respectively.
 .TP
 .BI significant_figures \fR=\fPint

-If using \fB\-\-output\-format\fR of `normal', set the significant figures 
-to this value. Higher values will yield more precise IOPS and throughput 
-units, while lower values will round. Requires a minimum value of 1 and a 
+If using \fB\-\-output\-format\fR of `normal', set the significant figures
+to this value. Higher values will yield more precise IOPS and throughput
+units, while lower values will round. Requires a minimum value of 1 and a

 maximum value of 10. Defaults to 4.
 .SS "Error handling"
 .TP
 maximum value of 10. Defaults to 4.
 .SS "Error handling"
 .TP