docs: clarify usage of steadystate detection feature

[fio.git] / fio.1

diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1
index 81164ae03d26d677f3a0a1ab2f1abe5cea38b175..5c11d963d93dc02d0bf5fd34a3ac6dd633784acb 100644 (file)
--- a/fio.1
+++ b/fio.1
@@ -2671,6 +2671,12 @@ steady state assessment criteria. All assessments are carried out using only
 data from the rolling collection window. Threshold limits can be expressed
 as a fixed value or as a percentage of the mean in the collection window.
 .RS
+.P
+When using this feature, most jobs should include the \fBtime_based\fR
+and \fBruntime\fR options or the \fBloops\fR option so that fio does not
+stop running after it has covered the full size of the specified file(s)
+or device(s).
+.RS
 .RS
 .TP
 .B iops