Add support for waiting for other jobs by name

[fio.git] / fio.1

diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1
index eab20d779e35d034e94cf54dfc70e6a1f28eec15..7bdfea3f019f54780b57e5baec828e5708770239 100644 (file)
--- a/fio.1
+++ b/fio.1
@@ -180,6 +180,14 @@ a ':' character.
 May be used to override the job name.  On the command line, this parameter
 has the special purpose of signalling the start of a new job.
 .TP
+.BI wait_for \fR=\fPstr
+Specifies the name of the already defined job to wait for. Single waitee name
+only may be specified. If set, the job won't be started until all workers of
+the waitee job are done.  Wait_for operates on the job name basis, so there are
+a few limitations. First, the waitee must be defined prior to the waiter job
+(meaning no forward references). Second, if a job is being referenced as a
+waitee, it must have a unique name (no duplicate waitees).
+.TP
 .BI description \fR=\fPstr
 Human-readable description of the job. It is printed when the job is run, but
 otherwise has no special purpose.
@@ -1126,6 +1134,10 @@ Should be a multiple of 1MB. Default: 4MB.
 .B exitall
 Terminate all jobs when one finishes.  Default: wait for each job to finish.
 .TP
+.B exitall_on_error \fR=\fPbool
+Terminate all jobs if one job finishes in error.  Default: wait for each job
+to finish.
+.TP
 .BI bwavgtime \fR=\fPint
 Average bandwidth calculations over the given time in milliseconds.  Default:
 500ms.