Documentation cleanup

[fio.git] / fio.1

diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1
index a4b0ea6af750d20361f790dec155dc4986887d0f..804ee47c943626761760113ef932dc1ce625d065 100644 (file)
--- a/fio.1
+++ b/fio.1
@@ -1033,6 +1033,8 @@ Normal (Gaussian) distribution
 .TP
 .B zoned
 Zoned random distribution
+.B zoned_abs
+Zoned absolute random distribution
 .RE
 .P
 When using a \fBzipf\fR or \fBpareto\fR distribution, an input value is also
@@ -1068,7 +1070,27 @@ example, the user would do:
 random_distribution=zoned:60/10:30/20:8/30:2/40
 .RE
 .P
-similarly to how \fBbssplit\fR works for setting ranges and percentages
+A \fBzoned_abs\fR distribution works exactly like the\fBzoned\fR, except that
+it takes absolute sizes. For example, let's say you wanted to define access
+according to the following criteria:
+.RS
+.P
+.PD 0
+60% of accesses should be to the first 20G
+.P
+30% of accesses should be to the next 100G
+.P
+10% of accesses should be to the next 500G
+.PD
+.RE
+.P
+we can define an absolute zoning distribution with:
+.RS
+.P
+random_distribution=zoned:60/10:30/20:8/30:2/40
+.RE
+.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
 all of them.
@@ -2617,9 +2639,9 @@ completion latency below which 99.5% and 99.9% of the observed latencies
 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