.TP
.BI fdatasync \fR=\fPint
Like \fBfsync\fR but uses \fBfdatasync\fR\|(2) to only sync data and
-not metadata blocks. In Windows, FreeBSD, DragonFlyBSD or OSX there is no
+not metadata blocks. In Windows, DragonFlyBSD or OSX there is no
\fBfdatasync\fR\|(2) so this falls back to using \fBfsync\fR\|(2).
Defaults to 0, which means fio does not periodically issue and wait for a
data-only sync to complete.
range of possible random values.
Defaults are: random for \fBpareto\fR and \fBzipf\fR, and 0.5 for \fBnormal\fR.
If you wanted to use \fBzipf\fR with a `theta` of 1.2 centered on 1/4 of allowed value range,
-you would use `random_distibution=zipf:1.2:0.25`.
+you would use `random_distribution=zipf:1.2:0.25`.
.P
For a \fBzoned\fR distribution, fio supports specifying percentages of I/O
access that should fall within what range of the file or device. For
the percentage of IOs that must have a priority set depending on the block
size of the IO. This option is useful only when used together with the option
\fBbssplit\fR, that is, multiple different block sizes are used for reads and
-writes. The format for this option is the same as the format of the
-\fBbssplit\fR option, with the exception that values for trim IOs are
-ignored. This option is mutually exclusive with the \fBcmdprio_percentage\fR
-option.
+writes.
+.RS
+.P
+The first accepted format for this option is the same as the format of the
+\fBbssplit\fR option:
+.RS
+.P
+cmdprio_bssplit=blocksize/percentage:blocksize/percentage
+.RE
+.P
+In this case, each entry will use the priority class and priority level defined
+by the options \fBcmdprio_class\fR and \fBcmdprio\fR respectively.
+.P
+The second accepted format for this option is:
+.RS
+.P
+cmdprio_bssplit=blocksize/percentage/class/level:blocksize/percentage/class/level
+.RE
+.P
+In this case, the priority class and priority level is defined inside each
+entry. In comparison with the first accepted format, the second accepted format
+does not restrict all entries to have the same priority class and priority
+level.
+.P
+For both formats, only the read and write data directions are supported, values
+for trim IOs are ignored. This option is mutually exclusive with the
+\fBcmdprio_percentage\fR option.
+.RE
.TP
.BI (io_uring)fixedbufs
If fio is asked to do direct IO, then Linux will map pages for each IO call, and
.BI (cpuio)cpuchunks \fR=\fPint
Split the load into cycles of the given time. In microseconds.
.TP
+.BI (cpuio)cpumode \fR=\fPstr
+Specify how to stress the CPU. It can take these two values:
+.RS
+.RS
+.TP
+.B noop
+This is the default and directs the CPU to execute noop instructions.
+.TP
+.B qsort
+Replace the default noop instructions with a qsort algorithm to consume more energy.
+.RE
+.RE
+.TP
.BI (cpuio)exit_on_io_done \fR=\fPbool
Detect when I/O threads are done, then exit.
.TP
To avoid false verification errors, do not use the norandommap option when
verifying data with async I/O engines and I/O depths > 1. Or use the
norandommap and the lfsr random generator together to avoid writing to the
-same offset with muliple outstanding I/Os.
+same offset with multiple outstanding I/Os.
.RE
.TP
.BI verify_offset \fR=\fPint
write_type_log for each log type, instead of the default zero-based
timestamps.
.TP
+.BI log_alternate_epoch \fR=\fPbool
+If set, fio will log timestamps based on the epoch used by the clock specified
+in the \fBlog_alternate_epoch_clock_id\fR option, to the log files produced by
+enabling write_type_log for each log type, instead of the default zero-based
+timestamps.
+.TP
+.BI log_alternate_epoch_clock_id \fR=\fPint
+Specifies the clock_id to be used by clock_gettime to obtain the alternate epoch
+if either \fBBlog_unix_epoch\fR or \fBlog_alternate_epoch\fR are true. Otherwise has no
+effect. Default value is 0, or CLOCK_REALTIME.
+.TP
.BI block_error_percentiles \fR=\fPbool
If set, record errors in trim block-sized units from writes and trims and
output a histogram of how many trims it took to get to errors, and what kind
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