Merge branch 'master' into gfio

[fio.git] / fio.1

diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1
index 5b65e07820b510a82dad344caeba567207bf9994..eddc265258ee7f569e9c9a9a6e854298f87e73d8 100644 (file)
--- a/fio.1
+++ b/fio.1
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ Background a fio server, writing the pid to the given pid file.
 .TP
 .BI \-\-client \fR=\fPhost
 Instead of running the jobs locally, send and run them on the given host.
+.TP
+.BI \-\-idle\-prof \fR=\fPoption
+Report cpu idleness on a system or percpu basis (\fIoption\fP=system,percpu) or run unit work calibration only (\fIoption\fP=calibrate).
 .SH "JOB FILE FORMAT"
 Job files are in `ini' format. They consist of one or more
 job definitions, which begin with a job name in square brackets and
@@ -148,6 +151,34 @@ a number of files by separating the names with a `:' character. `\-' is a
 reserved name, meaning stdin or stdout, depending on the read/write direction
 set.
 .TP
+.BI filename_format \fR=\fPstr
+If sharing multiple files between jobs, it is usually necessary to have
+fio generate the exact names that you want. By default, fio will name a file
+based on the default file format specification of
+\fBjobname.jobnumber.filenumber\fP. With this option, that can be
+customized. Fio will recognize and replace the following keywords in this
+string:
+.RS
+.RS
+.TP
+.B $jobname
+The name of the worker thread or process.
+.TP
+.B $jobnum
+The incremental number of the worker thread or process.
+.TP
+.B $filenum
+The incremental number of the file for that worker thread or process.
+.RE
+.P
+To have dependent jobs share a set of files, this option can be set to
+have fio generate filenames that are shared between the two. For instance,
+if \fBtestfiles.$filenum\fR is specified, file number 4 for any job will
+be named \fBtestfiles.4\fR. The default of \fB$jobname.$jobnum.$filenum\fR
+will be used if no other format specifier is given.
+.RE
+.P
+.TP
 .BI lockfile \fR=\fPstr
 Fio defaults to not locking any files before it does IO to them. If a file or
 file descriptor is shared, fio can serialize IO to that file to make the end
@@ -166,10 +197,6 @@ Only one thread or process may do IO at the time, excluding all others.
 Read-write locking on the file. Many readers may access the file at the same
 time, but writes get exclusive access.
 .RE
-.P
-The option may be post-fixed with a lock batch number. If set, then each
-thread/process may do that amount of IOs to the file before giving up the lock.
-Since lock acquisition is expensive, batching the lock/unlocks will speed up IO.
 .RE
 .P
 .BI opendir \fR=\fPstr
@@ -240,6 +267,11 @@ The base unit for a kilobyte. The defacto base is 2^10, 1024.  Storage
 manufacturers like to use 10^3 or 1000 as a base ten unit instead, for obvious
 reasons. Allow values are 1024 or 1000, with 1024 being the default.
 .TP
+.BI unified_rw_reporting \fR=\fPbool
+Fio normally reports statistics on a per data direction basis, meaning that
+read, write, and trim are accounted and reported separately. If this option is
+set, the fio will sum the results and report them as "mixed" instead.
+.TP
 .BI randrepeat \fR=\fPbool
 Seed the random number generator in a predictable way so results are repeatable
 across runs.  Default: true.
@@ -561,7 +593,7 @@ Also see the sync_file_range(2) man page.  This option is Linux specific.
 If writing, setup the file first and do overwrites.  Default: false.
 .TP
 .BI end_fsync \fR=\fPbool
-Sync file contents when job exits.  Default: false.
+Sync file contents when a write stage has completed.  Default: false.
 .TP
 .BI fsync_on_close \fR=\fPbool
 If true, sync file contents on close.  This differs from \fBend_fsync\fR in that
@@ -1002,7 +1034,7 @@ Disable measurements of throughput/bandwidth numbers. See \fBdisable_lat\fR.
 .TP
 .BI lockmem \fR=\fPint
 Pin the specified amount of memory with \fBmlock\fR\|(2).  Can be used to
-simulate a smaller amount of memory.
+simulate a smaller amount of memory. The amount specified is per worker.
 .TP
 .BI exec_prerun \fR=\fPstr
 Before running the job, execute the specified command with \fBsystem\fR\|(3).
@@ -1138,6 +1170,12 @@ Some parameters are only valid when a specific ioengine is in use. These are
 used identically to normal parameters, with the caveat that when used on the
 command line, the must come after the ioengine that defines them is selected.
 .TP
+.BI (cpu)cpuload \fR=\fPint
+Attempt to use the specified percentage of CPU cycles.
+.TP
+.BI (cpu)cpuchunks \fR=\fPint
+Split the load into cycles of the given time. In microseconds.
+.TP
 .BI (libaio)userspace_reap
 Normally, with the libaio engine in use, fio will use
 the io_getevents system call to reap newly returned events.
@@ -1154,6 +1192,9 @@ used and must be omitted.
 .BI (net,netsplice)port \fR=\fPint
 The TCP or UDP port to bind to or connect to.
 .TP
+.BI (net,netsplice)nodelay \fR=\fPbool
+Set TCP_NODELAY on TCP connections.
+.TP
 .BI (net,netsplice)protocol \fR=\fPstr "\fR,\fP proto" \fR=\fPstr
 The network protocol to use. Accepted values are:
 .RS