- if (posix_fadvise(f->fd, stream, f->io_size, POSIX_FADV_STREAMID) < 0) {
- td_verror(td, errno, "fadvise streamid");
+ /*
+ * For direct IO, we just need/want to set the hint on
+ * the file descriptor. For buffered IO, we need to set
+ * it on the inode.
+ */
+ if (td->o.odirect)
+ cmd = F_SET_FILE_RW_HINT;
+ else
+ cmd = F_SET_RW_HINT;
+
+ if (fcntl(f->fd, cmd, &hint) < 0) {
+ td_verror(td, errno, "fcntl write hint");