X-Git-Url: https://git.kernel.dk/?p=fio.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=HOWTO;h=0b438714c56cba93b9f319178231b258bb2ee47e;hp=2cc62b2221c6654fad9b577c445f7e89553e5d3c;hb=019b18e81e3b129bcf1a3e1bb10d172498f3cd2f;hpb=e9459e5a14b577ead39d666c051c7ce4db12bc75 diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO index 2cc62b22..0b438714 100644 --- a/HOWTO +++ b/HOWTO @@ -477,6 +477,11 @@ runtime=int Tell fio to terminate processing after the specified number a specified job will run, so this parameter is handy to cap the total runtime to a given time. +time_based If set, fio will run for the duration of the runtime + specified even if the file(s) are completey read or + written. It will simply loop over the same workload + as many times as the runtime allows. + invalidate=bool Invalidate the buffer/page cache parts for this file prior to starting io. Defaults to true. @@ -643,6 +648,9 @@ cpuload=int If the job is a CPU cycle eater, attempt to use the specified cpuchunks=int If the job is a CPU cycle eater, split the load into cycles of the given time. In milliseconds. +disk_util=bool Generate disk utilization statistics, if the platform + supports it. Defaults to on. + 6.0 Interpreting the output ---------------------------