X-Git-Url: https://git.kernel.dk/?p=fio.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=HOWTO;h=16c5ae3163074fcb08a6caca741cb78a0b56c29b;hp=4d905d16f3ecda61adebdc3910015077bd4629e1;hb=a94aedbc11829470cce77eb52969601d618054d6;hpb=77be374dc96e9155b6c039a776a364798432549e diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO index 4d905d16..16c5ae31 100644 --- a/HOWTO +++ b/HOWTO @@ -991,13 +991,15 @@ I/O type **write** Sequential writes. **trim** - Sequential trims (Linux block devices only). + Sequential trims (Linux block devices and SCSI + character devices only). **randread** Random reads. **randwrite** Random writes. **randtrim** - Random trims (Linux block devices only). + Random trims (Linux block devices and SCSI + character devices only). **rw,readwrite** Sequential mixed reads and writes. **randrw** @@ -1748,7 +1750,7 @@ I/O engine ioctl, or if the target is an sg character device we use :manpage:`read(2)` and :manpage:`write(2)` for asynchronous I/O. Requires :option:`filename` option to specify either block or - character devices. + character devices. This engine supports trim operations. The sg engine includes engine specific options. **null** @@ -2082,6 +2084,7 @@ with the caveat that when used on the command line, they must come after the the force unit access (fua) flag. Default is 0. .. option:: sg_write_mode=str : [sg] + Specify the type of write commands to issue. This option can take three values: **write**