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@@ -430,11 +430,25 @@ size=int	The total size of file io for this job. Fio will run until
 		is given, fio will use 20% of the full size of the given
 		files or devices.
 
+io_limit=int	Normally fio operates within the region set by 'size', which
+		means that the 'size' option sets both the region and size of
+		IO to be performed. Sometimes that is not what you want. With
+		this option, it is possible to define just the amount of IO
+		that fio should do. For instance, if 'size' is set to 20G and
+		'io_limit' is set to 5G, fio will perform IO within the first
+		20G but exit when 5G have been done.
+
 filesize=int	Individual file sizes. May be a range, in which case fio
 		will select sizes for files at random within the given range
 		and limited to 'size' in total (if that is given). If not
 		given, each created file is the same size.
 
+file_append=bool	Perform IO after the end of the file. Normally fio will
+		operate within the size of a file. If this option is set, then
+		fio will append to the file instead. This has identical
+		behavior to setting offset to the size of a file. This option
+		is ignored on non-regular files.
+
 fill_device=bool
 fill_fs=bool	Sets size to something really large and waits for ENOSPC (no
 		space left on device) as the terminating condition. Only makes
@@ -1499,6 +1513,8 @@ that defines them is selected.
 [cpu] cpuchunks=int Split the load into cycles of the given time. In
 		microseconds.
 
+[cpu] exit_on_io_done=bool Detect when IO threads are done, then exit.
+
 [netsplice] hostname=str
 [net] hostname=str The host name or IP address to use for TCP or UDP based IO.
 		If the job is a TCP listener or UDP reader, the hostname is not
@@ -1584,6 +1600,7 @@ I		Thread initialized, waiting or generating necessary data.
 	M	Running, doing mixed sequential reads/writes.
 	m	Running, doing mixed random reads/writes.
 	F	Running, currently waiting for fsync()
+	f	Running, finishing up (writing IO logs, etc)
 	V	Running, doing verification of written data.
 E		Thread exited, not reaped by main thread yet.
 _		Thread reaped, or