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@@ -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.