X-Git-Url: https://git.kernel.dk/?p=fio.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=0d7de7eb1ca7f5d02cc8713f68325a77632a8d7e;hp=2d5d499984db632eb4ab5e5b357418509c43bb29;hb=780bf1a192f494dcbacb9c1fcc75f6c440a7051e;hpb=03b74b3ec5268e731ed7fcaef31c8c0655acd530 diff --git a/README b/README index 2d5d4999..0d7de7eb 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ is in the ini style format, as it's easy to read and write for the user. The job file parameters are: name=x Use 'x' as the identifier for this job. + description=x 'x' is a text description of the job. directory=x Use 'x' as the top level directory for storing files filename=x Force the use of 'x' as the filename for all files in this thread. If not given, fio will make up @@ -99,12 +100,13 @@ The job file parameters are: size=x Set file size to x bytes (x string can include k/m/g) ioengine=x 'x' may be: aio/libaio/linuxaio for Linux aio, posixaio for POSIX aio, sync for regular read/write io, - mmap for mmap'ed io, splice for using splice/vmsplice, - or sgio for direct SG_IO io. The latter only works on - Linux on SCSI (or SCSI-like devices, such as - usb-storage or sata/libata driven) devices. Fio also - has a null io engine, which is mainly used for testing - fio itself. + mmap for mmap'ed io, syslet-rw for syslet driven + read/write, splice for using splice/vmsplice, + sgio for direct SG_IO io, or net for network io. sgio + only works on Linux on SCSI (or SCSI-like devices, + such as usb-storage or sata/libata driven) devices. + Fio also has a null io engine, which is mainly used + for testing fio itself. iodepth=x For async io, allow 'x' ios in flight overwrite=x If 'x', layout a write file first. nrfiles=x Spread io load over 'x' number of files per job,