From: Jens Axboe Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 10:38:39 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Add 'wait_for_previous' as an alias for the 'stonewall' option X-Git-Tag: fio-1.58~36 X-Git-Url: https://git.kernel.dk/?p=fio.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=d392365ee61ecf469963ca0dffe06d604332d7d2 Add 'wait_for_previous' as an alias for the 'stonewall' option Also update man page and HOWTO, plus add missing alias for iomem_align while in there. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe --- diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO index 5e9b390b..88bd5e6c 100644 --- a/HOWTO +++ b/HOWTO @@ -992,7 +992,8 @@ verify_backlog_batch=int Control how many blocks fio will verify if verify_backlog_batch is larger than verify_backlog, some blocks will be verified more than once. -stonewall Wait for preceeding jobs in the job file to exit, before +stonewall +wait_for_previous Wait for preceeding jobs in the job file to exit, before starting this one. Can be used to insert serialization points in the job file. A stone wall also implies starting a new reporting group. diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1 index e48a16a1..65877d20 100644 --- a/fio.1 +++ b/fio.1 @@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ number, eg echoing 8 will ensure that the OS has 8 huge pages ready for use. .RE .TP -.BI iomem_align \fR=\fPint +.BI iomem_align \fR=\fPint "\fR,\fP mem_align" \fR=\fPint This indiciates the memory alignment of the IO memory buffers. Note that the given alignment is applied to the first IO unit buffer, if using \fBiodepth\fR the alignment of the following buffers are given by the \fBbs\fR used. In @@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ read back and verified). If \fBverify_backlog_batch\fR is less than \fBverify_backlog_batch\fR is larger than \fBverify_backlog\fR, some blocks will be verified more than once. .TP -.B stonewall +.B stonewall "\fR,\fP wait_for_previous" Wait for preceding jobs in the job file to exit before starting this one. \fBstonewall\fR implies \fBnew_group\fR. .TP diff --git a/options.c b/options.c index ffe54709..82e3e279 100644 --- a/options.c +++ b/options.c @@ -1879,6 +1879,7 @@ static struct fio_option options[FIO_MAX_OPTS] = { }, { .name = "stonewall", + .alias = "wait_for_previous", .type = FIO_OPT_STR_SET, .off1 = td_var_offset(stonewall), .help = "Insert a hard barrier between this job and previous",