From 007c7be9101ff6dee3ddc6d9a0be44d0b054eb1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sitsofe Wheeler Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 07:10:52 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: minor grammar fixes Signed-off-by: Sitsofe Wheeler --- HOWTO | 8 ++++---- fio.1 | 8 ++++---- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO index 67888e7c..fe5c3cb1 100644 --- a/HOWTO +++ b/HOWTO @@ -1015,8 +1015,8 @@ I/O type ``sequential`` is only useful for random I/O, where fio would normally generate a new random offset for every I/O. If you append e.g. 8 to randread, - you would get a new random offset for every 8 I/O's. The result would be a - seek for only every 8 I/O's, instead of for every I/O. Use ``rw=randread:8`` + you would get a new random offset for every 8 I/Os. The result would be a + seek for only every 8 I/Os, instead of for every I/O. Use ``rw=randread:8`` to specify that. As sequential I/O is already sequential, setting ``sequential`` for that would not result in any differences. ``identical`` behaves in a similar fashion, except it sends the same offset 8 number of @@ -3243,7 +3243,7 @@ numbers denote: **ios** Number of I/Os performed by all groups. **merge** - Number of merges I/O the I/O scheduler. + Number of merges performed by the I/O scheduler. **ticks** Number of ticks we kept the disk busy. **in_queue** @@ -3279,7 +3279,7 @@ changed for some reason, this number will be incremented by 1 to signify that change. Split up, the format is as follows (comments in brackets denote when a -field was introduced or whether its specific to some terse version): +field was introduced or whether it's specific to some terse version): :: diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1 index b5694371..f86b7fdf 100644 --- a/fio.1 +++ b/fio.1 @@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ the same blocks will be written to. Fio defaults to read if the option is not specified. For mixed I/O, the default split is 50/50. For certain types of io the result may still be skewed a bit, since the speed may be different. It is possible to -specify a number of IO's to do before getting a new offset, this is done by +specify a number of IOs to do before getting a new offset, this is done by appending a `:\fI\fR to the end of the string given. For a random read, it would look like \fBrw=randread:8\fR for passing in an offset modifier with a value of 8. If the postfix is used with a sequential IO pattern, then the value @@ -478,8 +478,8 @@ Generate the same offset .P \fBsequential\fR is only useful for random IO, where fio would normally generate a new random offset for every IO. If you append eg 8 to randread, you -would get a new random offset for every 8 IO's. The result would be a seek for -only every 8 IO's, instead of for every IO. Use \fBrw=randread:8\fR to specify +would get a new random offset for every 8 IOs. The result would be a seek for +only every 8 IOs, instead of for every IO. Use \fBrw=randread:8\fR to specify that. As sequential IO is already sequential, setting \fBsequential\fR for that would not result in any differences. \fBidentical\fR behaves in a similar fashion, except it sends the same offset 8 number of times before generating a @@ -2252,7 +2252,7 @@ Finally, disk statistics are printed with reads first: Number of I/Os performed by all groups. .TP .B merge -Number of merges in the I/O scheduler. +Number of merges performed by the I/O scheduler. .TP .B ticks Number of ticks we kept the disk busy. -- 2.25.1