Update ramp_time
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO
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@@ -580,7 +580,10 @@
ramp_time=time If set, fio will run the specified workload for this amount
of time before logging any performance numbers. Useful for
letting performance settle before logging results, thus
- minimizing the runtime required for stable results.
+ minimizing the runtime required for stable results. Note
+ that the ramp_time is considered lead in time for a job,
+ thus it will increase the total runtime if a special timeout
+ or runtime is specified.
invalidate=bool Invalidate the buffer/page cache parts for this file prior
to starting io. Defaults to true.