Revert "Remove verify_pattern option, replace with verify=pattern:x"
This reverts commit bfb41d98f63cb9fb72cb7c82618be10bc6d52c33.
Reverting lets us have verify=meta and specify a verify_pattern at the same
time. Sample surfacescan conf file coming up.
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO
index 7b717f7..ca095a3 100644
--- a/HOWTO
+++ b/HOWTO
@@ -629,15 +629,6 @@
(timestamp, block number etc.). The block
number is verified.
- pattern Fill the IO buffers with a specific pattern,
- that we can use to verify. Depending on the
- width of the pattern, fio will fill 1/2/3/4
- bytes of the buffer at the time. The pattern
- cannot be larger than a 32-bit quantity. The
- given pattern is given as a postfix to this
- option, ala: verify=pattern:0x5a. It accepts
- both hex and dec values.
-
null Only pretend to verify. Useful for testing
internals with ioengine=null, not for much
else.
@@ -663,6 +654,14 @@
size of header_interval. blocksize should divide this
evenly.
+verify_pattern=int If set, fio will fill the io buffers with this
+ pattern. Fio defaults to filling with totally random
+ bytes, but sometimes it's interesting to fill with a known
+ pattern for io verification purposes. Depending on the
+ width of the pattern, fio will fill 1/2/3/4 bytes of the
+ buffer at the time. The verify_pattern cannot be larger than
+ a 32-bit quantity.
+
verify_fatal=bool Normally fio will keep checking the entire contents
before quitting on a block verification failure. If this
option is set, fio will exit the job on the first observed