Merge branch 'master' of ssh://brick.kernel.dk/data/git/fio
diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO
index aa5a6f0..025443b 100644
--- a/HOWTO
+++ b/HOWTO
@@ -893,6 +893,11 @@
 create_on_open=bool	Don't pre-setup the files for IO, just create open()
 			when it's time to do IO to that file.
 
+create_only=bool	If true, fio will only run the setup phase of the job.
+			If files need to be laid out or updated on disk, only
+			that will be done. The actual job contents are not
+			executed.
+
 pre_read=bool	If this is given, files will be pre-read into memory before
 		starting the given IO operation. This will also clear
 		the 'invalidate' flag, since it is pointless to pre-read
diff --git a/filesetup.c b/filesetup.c
index f3d3829..a1ad026 100644
--- a/filesetup.c
+++ b/filesetup.c
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@
 	dprint(FD_FILE, "setup files\n");
 
 	if (td->o.read_iolog_file)
-		return 0;
+		goto done;
 
 	/*
 	 * if ioengine defines a setup() method, it's responsible for
@@ -816,6 +816,11 @@
 	 */
 	if (!td->o.read_iolog_file)
 		td->total_io_size = td->o.size * td->o.loops;
+
+done:
+	if (td->o.create_only)
+		td->done = 1;
+
 	return 0;
 err_offset:
 	log_err("%s: you need to specify valid offset=\n", td->o.name);
diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1
index 352c2ca..7997526 100644
--- a/fio.1
+++ b/fio.1
@@ -555,10 +555,6 @@
 If true, sync file contents on close.  This differs from \fBend_fsync\fR in that
 it will happen on every close, not just at the end of the job.  Default: false.
 .TP
-.BI rwmixcycle \fR=\fPint
-How many milliseconds before switching between reads and writes for a mixed
-workload. Default: 500ms.
-.TP
 .BI rwmixread \fR=\fPint
 Percentage of a mixed workload that should be reads. Default: 50.
 .TP
@@ -725,6 +721,11 @@
 .BI create_on_open \fR=\fPbool
 If true, the files are not created until they are opened for IO by the job.
 .TP
+.BI create_only \fR=\fPbool
+If true, fio will only run the setup phase of the job. If files need to be
+laid out or updated on disk, only that will be done. The actual job contents
+are not executed.
+.TP
 .BI pre_read \fR=\fPbool
 If this is given, files will be pre-read into memory before starting the given
 IO operation. This will also clear the \fR \fBinvalidate\fR flag, since it is
diff --git a/fio.h b/fio.h
index 6da22f0..f2a5a1f 100644
--- a/fio.h
+++ b/fio.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 	unsigned int create_serialize;
 	unsigned int create_fsync;
 	unsigned int create_on_open;
+	unsigned int create_only;
 	unsigned int end_fsync;
 	unsigned int pre_read;
 	unsigned int sync_io;
diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
index f8927ee..28a228c 100644
--- a/options.c
+++ b/options.c
@@ -1885,6 +1885,13 @@
 		.def	= "0",
 	},
 	{
+		.name	= "create_only",
+		.type	= FIO_OPT_BOOL,
+		.off1	= td_var_offset(create_only),
+		.help	= "Only perform file creation phase",
+		.def	= "0",
+	},
+	{
 		.name	= "pre_read",
 		.type	= FIO_OPT_BOOL,
 		.off1	= td_var_offset(pre_read),