Fix man page documentation for verify_pattern
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com>
diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO
index cafe189..3af4ce6 100644
--- a/HOWTO
+++ b/HOWTO
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@
meta Write extra information about each io
(timestamp, block number etc.). The block
- number is verified.
+ number is verified. See also verify_pattern.
null Only pretend to verify. Useful for testing
internals with ioengine=null, not for much
@@ -887,7 +887,8 @@
width of the pattern, fio will fill 1/2/3/4 bytes of the
buffer at the time(it can be either a decimal or a hex number).
The verify_pattern if larger than a 32-bit quantity has to
- be a hex number that starts with either "0x" or "0X".
+ be a hex number that starts with either "0x" or "0X". Use
+ with verify=meta.
verify_fatal=bool Normally fio will keep checking the entire contents
before quitting on a block verification failure. If this
diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1
index b94241d..0e6095d 100644
--- a/fio.1
+++ b/fio.1
@@ -612,13 +612,7 @@
.TP
.B meta
Write extra information about each I/O (timestamp, block number, etc.). The
-block number is verified.
-.TP
-.B pattern
-Fill I/O buffers with a specific pattern that is used to verify. If the pattern
-is < 4bytes, it can either be a decimal or a hexadecimal number. If the pattern
-is > 4bytes, currently, it can only be a hexadecimal pattern starting with
-either "0x" or "0X".
+block number is verified. See \fBverify_pattern\fR as well.
.TP
.B null
Pretend to verify. Used for testing internals.
@@ -643,6 +637,15 @@
Write the verification header for this number of bytes, which should divide
\fBblocksize\fR. Default: \fBblocksize\fR.
.TP
+.BI verify_pattern \fR=\fPstr
+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(it can be either a
+decimal or a hex number). The verify_pattern if larger than a 32-bit quantity
+has to be a hex number that starts with either "0x" or "0X". Use with
+\fBverify\fP=meta.
+.TP
.BI verify_fatal \fR=\fPbool
If true, exit the job on the first observed verification failure. Default:
false.