Add log_avg_msec option
By default, fio will note an entry in the bw/iops/lat logs for every
IO that is completed. This quickly eats up a lot of disk space
for long running jobs. By setting this option to eg 1000, fio will
average the results logged over 1 second instead. This reduces the
resolution of the log, but makes it more manageable.
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
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write_bw_log=str If given, write an IOPS log of the jobs in this job
file. See write_bw_log.
+write_iops_log=str Same as write_bw_log, but writes IOPS. If no filename is
+ given with this option, the default filename of
+ "jobname_type.log" is used. Even if the filename is given,
+ fio will still append the type of log.
+
+log_avg_msec=int By default, fio will log an entry in the iops, latency,
+ or bw log for every IO that completes. When writing to the
+ disk log, that can quickly grow to a very large size. Setting
+ this option makes fio average the each log entry over the
+ specified period of time, reducing the resolution of the log.
+ Defaults to 0.
+
lockmem=int Pin down the specified amount of memory with mlock(2). Can
potentially be used instead of removing memory or booting
with less memory to simulate a smaller amount of memory.