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From: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
To: Matthew Eaton <m.eaton82@gmail.com>
Cc: fio@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Question on --buffer_compress_percentage
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 14:20:07 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130602122007.GQ26106@kernel.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAF+0mv=Lw7GF6PyYBw9LGAf5LGmM85WZVrWv3Ba=6O2bQ6zU3Q@mail.gmail.com>

On Sat, Jun 01 2013, Matthew Eaton wrote:
> Hi Jens,
> 
> Thank you for your explanation.  I have another question in regards to
> buffer_compress_percentage if you don't mind.
> 
> If I were to call fio with "--refill_buffers
> --buffer_compress_percentage=0", would this be the same as setting
> only "--refill_buffers"?

Yes, those would be equivalant as the default is to use fully randomized
data contents.

> Also, if I were to call fio with "--refill_buffers
> --buffer_compress_percentage=100", would this be the same as setting
> "--zero_buffers"?

Yes.

-- 
Jens Axboe


      reply	other threads:[~2013-06-02 12:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-05-25  1:12 Question on --buffer_compress_percentage Matthew Eaton
2013-05-27  8:21 ` Jens Axboe
2013-06-02  2:11   ` Matthew Eaton
2013-06-02 12:20     ` Jens Axboe [this message]

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