Re: How to loop a timebased job

[Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>]

On 09/04/2013 02:02 PM, Erwan Velu wrote:
> On 04/09/2013 19:52, Jens Axboe wrote:
>> Good point, yes, that is a problem. Adding a loopbased option would
>> seem to be the best way to solve the dependency issue. 
> Ok, I'm working on this option.
> 
> Here come the kind of usage I'm thinking about :
> 
> [general]
> ....
> loop_based
> loops=5
> 
> [job_1]
> ....
> runtime=10
> 
> [job_2]
> ....
> runtime=20
> 
> 
> That lever the question on where we shall "loop" the jobs ?
> What's the preferred option regarding your experience on fio ?
> The main problem I'm facing is to reinit properly jobs between loops
> (like td->terminate or doing the start_delay,...)
> 
> Shall it be better to manage it inside thread_main() or get it outside ?

I think you want to do it inside thread_main(), similarly to how it's
done for just plain loops or timed based running. The clearing of state
between runs should take care of it.

-- 
Jens Axboe