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Subject: Re: FW: default value for random_generator
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From: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:13:47 -0700
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To: "Ruvinsky, Konstantin" <Konstantin.Ruvinsky@emc.com>, "fio@vger.kernel.org" <fio@vger.kernel.org>
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On 01/27/2016 05:21 AM, Ruvinsky, Konstantin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In the description of random_generator=str in HowTo
> ( http://git.kernel.dk/?p=fio.git;a=blob;f=HOWTO;h=7c24c1b74296aa33cdff97eca9458defd291b6ca;hb=HEAD )
> is not written now what is its default value.

$ fio --cmdhelp=random_generator

care to send a patch to add it to the HOWTO/man page?
     random_generator: Type of random number generator to use
                 type: string (opt=bla)
              default: tausworthe
         valid values: tausworthe Strong Tausworthe generator
                     : lfsr       Variable length LFSR
                     : tausworthe64 64-bit Tausworthe variant

Care to send a patch to update the HOWTO/man page?

-- 
Jens Axboe