On 2011-02-14 09:08, wu meng wrote: > Hi, > > I've a problem on using fio: > "buffered=bool If value is true, use buffered io. This is the opposite > of the 'direct' option. Defaults to true." > So what kind of buffer mean for this option? Is that mean kernel cache > or user space buffer? 'direct' and 'buffered' control the same thing, they are just opposites. Both refer to the use of kernel file cache bypass. -- Jens Axboe -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe fio" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
