Could you please help me with this setup filename=fio-data size=4k rw=write buffer_pattern="HELLO" The output still continues to be pseudo random. I even tried buffer_pattern=0xDEADBEEF and other params. Thanks much for your help-- 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