From: Vincent Fu <vincent.fu@xxxxxxx>
serialize_overlap combined with io_submit_mode=offload requires
threads. Print a warning and force the use of threads if the user
did not specify threads.
---
init.c | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/init.c b/init.c
index a2b70c4a..224eb8ab 100644
--- a/init.c
+++ b/init.c
@@ -751,6 +751,14 @@ static int fixup_options(struct thread_data *td)
o->io_submit_mode != IO_MODE_OFFLOAD)
o->serialize_overlap = 0;
+ if (o->serialize_overlap && o->io_submit_mode == IO_MODE_OFFLOAD && !o->use_thread) {
+ o->use_thread = 1;
+ log_info("fio: threads must be used when overlap checking is"
+ " enabled in offload mode. Use the 'thread' option"
+ " to get rid of this warning.\n");
+ ret |= warnings_fatal;
+ }
+
if (o->nr_files > td->files_index)
o->nr_files = td->files_index;
--
2.17.1
