On 2019/04/29 17:35, Sitsofe Wheeler wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, 29 Apr 2019 at 22:24, David Byte <dbyte@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> When defining block sizes for I/O, are they truly in MB (base-10)or MiB(binary)? >> >> Given the notation of MB, I am assuming base-10? > > It's selectable but non-intuitive and defaults to powers of two with > the "wrong" named units. See the "int" section under parameter types > of the manual (https://fio.readthedocs.io/en/latest/fio_doc.html#parameter-types > ). > kb_base=int option too. -- Damien Le Moal Western Digital Research