In the manual pages, change the description of the option ignore_zone_limits to its action when set, instead of the confusing text describing what happens when it is not set. Also add the description of this option in the HOWTO file as it is missing. Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- HOWTO | 6 ++++++ fio.1 | 6 +++--- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO index 8c9e4135..2956e50d 100644 --- a/HOWTO +++ b/HOWTO @@ -1063,6 +1063,12 @@ Target file/device Limit on the number of simultaneously opened zones per single thread/process. +.. option:: ignore_zone_limits=bool + If this option is used, fio will ignore the maximum number of open + zones limit of the zoned block device in use, thus allowing the + option :option:`max_open_zones` value to be larger than the device + reported limit. Default: false. + .. option:: zone_reset_threshold=float A number between zero and one that indicates the ratio of logical diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1 index a3ebb67d..e0458c22 100644 --- a/fio.1 +++ b/fio.1 @@ -838,9 +838,9 @@ threads/processes. Limit on the number of simultaneously opened zones per single thread/process. .TP .BI ignore_zone_limits \fR=\fPbool -If this isn't set, fio will query the max open zones limit from the zoned block -device, and exit if the specified \fBmax_open_zones\fR value is larger than the -limit reported by the device. Default: false. +If this option is used, fio will ignore the maximum number of open zones limit +of the zoned block device in use, thus allowing the option \fBmax_open_zones\fR +value to be larger than the device reported limit. Default: false. .TP .BI zone_reset_threshold \fR=\fPfloat A number between zero and one that indicates the ratio of logical blocks with -- 2.31.1
