The following changes since commit 43c67b9f3a8808274bc1e0a3b7b70c56bb8a007f: Re-introduce RWF_DONTCACHE (2025-02-20 13:07:41 -0700) are available in the Git repository at: git://git.kernel.dk/fio.git master for you to fetch changes up to df60924e4d854cd6fdf4b730d37282c6b6b4c0a1: Merge branch 'update-docs-for-compare' of https://github.com/minwooim/fio (2025-03-05 12:05:52 -0500) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Minwoo Im (1): docs: update docs for verify_mode=compare of io_uring_cmd Vincent Fu (1): Merge branch 'update-docs-for-compare' of https://github.com/minwooim/fio HOWTO.rst | 4 +++- fio.1 | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) --- Diff of recent changes: diff --git a/HOWTO.rst b/HOWTO.rst index 3f2bde18..62537b65 100644 --- a/HOWTO.rst +++ b/HOWTO.rst @@ -2896,7 +2896,9 @@ with the caveat that when used on the command line, they must come after the **read** Use Read commands for data verification **compare** - Use Compare commands for data verification + Use Compare commands for data verification. This option is only valid with + specific pattern(s), which means it *must* be given with `verify=pattern` and + `verify_pattern=<pattern>`. .. option:: sg_write_mode=str : [sg] diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1 index 3c5f02b3..1581797a 100644 --- a/fio.1 +++ b/fio.1 @@ -2686,7 +2686,9 @@ Specifies the type of command to be used in the verification phase. Defaults to Use Read commands for data verification .TP .B compare -Use Compare commands for data verification +Use Compare commands for data verification. This option is only valid with +specific pattern(s), which means it *must* be given with `verify=pattern` and +`verify_pattern=<pattern>`. .TP .RE .RE