... > >>>>> I'd much rather keep fio ignorant of any "special" directories, even if > >>>>> it means that sometimes you do potentially run into issues like the > >>>>> above, where you specify a block device that does not exist. > >>>> > >>>> How about an option in the script: > >>>> direct=2 file must exist and be a block device, otherwise skip it > >>> > >>> Might be a bit nasty to overload direct= like that. But I'd be open to > >>> adding an option that says must_be_bdev or something, which can be a > >>> bool as well. > >> > >> So for your case, you'd set > >> filetype=bdev > > > > How about a create parameter which defaults to create=1 giving the > > current behaviour and create=0 where the job fails if the file doesn't > > already exist? It won't catch as much but should be portable. > > Agree, that will be both easier to maintain and probably just as useful > as the more expanded options. Lets call it 'allow_file_create'. >
Thanks, I'll create a patch to add that.
