The following changes since commit 1246147d5402d46ecb098dc06c9b31bf6810800c:

  Fio 2.2.13 (2015-12-14 14:53:35 -0700)

are available in the git repository at:

  git://git.kernel.dk/fio.git master

for you to fetch changes up to bc0fec0e12f19dd424f4bf83cfca89d434184c8d:

  client/server: ensure we don't overrun memory for long option values 
(2015-12-15 21:02:51 -0700)

----------------------------------------------------------------
Jens Axboe (20):
      server: rewrite message handling
      server: make the io log transmit use the new infrastructure
      server: cleanup and proper error returns
      Fixup and improve per-thread data
      server: comment sk_entry struct and remove hole
      server: ensure each connection sets up its own sk_out
      server: comments, and clear sk_out->sk when we close the 'sk'
      server: cleanup exported functions
      server: don't pass sk_out into accept loop
      server: create sk_out_key earlier
      client: make SEND_ETA timeout non-fatal
      server: bump listen() backlog
      Merge branch 'server'
      Rework 'dump_cmdline'
      First stab at adding job options to json output
      stat: work around 'numjobs' oddity in dumping job output
      client: cleanup json output
      client/server: pass back job options to client
      client: fix segfault for !json output
      client/server: ensure we don't overrun memory for long option values

 backend.c     |  55 ++++--
 client.c      | 109 ++++++++++-
 client.h      |   3 +
 fio.h         |  13 +-
 init.c        |  86 ++++++++-
 iolog.c       |  10 +-
 iolog.h       |   2 +-
 options.c     |   7 +-
 parse.c       |  17 +-
 parse.h       |   8 +-
 rate-submit.c |   5 +-
 rate-submit.h |   2 +-
 server.c      | 567 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 server.h      |  44 ++---
 stat.c        |  55 +++++-
 stat.h        |   2 +-
 workqueue.c   |  14 +-
 workqueue.h   |   3 +-
 18 files changed, 786 insertions(+), 216 deletions(-)

---

Diff of recent changes:

diff --git a/backend.c b/backend.c
index c8554bc..c9875f4 100644
--- a/backend.c
+++ b/backend.c
@@ -1358,19 +1358,29 @@ static uint64_t do_dry_run(struct thread_data *td)
        return td->bytes_done[DDIR_WRITE] + td->bytes_done[DDIR_TRIM];
 }
 
+struct fork_data {
+       struct thread_data *td;
+       struct sk_out *sk_out;
+};
+
 /*
  * Entry point for the thread based jobs. The process based jobs end up
  * here as well, after a little setup.
  */
 static void *thread_main(void *data)
 {
+       struct fork_data *fd = data;
        unsigned long long elapsed_us[DDIR_RWDIR_CNT] = { 0, };
-       struct thread_data *td = data;
+       struct thread_data *td = fd->td;
        struct thread_options *o = &td->o;
+       struct sk_out *sk_out = fd->sk_out;
        pthread_condattr_t attr;
        int clear_state;
        int ret;
 
+       sk_out_assign(sk_out);
+       free(fd);
+
        if (!o->use_thread) {
                setsid();
                td->pid = getpid();
@@ -1550,12 +1560,12 @@ static void *thread_main(void *data)
                        goto err;
        }
 
-       if (iolog_compress_init(td))
+       if (iolog_compress_init(td, sk_out))
                goto err;
 
        fio_verify_init(td);
 
-       if (rate_submit_init(td))
+       if (rate_submit_init(td, sk_out))
                goto err;
 
        fio_gettime(&td->epoch, NULL);
@@ -1702,6 +1712,7 @@ err:
         */
        check_update_rusage(td);
 
+       sk_out_drop();
        return (void *) (uintptr_t) td->error;
 }
 
@@ -1710,9 +1721,9 @@ err:
  * We cannot pass the td data into a forked process, so attach the td and
  * pass it to the thread worker.
  */
-static int fork_main(int shmid, int offset)
+static int fork_main(struct sk_out *sk_out, int shmid, int offset)
 {
-       struct thread_data *td;
+       struct fork_data *fd;
        void *data, *ret;
 
 #if !defined(__hpux) && !defined(CONFIG_NO_SHM)
@@ -1730,8 +1741,10 @@ static int fork_main(int shmid, int offset)
        data = threads;
 #endif
 
-       td = data + offset * sizeof(struct thread_data);
-       ret = thread_main(td);
+       fd = calloc(1, sizeof(*fd));
+       fd->td = data + offset * sizeof(struct thread_data);
+       fd->sk_out = sk_out;
+       ret = thread_main(fd);
        shmdt(data);
        return (int) (uintptr_t) ret;
 }
@@ -1956,7 +1969,7 @@ mounted:
 /*
  * Main function for kicking off and reaping jobs, as needed.
  */
-static void run_threads(void)
+static void run_threads(struct sk_out *sk_out)
 {
        struct thread_data *td;
        unsigned int i, todo, nr_running, m_rate, t_rate, nr_started;
@@ -2090,14 +2103,20 @@ reap:
                        nr_started++;
 
                        if (td->o.use_thread) {
+                               struct fork_data *fd;
                                int ret;
 
+                               fd = calloc(1, sizeof(*fd));
+                               fd->td = td;
+                               fd->sk_out = sk_out;
+
                                dprint(FD_PROCESS, "will pthread_create\n");
                                ret = pthread_create(&td->thread, NULL,
-                                                       thread_main, td);
+                                                       thread_main, fd);
                                if (ret) {
                                        log_err("pthread_create: %s\n",
                                                        strerror(ret));
+                                       free(fd);
                                        nr_started--;
                                        break;
                                }
@@ -2110,7 +2129,7 @@ reap:
                                dprint(FD_PROCESS, "will fork\n");
                                pid = fork();
                                if (!pid) {
-                                       int ret = fork_main(shm_id, i);
+                                       int ret = fork_main(sk_out, shm_id, i);
 
                                        _exit(ret);
                                } else if (i == fio_debug_jobno)
@@ -2220,11 +2239,10 @@ static void free_disk_util(void)
 
 static void *helper_thread_main(void *data)
 {
-       struct backend_data *d = data;
+       struct sk_out *sk_out = data;
        int ret = 0;
 
-       if (d)
-               pthread_setspecific(d->key, d->ptr);
+       sk_out_assign(sk_out);
 
        fio_mutex_up(startup_mutex);
 
@@ -2256,10 +2274,11 @@ static void *helper_thread_main(void *data)
                        print_thread_status();
        }
 
+       sk_out_drop();
        return NULL;
 }
 
-static int create_helper_thread(struct backend_data *data)
+static int create_helper_thread(struct sk_out *sk_out)
 {
        int ret;
 
@@ -2268,7 +2287,7 @@ static int create_helper_thread(struct backend_data *data)
        pthread_cond_init(&helper_cond, NULL);
        pthread_mutex_init(&helper_lock, NULL);
 
-       ret = pthread_create(&helper_thread, NULL, helper_thread_main, data);
+       ret = pthread_create(&helper_thread, NULL, helper_thread_main, sk_out);
        if (ret) {
                log_err("Can't create helper thread: %s\n", strerror(ret));
                return 1;
@@ -2280,7 +2299,7 @@ static int create_helper_thread(struct backend_data *data)
        return 0;
 }
 
-int fio_backend(struct backend_data *data)
+int fio_backend(struct sk_out *sk_out)
 {
        struct thread_data *td;
        int i;
@@ -2310,12 +2329,12 @@ int fio_backend(struct backend_data *data)
 
        set_genesis_time();
        stat_init();
-       create_helper_thread(data);
+       create_helper_thread(sk_out);
 
        cgroup_list = smalloc(sizeof(*cgroup_list));
        INIT_FLIST_HEAD(cgroup_list);
 
-       run_threads();
+       run_threads(sk_out);
 
        wait_for_helper_thread_exit();
 
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 2cba8a0..637cd3f 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ int sum_stat_clients;
 
 static int sum_stat_nr;
 static struct json_object *root = NULL;
+static struct json_object *job_opt_object = NULL;
 static struct json_array *clients_array = NULL;
 static struct json_array *du_array = NULL;
 
@@ -117,10 +118,23 @@ static int read_data(int fd, void *data, size_t size)
 
 static void fio_client_json_init(void)
 {
+       char time_buf[32];
+       time_t time_p;
+
        if (!(output_format & FIO_OUTPUT_JSON))
                return;
+
+       time(&time_p);
+       os_ctime_r((const time_t *) &time_p, time_buf, sizeof(time_buf));
+       time_buf[strlen(time_buf) - 1] = '\0';
+
        root = json_create_object();
        json_object_add_value_string(root, "fio version", fio_version_string);
+       json_object_add_value_int(root, "timestamp", time_p);
+       json_object_add_value_string(root, "time", time_buf);
+
+       job_opt_object = json_create_object();
+       json_object_add_value_object(root, "global options", job_opt_object);
        clients_array = json_create_array();
        json_object_add_value_array(root, "client_stats", clients_array);
        du_array = json_create_array();
@@ -131,6 +145,8 @@ static void fio_client_json_fini(void)
 {
        if (!(output_format & FIO_OUTPUT_JSON))
                return;
+
+       log_info("\n");
        json_print_object(root, NULL);
        log_info("\n");
        json_free_object(root);
@@ -174,6 +190,8 @@ void fio_put_client(struct fio_client *client)
        }
        if (client->files)
                free(client->files);
+       if (client->opt_lists)
+               free(client->opt_lists);
 
        if (!client->did_stat)
                sum_stat_clients--;
@@ -934,9 +952,13 @@ static void json_object_add_client_info(struct json_object 
*obj,
 static void handle_ts(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
 {
        struct cmd_ts_pdu *p = (struct cmd_ts_pdu *) cmd->payload;
+       struct flist_head *opt_list = NULL;
        struct json_object *tsobj;
 
-       tsobj = show_thread_status(&p->ts, &p->rs, NULL);
+       if (client->opt_lists && p->ts.thread_number <= client->jobs)
+               opt_list = &client->opt_lists[p->ts.thread_number - 1];
+
+       tsobj = show_thread_status(&p->ts, &p->rs, opt_list, NULL);
        client->did_stat = 1;
        if (tsobj) {
                json_object_add_client_info(tsobj, client);
@@ -956,7 +978,7 @@ static void handle_ts(struct fio_client *client, struct 
fio_net_cmd *cmd)
 
        if (++sum_stat_nr == sum_stat_clients) {
                strcpy(client_ts.name, "All clients");
-               tsobj = show_thread_status(&client_ts, &client_gs, NULL);
+               tsobj = show_thread_status(&client_ts, &client_gs, NULL, NULL);
                if (tsobj) {
                        json_object_add_client_info(tsobj, client);
                        json_array_add_value_object(clients_array, tsobj);
@@ -968,7 +990,41 @@ static void handle_gs(struct fio_client *client, struct 
fio_net_cmd *cmd)
 {
        struct group_run_stats *gs = (struct group_run_stats *) cmd->payload;
 
-       show_group_stats(gs, NULL);
+       if (output_format & FIO_OUTPUT_NORMAL)
+               show_group_stats(gs, NULL);
+}
+
+static void handle_job_opt(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
+{
+       struct cmd_job_option *pdu = (struct cmd_job_option *) cmd->payload;
+       struct print_option *p;
+
+       if (!job_opt_object)
+               return;
+
+       pdu->global = le16_to_cpu(pdu->global);
+       pdu->truncated = le16_to_cpu(pdu->truncated);
+       pdu->groupid = le32_to_cpu(pdu->groupid);
+
+       p = malloc(sizeof(*p));
+       p->name = strdup((char *) pdu->name);
+       if (pdu->value[0] != '\0')
+               p->value = strdup((char *) pdu->value);
+       else
+               p->value = NULL;
+
+       if (pdu->global) {
+               const char *pos = "";
+
+               if (p->value)
+                       pos = p->value;
+
+               json_object_add_value_string(job_opt_object, p->name, pos);
+       } else if (client->opt_lists) {
+               struct flist_head *opt_list = &client->opt_lists[pdu->groupid];
+
+               flist_add_tail(&p->list, opt_list);
+       }
 }
 
 static void handle_text(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
@@ -1159,6 +1215,7 @@ static void handle_eta(struct fio_client *client, struct 
fio_net_cmd *cmd)
 
        client->eta_in_flight = NULL;
        flist_del_init(&client->eta_list);
+       client->eta_timeouts = 0;
 
        if (client->ops->jobs_eta)
                client->ops->jobs_eta(client, je);
@@ -1200,6 +1257,17 @@ static void handle_start(struct fio_client *client, 
struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
        client->jobs = le32_to_cpu(pdu->jobs);
        client->nr_stat = le32_to_cpu(pdu->stat_outputs);
 
+       if (client->jobs) {
+               int i;
+
+               if (client->opt_lists)
+                       free(client->opt_lists);
+
+               client->opt_lists = malloc(client->jobs * sizeof(struct 
flist_head));
+               for (i = 0; i < client->jobs; i++)
+                       INIT_FLIST_HEAD(&client->opt_lists[i]);
+       }
+
        sum_stat_clients += client->nr_stat;
 }
 
@@ -1512,6 +1580,10 @@ int fio_handle_client(struct fio_client *client)
                send_file(client, pdu, cmd->tag);
                break;
                }
+       case FIO_NET_CMD_JOB_OPT: {
+               handle_job_opt(client, cmd);
+               break;
+       }
        default:
                log_err("fio: unknown client op: %s\n", 
fio_server_op(cmd->opcode));
                break;
@@ -1588,6 +1660,34 @@ static void request_client_etas(struct client_ops *ops)
        dprint(FD_NET, "client: requested eta tag %p\n", eta);
 }
 
+/*
+ * A single SEND_ETA timeout isn't fatal. Attempt to recover.
+ */
+static int handle_cmd_timeout(struct fio_client *client,
+                             struct fio_net_cmd_reply *reply)
+{
+       if (reply->opcode != FIO_NET_CMD_SEND_ETA)
+               return 1;
+
+       log_info("client <%s>: timeout on SEND_ETA\n", client->hostname);
+       flist_del(&reply->list);
+       free(reply);
+
+       flist_del_init(&client->eta_list);
+       if (client->eta_in_flight) {
+               fio_client_dec_jobs_eta(client->eta_in_flight, 
client->ops->eta);
+               client->eta_in_flight = NULL;
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * If we fail 5 in a row, give up...
+        */
+       if (client->eta_timeouts++ > 5)
+               return 1;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int client_check_cmd_timeout(struct fio_client *client,
                                    struct timeval *now)
 {
@@ -1601,6 +1701,9 @@ static int client_check_cmd_timeout(struct fio_client 
*client,
                if (mtime_since(&reply->tv, now) < FIO_NET_CLIENT_TIMEOUT)
                        continue;
 
+               if (!handle_cmd_timeout(client, reply))
+                       continue;
+
                log_err("fio: client %s, timeout on cmd %s\n", client->hostname,
                                                fio_server_op(reply->opcode));
                flist_del(&reply->list);
diff --git a/client.h b/client.h
index cfb0b4d..035e606 100644
--- a/client.h
+++ b/client.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ struct fio_client {
 
        char *name;
 
+       struct flist_head *opt_lists;
+
        int state;
 
        int skip_newline;
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ struct fio_client {
 
        struct flist_head eta_list;
        struct client_eta *eta_in_flight;
+       unsigned int eta_timeouts;
 
        struct flist_head cmd_list;
 
diff --git a/fio.h b/fio.h
index 63778b6..ddc29db 100644
--- a/fio.h
+++ b/fio.h
@@ -111,16 +111,16 @@ enum {
  * Per-thread/process specific data. Only used for the network client
  * for now.
  */
-struct backend_data {
-       pthread_key_t key;
-       void *ptr;
-};
+struct sk_out;
+void sk_out_assign(struct sk_out *);
+void sk_out_drop(void);
 
 /*
  * This describes a single thread/process executing a fio job.
  */
 struct thread_data {
        struct thread_options o;
+       struct flist_head opt_list;
        unsigned long flags;
        void *eo;
        char verror[FIO_VERROR_SIZE];
@@ -477,10 +477,10 @@ extern int __must_check fio_init_options(void);
 extern int __must_check parse_options(int, char **);
 extern int parse_jobs_ini(char *, int, int, int);
 extern int parse_cmd_line(int, char **, int);
-extern int fio_backend(struct backend_data *);
+extern int fio_backend(struct sk_out *);
 extern void reset_fio_state(void);
 extern void clear_io_state(struct thread_data *, int);
-extern int fio_options_parse(struct thread_data *, char **, int, int);
+extern int fio_options_parse(struct thread_data *, char **, int);
 extern void fio_keywords_init(void);
 extern void fio_keywords_exit(void);
 extern int fio_cmd_option_parse(struct thread_data *, const char *, char *);
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ extern int parse_dryrun(void);
 extern int fio_running_or_pending_io_threads(void);
 extern int fio_set_fd_nonblocking(int, const char *);
 extern void sig_show_status(int sig);
+extern struct thread_data *get_global_options(void);
 
 extern uintptr_t page_mask;
 extern uintptr_t page_size;
diff --git a/init.c b/init.c
index 63ba324..8773138 100644
--- a/init.c
+++ b/init.c
@@ -385,6 +385,68 @@ static void set_cmd_options(struct thread_data *td)
                o->timeout = def_timeout;
 }
 
+static void dump_print_option(struct print_option *p)
+{
+       const char *delim;
+
+       if (!strcmp("description", p->name))
+               delim = "\"";
+       else
+               delim = "";
+
+       log_info("--%s%s", p->name, p->value ? "" : " ");
+       if (p->value)
+               log_info("=%s%s%s ", delim, p->value, delim);
+}
+
+static void dump_opt_list(struct thread_data *td)
+{
+       struct flist_head *entry;
+       struct print_option *p;
+
+       if (flist_empty(&td->opt_list))
+               return;
+
+       flist_for_each(entry, &td->opt_list) {
+               p = flist_entry(entry, struct print_option, list);
+               dump_print_option(p);
+       }
+}
+
+static void fio_dump_options_free(struct thread_data *td)
+{
+       while (!flist_empty(&td->opt_list)) {
+               struct print_option *p;
+
+               p = flist_first_entry(&td->opt_list, struct print_option, list);
+               flist_del_init(&p->list);
+               free(p->name);
+               free(p->value);
+               free(p);
+       }
+}
+
+static void copy_opt_list(struct thread_data *dst, struct thread_data *src)
+{
+       struct flist_head *entry;
+
+       if (flist_empty(&src->opt_list))
+               return;
+
+       flist_for_each(entry, &src->opt_list) {
+               struct print_option *srcp, *dstp;
+
+               srcp = flist_entry(entry, struct print_option, list);
+               dstp = malloc(sizeof(*dstp));
+               dstp->name = strdup(srcp->name);
+               if (srcp->value)
+                       dstp->value = strdup(srcp->value);
+               else
+                       dstp->value = NULL;
+               flist_add_tail(&dstp->list, &dst->opt_list);
+       }
+}
+
 /*
  * Return a free job structure.
  */
@@ -410,6 +472,10 @@ static struct thread_data *get_new_job(int global, struct 
thread_data *parent,
        td = &threads[thread_number++];
        *td = *parent;
 
+       INIT_FLIST_HEAD(&td->opt_list);
+       if (parent != &def_thread)
+               copy_opt_list(td, parent);
+
        td->io_ops = NULL;
        if (!preserve_eo)
                td->eo = NULL;
@@ -446,6 +512,7 @@ static void put_job(struct thread_data *td)
                log_info("fio: %s\n", td->verror);
 
        fio_options_free(td);
+       fio_dump_options_free(td);
        if (td->io_ops)
                free_ioengine(td);
 
@@ -1444,9 +1511,9 @@ void add_job_opts(const char **o, int client_type)
                        td = get_new_job(0, td_parent, 0, jobname);
                }
                if (in_global)
-                       fio_options_parse(td_parent, (char **) &o[i], 1, 0);
+                       fio_options_parse(td_parent, (char **) &o[i], 1);
                else
-                       fio_options_parse(td, (char **) &o[i], 1, 0);
+                       fio_options_parse(td, (char **) &o[i], 1);
                i++;
        }
 
@@ -1686,10 +1753,13 @@ int __parse_jobs_ini(struct thread_data *td,
                        goto out;
                }
 
-               ret = fio_options_parse(td, opts, num_opts, dump_cmdline);
-               if (!ret)
+               ret = fio_options_parse(td, opts, num_opts);
+               if (!ret) {
+                       if (dump_cmdline)
+                               dump_opt_list(td);
+
                        ret = add_job(td, name, 0, 0, type);
-               else {
+               } else {
                        log_err("fio: job %s dropped\n", name);
                        put_job(td);
                }
@@ -1727,6 +1797,7 @@ int parse_jobs_ini(char *file, int is_buf, int 
stonewall_flag, int type)
 static int fill_def_thread(void)
 {
        memset(&def_thread, 0, sizeof(def_thread));
+       INIT_FLIST_HEAD(&def_thread.opt_list);
 
        fio_getaffinity(getpid(), &def_thread.o.cpumask);
        def_thread.o.error_dump = 1;
@@ -2585,3 +2656,8 @@ void options_default_fill(struct thread_options *o)
 {
        memcpy(o, &def_thread.o, sizeof(*o));
 }
+
+struct thread_data *get_global_options(void)
+{
+       return &def_thread;
+}
diff --git a/iolog.c b/iolog.c
index e674171..d4a1017 100644
--- a/iolog.c
+++ b/iolog.c
@@ -1133,15 +1133,15 @@ static int gz_init_worker(struct submit_worker *sw)
 static struct workqueue_ops log_compress_wq_ops = {
        .fn             = gz_work,
        .init_worker_fn = gz_init_worker,
-       .nice   = 1,
+       .nice           = 1,
 };
 
-int iolog_compress_init(struct thread_data *td)
+int iolog_compress_init(struct thread_data *td, struct sk_out *sk_out)
 {
        if (!(td->flags & TD_F_COMPRESS_LOG))
                return 0;
 
-       workqueue_init(td, &td->log_compress_wq, &log_compress_wq_ops, 1);
+       workqueue_init(td, &td->log_compress_wq, &log_compress_wq_ops, 1, 
sk_out);
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1164,6 +1164,8 @@ int iolog_flush(struct io_log *log, int wait)
 {
        struct iolog_flush_data *data;
 
+       io_u_quiesce(log->td);
+
        data = malloc(sizeof(*data));
        if (!data)
                return 1;
@@ -1205,7 +1207,7 @@ int iolog_flush(struct io_log *log, int wait)
        return 1;
 }
 
-int iolog_compress_init(struct thread_data *td)
+int iolog_compress_init(struct thread_data *td, struct sk_out *sk_out)
 {
        return 0;
 }
diff --git a/iolog.h b/iolog.h
index 6f027ca..b99329a 100644
--- a/iolog.h
+++ b/iolog.h
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ extern void trim_io_piece(struct thread_data *, const 
struct io_u *);
 extern void queue_io_piece(struct thread_data *, struct io_piece *);
 extern void prune_io_piece_log(struct thread_data *);
 extern void write_iolog_close(struct thread_data *);
-extern int iolog_compress_init(struct thread_data *);
+extern int iolog_compress_init(struct thread_data *, struct sk_out *);
 extern void iolog_compress_exit(struct thread_data *);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ZLIB
diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
index 46d5fb9..964e263 100644
--- a/options.c
+++ b/options.c
@@ -4079,8 +4079,7 @@ static void show_closest_option(const char *opt)
        free(name);
 }
 
-int fio_options_parse(struct thread_data *td, char **opts, int num_opts,
-                       int dump_cmdline)
+int fio_options_parse(struct thread_data *td, char **opts, int num_opts)
 {
        int i, ret, unknown;
        char **opts_copy;
@@ -4091,7 +4090,7 @@ int fio_options_parse(struct thread_data *td, char 
**opts, int num_opts,
        for (ret = 0, i = 0, unknown = 0; i < num_opts; i++) {
                struct fio_option *o;
                int newret = parse_option(opts_copy[i], opts[i], fio_options,
-                                               &o, td, dump_cmdline);
+                                               &o, td, &td->opt_list);
 
                if (!newret && o)
                        fio_option_mark_set(&td->o, o);
@@ -4124,7 +4123,7 @@ int fio_options_parse(struct thread_data *td, char 
**opts, int num_opts,
                        if (td->eo)
                                newret = parse_option(opts_copy[i], opts[i],
                                                      td->io_ops->options, &o,
-                                                     td->eo, dump_cmdline);
+                                                     td->eo, &td->opt_list);
 
                        ret |= newret;
                        if (!o) {
diff --git a/parse.c b/parse.c
index e330dea..df42e22 100644
--- a/parse.c
+++ b/parse.c
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ int parse_cmd_option(const char *opt, const char *val,
 
 int parse_option(char *opt, const char *input,
                 struct fio_option *options, struct fio_option **o, void *data,
-                int dump_cmdline)
+                struct flist_head *dump_list)
 {
        char *post;
 
@@ -1004,17 +1004,16 @@ int parse_option(char *opt, const char *input,
                return 1;
        }
 
-       if (dump_cmdline) {
-               const char *delim;
+       if (dump_list) {
+               struct print_option *p = malloc(sizeof(*p));
 
-               if (!strcmp("description", (*o)->name))
-                       delim = "\"";
+               p->name = strdup((*o)->name);
+               if (post)
+                       p->value = strdup(post);
                else
-                       delim = "";
+                       p->value = NULL;
 
-               log_info("--%s%s", (*o)->name, post ? "" : " ");
-               if (post)
-                       log_info("=%s%s%s ", delim, post, delim);
+               flist_add_tail(&p->list, dump_list);
        }
 
        return 0;
diff --git a/parse.h b/parse.h
index 0a813b0..1882810 100644
--- a/parse.h
+++ b/parse.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct fio_option {
 
 typedef int (str_cb_fn)(void *, char *);
 
-extern int parse_option(char *, const char *, struct fio_option *, struct 
fio_option **, void *, int);
+extern int parse_option(char *, const char *, struct fio_option *, struct 
fio_option **, void *, struct flist_head *);
 extern void sort_options(char **, struct fio_option *, int);
 extern int parse_cmd_option(const char *t, const char *l, struct fio_option *, 
void *);
 extern int show_cmd_help(struct fio_option *, const char *);
@@ -124,4 +124,10 @@ static inline int parse_is_percent(unsigned long long val)
        return val <= -1ULL && val >= (-1ULL - 100ULL);
 }
 
+struct print_option {
+       struct flist_head list;
+       char *name;
+       char *value;
+};
+
 #endif
diff --git a/rate-submit.c b/rate-submit.c
index 39b552d..92cb622 100644
--- a/rate-submit.c
+++ b/rate-submit.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "fio.h"
 #include "ioengine.h"
 #include "lib/getrusage.h"
+#include "rate-submit.h"
 
 static int io_workqueue_fn(struct submit_worker *sw,
                           struct workqueue_work *work)
@@ -235,12 +236,12 @@ static struct workqueue_ops rated_wq_ops = {
        .exit_worker_fn         = io_workqueue_exit_worker_fn,
 };
 
-int rate_submit_init(struct thread_data *td)
+int rate_submit_init(struct thread_data *td, struct sk_out *sk_out)
 {
        if (td->o.io_submit_mode != IO_MODE_OFFLOAD)
                return 0;
 
-       return workqueue_init(td, &td->io_wq, &rated_wq_ops, td->o.iodepth);
+       return workqueue_init(td, &td->io_wq, &rated_wq_ops, td->o.iodepth, 
sk_out);
 }
 
 void rate_submit_exit(struct thread_data *td)
diff --git a/rate-submit.h b/rate-submit.h
index b4ca129..19fde3a 100644
--- a/rate-submit.h
+++ b/rate-submit.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef FIO_RATE_SUBMIT
 #define FIO_RATE_SUBMIT
 
-int rate_submit_init(struct thread_data *);
+int rate_submit_init(struct thread_data *, struct sk_out *);
 void rate_submit_exit(struct thread_data *);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/server.c b/server.c
index 27ea282..f11e972 100644
--- a/server.c
+++ b/server.c
@@ -32,7 +32,33 @@ int fio_net_port = FIO_NET_PORT;
 
 int exit_backend = 0;
 
-static int server_fd = -1;
+enum {
+       SK_F_FREE       = 1,
+       SK_F_COPY       = 2,
+       SK_F_SIMPLE     = 4,
+       SK_F_VEC        = 8,
+};
+
+struct sk_entry {
+       struct flist_head list; /* link on sk_out->list */
+       int flags;              /* SK_F_* */
+       int opcode;             /* Actual command fields */
+       void *buf;
+       off_t size;
+       uint64_t *tagptr;
+       struct flist_head next; /* Other sk_entry's, if linked command */
+};
+
+struct sk_out {
+       unsigned int refs;      /* frees sk_out when it drops to zero.
+                                * protected by below ->lock */
+
+       int sk;                 /* socket fd to talk to client */
+       struct fio_mutex *lock; /* protects ref and below list */
+       struct flist_head list; /* list of pending transmit work */
+       struct fio_mutex *wait; /* wake backend when items added to list */
+};
+
 static char *fio_server_arg;
 static char *bind_sock;
 static struct sockaddr_in saddr_in;
@@ -46,6 +72,8 @@ static unsigned int has_zlib = 0;
 static unsigned int use_zlib;
 static char me[128];
 
+static pthread_key_t sk_out_key;
+
 struct fio_fork_item {
        struct flist_head list;
        int exitval;
@@ -86,6 +114,82 @@ static const char *fio_server_ops[FIO_NET_CMD_NR] = {
        "SENDFILE",
 };
 
+static void sk_lock(struct sk_out *sk_out)
+{
+       fio_mutex_down(sk_out->lock);
+}
+
+static void sk_unlock(struct sk_out *sk_out)
+{
+       fio_mutex_up(sk_out->lock);
+}
+
+void sk_out_assign(struct sk_out *sk_out)
+{
+       if (!sk_out)
+               return;
+
+       sk_lock(sk_out);
+       sk_out->refs++;
+       sk_unlock(sk_out);
+       pthread_setspecific(sk_out_key, sk_out);
+}
+
+static void sk_out_free(struct sk_out *sk_out)
+{
+       fio_mutex_remove(sk_out->lock);
+       fio_mutex_remove(sk_out->wait);
+       sfree(sk_out);
+}
+
+static int __sk_out_drop(struct sk_out *sk_out)
+{
+       if (sk_out) {
+               int refs;
+
+               sk_lock(sk_out);
+               refs = --sk_out->refs;
+               sk_unlock(sk_out);
+
+               if (!refs) {
+                       sk_out_free(sk_out);
+                       return 0;
+               }
+       }
+
+       return 1;
+}
+
+void sk_out_drop(void)
+{
+       struct sk_out *sk_out;
+
+       sk_out = pthread_getspecific(sk_out_key);
+       if (!__sk_out_drop(sk_out))
+               pthread_setspecific(sk_out_key, NULL);
+}
+
+static void __fio_init_net_cmd(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd, uint16_t opcode,
+                              uint32_t pdu_len, uint64_t tag)
+{
+       memset(cmd, 0, sizeof(*cmd));
+
+       cmd->version    = __cpu_to_le16(FIO_SERVER_VER);
+       cmd->opcode     = cpu_to_le16(opcode);
+       cmd->tag        = cpu_to_le64(tag);
+       cmd->pdu_len    = cpu_to_le32(pdu_len);
+}
+
+
+static void fio_init_net_cmd(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd, uint16_t opcode,
+                            const void *pdu, uint32_t pdu_len, uint64_t tag)
+{
+       __fio_init_net_cmd(cmd, opcode, pdu_len, tag);
+
+       if (pdu)
+               memcpy(&cmd->payload, pdu, pdu_len);
+}
+
 const char *fio_server_op(unsigned int op)
 {
        static char buf[32];
@@ -142,13 +246,10 @@ static int fio_sendv_data(int sk, struct iovec *iov, int 
count)
        if (!total_len)
                return 0;
 
-       if (errno)
-               return -errno;
-
        return 1;
 }
 
-int fio_send_data(int sk, const void *p, unsigned int len)
+static int fio_send_data(int sk, const void *p, unsigned int len)
 {
        struct iovec iov = { .iov_base = (void *) p, .iov_len = len };
 
@@ -157,7 +258,7 @@ int fio_send_data(int sk, const void *p, unsigned int len)
        return fio_sendv_data(sk, &iov, 1);
 }
 
-int fio_recv_data(int sk, void *p, unsigned int len)
+static int fio_recv_data(int sk, void *p, unsigned int len)
 {
        do {
                int ret = recv(sk, p, len, MSG_WAITALL);
@@ -349,7 +450,7 @@ static void free_reply(uint64_t tag)
        free(reply);
 }
 
-void fio_net_cmd_crc_pdu(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd, const void *pdu)
+static void fio_net_cmd_crc_pdu(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd, const void *pdu)
 {
        uint32_t pdu_len;
 
@@ -359,7 +460,7 @@ void fio_net_cmd_crc_pdu(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd, const 
void *pdu)
        cmd->pdu_crc16 = __cpu_to_le16(fio_crc16(pdu, pdu_len));
 }
 
-void fio_net_cmd_crc(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
+static void fio_net_cmd_crc(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
 {
        fio_net_cmd_crc_pdu(cmd, cmd->payload);
 }
@@ -416,6 +517,47 @@ int fio_net_send_cmd(int fd, uint16_t opcode, const void 
*buf, off_t size,
        return ret;
 }
 
+static struct sk_entry *fio_net_prep_cmd(uint16_t opcode, void *buf, off_t 
size,
+                                        uint64_t *tagptr, int flags)
+{
+       struct sk_entry *entry;
+
+       entry = smalloc(sizeof(*entry));
+       INIT_FLIST_HEAD(&entry->next);
+       entry->opcode = opcode;
+       if (flags & SK_F_COPY) {
+               entry->buf = smalloc(size);
+               memcpy(entry->buf, buf, size);
+       } else
+               entry->buf = buf;
+       entry->size = size;
+       entry->tagptr = tagptr;
+       entry->flags = flags;
+
+       return entry;
+}
+
+static void fio_net_queue_entry(struct sk_entry *entry)
+{
+       struct sk_out *sk_out = pthread_getspecific(sk_out_key);
+
+       sk_lock(sk_out);
+       flist_add_tail(&entry->list, &sk_out->list);
+       sk_unlock(sk_out);
+
+       fio_mutex_up(sk_out->wait);
+}
+
+static int fio_net_queue_cmd(uint16_t opcode, void *buf, off_t size,
+                            uint64_t *tagptr, int flags)
+{
+       struct sk_entry *entry;
+
+       entry = fio_net_prep_cmd(opcode, buf, size, tagptr, flags);
+       fio_net_queue_entry(entry);
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int fio_net_send_simple_stack_cmd(int sk, uint16_t opcode, uint64_t tag)
 {
        struct fio_net_cmd cmd;
@@ -452,6 +594,13 @@ int fio_net_send_simple_cmd(int sk, uint16_t opcode, 
uint64_t tag,
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int fio_net_queue_quit(void)
+{
+       dprint(FD_NET, "server: sending quit\n");
+
+       return fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_QUIT, NULL, 0, 0, SK_F_SIMPLE);
+}
+
 int fio_net_send_quit(int sk)
 {
        dprint(FD_NET, "server: sending quit\n");
@@ -459,8 +608,7 @@ int fio_net_send_quit(int sk)
        return fio_net_send_simple_cmd(sk, FIO_NET_CMD_QUIT, 0, NULL);
 }
 
-static int fio_net_send_ack(int sk, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd, int error,
-                           int signal)
+static int fio_net_send_ack(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd, int error, int signal)
 {
        struct cmd_end_pdu epdu;
        uint64_t tag = 0;
@@ -470,13 +618,13 @@ static int fio_net_send_ack(int sk, struct fio_net_cmd 
*cmd, int error,
 
        epdu.error = __cpu_to_le32(error);
        epdu.signal = __cpu_to_le32(signal);
-       return fio_net_send_cmd(sk, FIO_NET_CMD_STOP, &epdu, sizeof(epdu), 
&tag, NULL);
+       return fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_STOP, &epdu, sizeof(epdu), &tag, 
SK_F_COPY);
 }
 
-int fio_net_send_stop(int sk, int error, int signal)
+static int fio_net_queue_stop(int error, int signal)
 {
        dprint(FD_NET, "server: sending stop (%d, %d)\n", error, signal);
-       return fio_net_send_ack(sk, NULL, error, signal);
+       return fio_net_send_ack(NULL, error, signal);
 }
 
 static void fio_server_add_fork_item(pid_t pid, struct flist_head *list)
@@ -527,20 +675,23 @@ static void fio_server_check_fork_item(struct 
fio_fork_item *ffi)
        }
 }
 
-static void fio_server_fork_item_done(struct fio_fork_item *ffi)
+static void fio_server_fork_item_done(struct fio_fork_item *ffi, bool stop)
 {
        dprint(FD_NET, "pid %u exited, sig=%u, exitval=%d\n", (int) ffi->pid, 
ffi->signal, ffi->exitval);
 
        /*
         * Fold STOP and QUIT...
         */
-       fio_net_send_stop(server_fd, ffi->exitval, ffi->signal);
-       fio_net_send_quit(server_fd);
+       if (stop) {
+               fio_net_queue_stop(ffi->exitval, ffi->signal);
+               fio_net_queue_quit();
+       }
+
        flist_del(&ffi->list);
        free(ffi);
 }
 
-static void fio_server_check_fork_items(struct flist_head *list)
+static void fio_server_check_fork_items(struct flist_head *list, bool stop)
 {
        struct flist_head *entry, *tmp;
        struct fio_fork_item *ffi;
@@ -551,18 +702,18 @@ static void fio_server_check_fork_items(struct flist_head 
*list)
                fio_server_check_fork_item(ffi);
 
                if (ffi->exited)
-                       fio_server_fork_item_done(ffi);
+                       fio_server_fork_item_done(ffi, stop);
        }
 }
 
 static void fio_server_check_jobs(struct flist_head *job_list)
 {
-       fio_server_check_fork_items(job_list);
+       fio_server_check_fork_items(job_list, true);
 }
 
 static void fio_server_check_conns(struct flist_head *conn_list)
 {
-       fio_server_check_fork_items(conn_list);
+       fio_server_check_fork_items(conn_list, false);
 }
 
 static int handle_load_file_cmd(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
@@ -577,17 +728,18 @@ static int handle_load_file_cmd(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
        pdu->client_type = le16_to_cpu(pdu->client_type);
 
        if (parse_jobs_ini(file_name, 0, 0, pdu->client_type)) {
-               fio_net_send_quit(server_fd);
+               fio_net_queue_quit();
                return -1;
        }
 
        spdu.jobs = cpu_to_le32(thread_number);
        spdu.stat_outputs = cpu_to_le32(stat_number);
-       fio_net_send_cmd(server_fd, FIO_NET_CMD_START, &spdu, sizeof(spdu), 
NULL, NULL);
+       fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_START, &spdu, sizeof(spdu), NULL, 
SK_F_COPY);
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int handle_run_cmd(struct flist_head *job_list, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
+static int handle_run_cmd(struct sk_out *sk_out, struct flist_head *job_list,
+                         struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
 {
        pid_t pid;
        int ret;
@@ -601,7 +753,7 @@ static int handle_run_cmd(struct flist_head *job_list, 
struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
                return 0;
        }
 
-       ret = fio_backend(NULL);
+       ret = fio_backend(sk_out);
        free_threads_shm();
        _exit(ret);
 }
@@ -616,13 +768,14 @@ static int handle_job_cmd(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
        pdu->client_type = le32_to_cpu(pdu->client_type);
 
        if (parse_jobs_ini(buf, 1, 0, pdu->client_type)) {
-               fio_net_send_quit(server_fd);
+               fio_net_queue_quit();
                return -1;
        }
 
        spdu.jobs = cpu_to_le32(thread_number);
        spdu.stat_outputs = cpu_to_le32(stat_number);
-       fio_net_send_cmd(server_fd, FIO_NET_CMD_START, &spdu, sizeof(spdu), 
NULL, NULL);
+
+       fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_START, &spdu, sizeof(spdu), NULL, 
SK_F_COPY);
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -653,7 +806,7 @@ static int handle_jobline_cmd(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
        }
 
        if (parse_cmd_line(clp->lines, argv, clp->client_type)) {
-               fio_net_send_quit(server_fd);
+               fio_net_queue_quit();
                free(argv);
                return -1;
        }
@@ -662,7 +815,8 @@ static int handle_jobline_cmd(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
 
        spdu.jobs = cpu_to_le32(thread_number);
        spdu.stat_outputs = cpu_to_le32(stat_number);
-       fio_net_send_cmd(server_fd, FIO_NET_CMD_START, &spdu, sizeof(spdu), 
NULL, NULL);
+
+       fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_START, &spdu, sizeof(spdu), NULL, 
SK_F_COPY);
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -699,7 +853,7 @@ static int handle_probe_cmd(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
                use_zlib = 0;
        }
 
-       return fio_net_send_cmd(server_fd, FIO_NET_CMD_PROBE, &probe, 
sizeof(probe), &tag, NULL);
+       return fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_PROBE, &probe, sizeof(probe), 
&tag, SK_F_COPY);
 }
 
 static int handle_send_eta_cmd(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
@@ -742,18 +896,17 @@ static int handle_send_eta_cmd(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
                je->unit_base           = cpu_to_le32(je->unit_base);
        }
 
-       fio_net_send_cmd(server_fd, FIO_NET_CMD_ETA, je, size, &tag, NULL);
-       free(je);
+       fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_ETA, je, size, &tag, SK_F_FREE);
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int send_update_job_reply(int fd, uint64_t __tag, int error)
+static int send_update_job_reply(uint64_t __tag, int error)
 {
        uint64_t tag = __tag;
        uint32_t pdu_error;
 
        pdu_error = __cpu_to_le32(error);
-       return fio_net_send_cmd(fd, FIO_NET_CMD_UPDATE_JOB, &pdu_error, 
sizeof(pdu_error), &tag, NULL);
+       return fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_UPDATE_JOB, &pdu_error, 
sizeof(pdu_error), &tag, SK_F_COPY);
 }
 
 static int handle_update_job_cmd(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
@@ -767,13 +920,13 @@ static int handle_update_job_cmd(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
        dprint(FD_NET, "server: updating options for job %u\n", tnumber);
 
        if (!tnumber || tnumber > thread_number) {
-               send_update_job_reply(server_fd, cmd->tag, ENODEV);
+               send_update_job_reply(cmd->tag, ENODEV);
                return 0;
        }
 
        td = &threads[tnumber - 1];
        convert_thread_options_to_cpu(&td->o, &pdu->top);
-       send_update_job_reply(server_fd, cmd->tag, 0);
+       send_update_job_reply(cmd->tag, 0);
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -792,17 +945,16 @@ static int handle_trigger_cmd(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
                struct all_io_list state;
 
                state.threads = cpu_to_le64((uint64_t) 0);
-               fio_net_send_cmd(server_fd, FIO_NET_CMD_VTRIGGER, &state, 
sizeof(state), NULL, NULL);
-       } else {
-               fio_net_send_cmd(server_fd, FIO_NET_CMD_VTRIGGER, rep, sz, 
NULL, NULL);
-               free(rep);
-       }
+               fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_VTRIGGER, &state, sizeof(state), 
NULL, SK_F_COPY);
+       } else
+               fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_VTRIGGER, rep, sz, NULL, 
SK_F_FREE);
 
        exec_trigger(buf);
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int handle_command(struct flist_head *job_list, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
+static int handle_command(struct sk_out *sk_out, struct flist_head *job_list,
+                         struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
 {
        int ret;
 
@@ -813,7 +965,8 @@ static int handle_command(struct flist_head *job_list, 
struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
        switch (cmd->opcode) {
        case FIO_NET_CMD_QUIT:
                fio_terminate_threads(TERMINATE_ALL);
-               return -1;
+               ret = 0;
+               break;
        case FIO_NET_CMD_EXIT:
                exit_backend = 1;
                return -1;
@@ -833,7 +986,7 @@ static int handle_command(struct flist_head *job_list, 
struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
                ret = handle_send_eta_cmd(cmd);
                break;
        case FIO_NET_CMD_RUN:
-               ret = handle_run_cmd(job_list, cmd);
+               ret = handle_run_cmd(sk_out, job_list, cmd);
                break;
        case FIO_NET_CMD_UPDATE_JOB:
                ret = handle_update_job_cmd(cmd);
@@ -875,19 +1028,135 @@ static int handle_command(struct flist_head *job_list, 
struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
        return ret;
 }
 
-static int handle_connection(int sk)
+/*
+ * Send a command with a separate PDU, not inlined in the command
+ */
+static int fio_send_cmd_ext_pdu(int sk, uint16_t opcode, const void *buf,
+                               off_t size, uint64_t tag, uint32_t flags)
+{
+       struct fio_net_cmd cmd;
+       struct iovec iov[2];
+
+       iov[0].iov_base = (void *) &cmd;
+       iov[0].iov_len = sizeof(cmd);
+       iov[1].iov_base = (void *) buf;
+       iov[1].iov_len = size;
+
+       __fio_init_net_cmd(&cmd, opcode, size, tag);
+       cmd.flags = __cpu_to_le32(flags);
+       fio_net_cmd_crc_pdu(&cmd, buf);
+
+       return fio_sendv_data(sk, iov, 2);
+}
+
+static void finish_entry(struct sk_entry *entry)
+{
+       if (entry->flags & SK_F_FREE)
+               free(entry->buf);
+       else if (entry->flags & SK_F_COPY)
+               sfree(entry->buf);
+
+       sfree(entry);
+}
+
+static void entry_set_flags_tag(struct sk_entry *entry, struct flist_head 
*list,
+                               unsigned int *flags, uint64_t *tag)
+{
+       if (!flist_empty(list))
+               *flags = FIO_NET_CMD_F_MORE;
+       else
+               *flags = 0;
+
+       if (entry->tagptr)
+               *tag = *entry->tagptr;
+       else
+               *tag = 0;
+}
+
+static int send_vec_entry(struct sk_out *sk_out, struct sk_entry *first)
+{
+       unsigned int flags;
+       uint64_t tag;
+       int ret;
+
+       entry_set_flags_tag(first, &first->next, &flags, &tag);
+
+       ret = fio_send_cmd_ext_pdu(sk_out->sk, first->opcode, first->buf, 
first->size, tag, flags);
+
+       while (!flist_empty(&first->next)) {
+               struct sk_entry *next;
+
+               next = flist_first_entry(&first->next, struct sk_entry, list);
+               flist_del_init(&next->list);
+
+               entry_set_flags_tag(next, &first->next, &flags, &tag);
+
+               ret += fio_send_cmd_ext_pdu(sk_out->sk, next->opcode, 
next->buf, next->size, tag, flags);
+               finish_entry(next);
+       }
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static int handle_sk_entry(struct sk_out *sk_out, struct sk_entry *entry)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       if (entry->flags & SK_F_VEC)
+               ret = send_vec_entry(sk_out, entry);
+       if (entry->flags & SK_F_SIMPLE) {
+               uint64_t tag = 0;
+
+               if (entry->tagptr)
+                       tag = *entry->tagptr;
+
+               ret = fio_net_send_simple_cmd(sk_out->sk, entry->opcode, tag, 
NULL);
+       } else
+               ret = fio_net_send_cmd(sk_out->sk, entry->opcode, entry->buf, 
entry->size, entry->tagptr, NULL);
+
+       if (ret)
+               log_err("fio: failed handling cmd %s\n", 
fio_server_op(entry->opcode));
+
+       finish_entry(entry);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static int handle_xmits(struct sk_out *sk_out)
+{
+       struct sk_entry *entry;
+       FLIST_HEAD(list);
+       int ret = 0;
+
+       sk_lock(sk_out);
+       if (flist_empty(&sk_out->list)) {
+               sk_unlock(sk_out);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       flist_splice_init(&sk_out->list, &list);
+       sk_unlock(sk_out);
+
+       while (!flist_empty(&list)) {
+               entry = flist_entry(list.next, struct sk_entry, list);
+               flist_del(&entry->list);
+               ret += handle_sk_entry(sk_out, entry);
+       }
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static int handle_connection(struct sk_out *sk_out)
 {
        struct fio_net_cmd *cmd = NULL;
        FLIST_HEAD(job_list);
        int ret = 0;
 
        reset_fio_state();
-       server_fd = sk;
 
        /* read forever */
        while (!exit_backend) {
                struct pollfd pfd = {
-                       .fd     = sk,
+                       .fd     = sk_out->sk,
                        .events = POLLIN,
                };
 
@@ -898,7 +1167,9 @@ static int handle_connection(int sk)
                        if (!flist_empty(&job_list))
                                timeout = 100;
 
-                       ret = poll(&pfd, 1, timeout);
+                       handle_xmits(sk_out);
+
+                       ret = poll(&pfd, 1, 0);
                        if (ret < 0) {
                                if (errno == EINTR)
                                        break;
@@ -906,6 +1177,7 @@ static int handle_connection(int sk)
                                break;
                        } else if (!ret) {
                                fio_server_check_jobs(&job_list);
+                               fio_mutex_down_timeout(sk_out->wait, timeout);
                                continue;
                        }
 
@@ -922,13 +1194,13 @@ static int handle_connection(int sk)
                if (ret < 0)
                        break;
 
-               cmd = fio_net_recv_cmd(sk);
+               cmd = fio_net_recv_cmd(sk_out->sk);
                if (!cmd) {
                        ret = -1;
                        break;
                }
 
-               ret = handle_command(&job_list, cmd);
+               ret = handle_command(sk_out, &job_list, cmd);
                if (ret)
                        break;
 
@@ -939,39 +1211,47 @@ static int handle_connection(int sk)
        if (cmd)
                free(cmd);
 
-       close(sk);
+       handle_xmits(sk_out);
+
+       close(sk_out->sk);
+       sk_out->sk = -1;
+       __sk_out_drop(sk_out);
        _exit(ret);
 }
 
 /* get the address on this host bound by the input socket, 
  * whether it is ipv6 or ipv4 */
 
-int get_my_addr_str( int sk )
+static int get_my_addr_str(int sk)
 {
-       int ret; 
-       struct sockaddr * sockaddr_p;
-       struct sockaddr_in myaddr4 = {0};
-       struct sockaddr_in6 myaddr6 = {0};
-       char * net_addr;
-       socklen_t len = use_ipv6 ? sizeof(myaddr6) : sizeof(myaddr4);
+       struct sockaddr_in6 myaddr6 = { 0, };
+       struct sockaddr_in myaddr4 = { 0, };
+       struct sockaddr *sockaddr_p;
+       char *net_addr;
+       socklen_t len;
+       int ret;
 
-       if (use_ipv6)
+       if (use_ipv6) {
+               len = sizeof(myaddr6);
                sockaddr_p = (struct sockaddr * )&myaddr6;
-       else
+               net_addr = (char * )&myaddr6.sin6_addr;
+       } else {
+               len = sizeof(myaddr4);
                sockaddr_p = (struct sockaddr * )&myaddr4;
+               net_addr = (char * )&myaddr4.sin_addr;
+       }
+
        ret = getsockname(sk, sockaddr_p, &len);
        if (ret) {
                log_err("fio: getsockaddr: %s\n", strerror(errno));
                return -1;
        }
-       if (use_ipv6)
-               net_addr = (char * )&myaddr6.sin6_addr;
-       else
-               net_addr = (char * )&myaddr4.sin_addr;
-       if (NULL == inet_ntop(use_ipv6?AF_INET6:AF_INET, net_addr, 
client_sockaddr_str, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN-1)) {
+
+       if (!inet_ntop(use_ipv6?AF_INET6:AF_INET, net_addr, 
client_sockaddr_str, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN - 1)) {
                log_err("inet_ntop: failed to convert addr to string\n");
                return -1;
        }
+
        dprint(FD_NET, "fio server bound to addr %s\n", client_sockaddr_str);
        return 0;
 }
@@ -990,6 +1270,7 @@ static int accept_loop(int listen_sk)
        fio_set_fd_nonblocking(listen_sk, "server");
 
        while (!exit_backend) {
+               struct sk_out *sk_out;
                const char *from;
                char buf[64];
                pid_t pid;
@@ -1039,6 +1320,12 @@ static int accept_loop(int listen_sk)
 
                dprint(FD_NET, "server: connect from %s\n", from);
 
+               sk_out = smalloc(sizeof(*sk_out));
+               sk_out->sk = sk;
+               INIT_FLIST_HEAD(&sk_out->list);
+               sk_out->lock = fio_mutex_init(FIO_MUTEX_UNLOCKED);
+               sk_out->wait = fio_mutex_init(FIO_MUTEX_LOCKED);
+
                pid = fork();
                if (pid) {
                        close(sk);
@@ -1046,9 +1333,15 @@ static int accept_loop(int listen_sk)
                        continue;
                }
 
-               /* exits */
-               get_my_addr_str(sk); /* if error, it's already logged, 
non-fatal */
-               handle_connection(sk);
+               /* if error, it's already logged, non-fatal */
+               get_my_addr_str(sk);
+
+               /*
+                * Assign sk_out here, it'll be dropped in handle_connection()
+                * since that function calls _exit() when done
+                */
+               sk_out_assign(sk_out);
+               handle_connection(sk_out);
        }
 
        return exitval;
@@ -1056,11 +1349,12 @@ static int accept_loop(int listen_sk)
 
 int fio_server_text_output(int level, const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
+       struct sk_out *sk_out = pthread_getspecific(sk_out_key);
        struct cmd_text_pdu *pdu;
        unsigned int tlen;
        struct timeval tv;
 
-       if (server_fd == -1)
+       if (!sk_out || sk_out->sk == -1)
                return -1;
 
        tlen = sizeof(*pdu) + len;
@@ -1075,7 +1369,7 @@ int fio_server_text_output(int level, const char *buf, 
size_t len)
 
        memcpy(pdu->buf, buf, len);
 
-       fio_net_send_cmd(server_fd, FIO_NET_CMD_TEXT, pdu, tlen, NULL, NULL);
+       fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_TEXT, pdu, tlen, NULL, SK_F_COPY);
        free(pdu);
        return len;
 }
@@ -1205,7 +1499,7 @@ void fio_server_send_ts(struct thread_stat *ts, struct 
group_run_stats *rs)
 
        convert_gs(&p.rs, rs);
 
-       fio_net_send_cmd(server_fd, FIO_NET_CMD_TS, &p, sizeof(p), NULL, NULL);
+       fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_TS, &p, sizeof(p), NULL, SK_F_COPY);
 }
 
 void fio_server_send_gs(struct group_run_stats *rs)
@@ -1215,7 +1509,48 @@ void fio_server_send_gs(struct group_run_stats *rs)
        dprint(FD_NET, "server sending group run stats\n");
 
        convert_gs(&gs, rs);
-       fio_net_send_cmd(server_fd, FIO_NET_CMD_GS, &gs, sizeof(gs), NULL, 
NULL);
+       fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_GS, &gs, sizeof(gs), NULL, SK_F_COPY);
+}
+
+void fio_server_send_job_options(struct flist_head *opt_list,
+                                unsigned int groupid)
+{
+       struct cmd_job_option pdu;
+       struct flist_head *entry;
+
+       if (flist_empty(opt_list))
+               return;
+
+       flist_for_each(entry, opt_list) {
+               struct print_option *p;
+               size_t len;
+
+               p = flist_entry(entry, struct print_option, list);
+               memset(&pdu, 0, sizeof(pdu));
+
+               if (groupid == -1U) {
+                       pdu.global = __cpu_to_le16(1);
+                       pdu.groupid = 0;
+               } else {
+                       pdu.global = 0;
+                       pdu.groupid = cpu_to_le32(groupid);
+               }
+               len = strlen(p->name);
+               if (len >= sizeof(pdu.name)) {
+                       len = sizeof(pdu.name) - 1;
+                       pdu.truncated = __cpu_to_le16(1);
+               }
+               memcpy(pdu.name, p->name, len);
+               if (p->value) {
+                       len = strlen(p->value);
+                       if (len >= sizeof(pdu.value)) {
+                               len = sizeof(pdu.value) - 1;
+                               pdu.truncated = __cpu_to_le16(1);
+                       }
+                       memcpy(pdu.value, p->value, len);
+               }
+               fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_JOB_OPT, &pdu, sizeof(pdu), NULL, 
SK_F_COPY);
+       }
 }
 
 static void convert_agg(struct disk_util_agg *dst, struct disk_util_agg *src)
@@ -1270,35 +1605,15 @@ void fio_server_send_du(void)
                convert_dus(&pdu.dus, &du->dus);
                convert_agg(&pdu.agg, &du->agg);
 
-               fio_net_send_cmd(server_fd, FIO_NET_CMD_DU, &pdu, sizeof(pdu), 
NULL, NULL);
+               fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_DU, &pdu, sizeof(pdu), NULL, 
SK_F_COPY);
        }
 }
 
-/*
- * Send a command with a separate PDU, not inlined in the command
- */
-static int fio_send_cmd_ext_pdu(int sk, uint16_t opcode, const void *buf,
-                               off_t size, uint64_t tag, uint32_t flags)
-{
-       struct fio_net_cmd cmd;
-       struct iovec iov[2];
-
-       iov[0].iov_base = (void *) &cmd;
-       iov[0].iov_len = sizeof(cmd);
-       iov[1].iov_base = (void *) buf;
-       iov[1].iov_len = size;
-
-       __fio_init_net_cmd(&cmd, opcode, size, tag);
-       cmd.flags = __cpu_to_le32(flags);
-       fio_net_cmd_crc_pdu(&cmd, buf);
-
-       return fio_sendv_data(sk, iov, 2);
-}
-
-static int fio_send_iolog_gz(struct cmd_iolog_pdu *pdu, struct io_log *log)
+static int fio_send_iolog_gz(struct sk_entry *first, struct io_log *log)
 {
        int ret = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_ZLIB
+       struct sk_entry *entry;
        z_stream stream;
        void *out_pdu;
 
@@ -1322,7 +1637,7 @@ static int fio_send_iolog_gz(struct cmd_iolog_pdu *pdu, 
struct io_log *log)
        stream.avail_in = log->nr_samples * log_entry_sz(log);
 
        do {
-               unsigned int this_len, flags = 0;
+               unsigned int this_len;
 
                stream.avail_out = FIO_SERVER_MAX_FRAGMENT_PDU;
                stream.next_out = out_pdu;
@@ -1333,13 +1648,9 @@ static int fio_send_iolog_gz(struct cmd_iolog_pdu *pdu, 
struct io_log *log)
 
                this_len = FIO_SERVER_MAX_FRAGMENT_PDU - stream.avail_out;
 
-               if (stream.avail_in)
-                       flags = FIO_NET_CMD_F_MORE;
-
-               ret = fio_send_cmd_ext_pdu(server_fd, FIO_NET_CMD_IOLOG,
-                                          out_pdu, this_len, 0, flags);
-               if (ret)
-                       goto err_zlib;
+               entry = fio_net_prep_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_IOLOG, out_pdu, this_len,
+                                               NULL, SK_F_FREE | SK_F_VEC);
+               flist_add_tail(&entry->list, &first->next);
        } while (stream.avail_in);
 
 err_zlib:
@@ -1353,6 +1664,7 @@ err:
 int fio_send_iolog(struct thread_data *td, struct io_log *log, const char 
*name)
 {
        struct cmd_iolog_pdu pdu;
+       struct sk_entry *first;
        int i, ret = 0;
 
        pdu.nr_samples = cpu_to_le64(log->nr_samples);
@@ -1379,21 +1691,26 @@ int fio_send_iolog(struct thread_data *td, struct 
io_log *log, const char *name)
        }
 
        /*
-        * Send header first, it's not compressed.
+        * Assemble header entry first
         */
-       ret = fio_send_cmd_ext_pdu(server_fd, FIO_NET_CMD_IOLOG, &pdu,
-                                       sizeof(pdu), 0, FIO_NET_CMD_F_MORE);
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
+       first = fio_net_prep_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_IOLOG, &pdu, sizeof(pdu), NULL, 
SK_F_COPY | SK_F_VEC);
 
        /*
-        * Now send actual log, compress if we can, otherwise just plain
+        * Now append actual log entries. Compress if we can, otherwise just
+        * plain text output.
         */
        if (use_zlib)
-               return fio_send_iolog_gz(&pdu, log);
+               ret = fio_send_iolog_gz(first, log);
+       else {
+               struct sk_entry *entry;
 
-       return fio_send_cmd_ext_pdu(server_fd, FIO_NET_CMD_IOLOG, log->log,
-                       log->nr_samples * log_entry_sz(log), 0, 0);
+               entry = fio_net_prep_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_IOLOG, log->log,
+                                       log->nr_samples * log_entry_sz(log),
+                                       NULL, SK_F_FREE | SK_F_VEC);
+               flist_add_tail(&entry->list, &first->next);
+       }
+
+       return ret;
 }
 
 void fio_server_send_add_job(struct thread_data *td)
@@ -1405,14 +1722,16 @@ void fio_server_send_add_job(struct thread_data *td)
        pdu.groupid = cpu_to_le32(td->groupid);
        convert_thread_options_to_net(&pdu.top, &td->o);
 
-       fio_net_send_cmd(server_fd, FIO_NET_CMD_ADD_JOB, &pdu, sizeof(pdu), 
NULL, NULL);
+       fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_ADD_JOB, &pdu, sizeof(pdu), NULL, 
SK_F_COPY);
 }
 
 void fio_server_send_start(struct thread_data *td)
 {
-       assert(server_fd != -1);
+       struct sk_out *sk_out = pthread_getspecific(sk_out_key);
+
+       assert(sk_out->sk != -1);
 
-       fio_net_send_simple_cmd(server_fd, FIO_NET_CMD_SERVER_START, 0, NULL);
+       fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_SERVER_START, NULL, 0, 0, SK_F_SIMPLE);
 }
 
 int fio_server_get_verify_state(const char *name, int threadnumber,
@@ -1439,8 +1758,7 @@ int fio_server_get_verify_state(const char *name, int 
threadnumber,
        verify_state_gen_name((char *) out.path, sizeof(out.path), name, me,
                                threadnumber);
        tag = (uint64_t) (uintptr_t) rep;
-       fio_net_send_cmd(server_fd, FIO_NET_CMD_SENDFILE, &out, sizeof(out),
-                               &tag, NULL);
+       fio_net_queue_cmd(FIO_NET_CMD_SENDFILE, &out, sizeof(out), &tag, 
SK_F_COPY);
 
        /*
         * Wait for the backend to receive the reply
@@ -1455,7 +1773,7 @@ int fio_server_get_verify_state(const char *name, int 
threadnumber,
 fail:
                *datap = NULL;
                sfree(rep);
-               fio_net_send_quit(server_fd);
+               fio_net_queue_quit();
                return 1;
        }
 
@@ -1612,7 +1930,7 @@ static int fio_init_server_connection(void)
 
        log_info("fio: server listening on %s\n", bind_str);
 
-       if (listen(sk, 0) < 0) {
+       if (listen(sk, 4) < 0) {
                log_err("fio: listen: %s\n", strerror(errno));
                close(sk);
                return -1;
@@ -1807,6 +2125,13 @@ static int fio_server(void)
 {
        int sk, ret;
 
+       if (pthread_key_create(&sk_out_key, NULL)) {
+               log_err("fio: can't create sk_out backend key\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       pthread_setspecific(sk_out_key, NULL);
+
        dprint(FD_NET, "starting server\n");
 
        if (fio_handle_server_arg())
@@ -1834,8 +2159,12 @@ static int fio_server(void)
 
 void fio_server_got_signal(int signal)
 {
+       struct sk_out *sk_out = pthread_getspecific(sk_out_key);
+
+       assert(sk_out);
+
        if (signal == SIGPIPE)
-               server_fd = -1;
+               sk_out->sk = -1;
        else {
                log_info("\nfio: terminating on signal %d\n", signal);
                exit_backend = 1;
diff --git a/server.h b/server.h
index 6370c50..dc4a419 100644
--- a/server.h
+++ b/server.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct fio_net_cmd_reply {
 };
 
 enum {
-       FIO_SERVER_VER                  = 49,
+       FIO_SERVER_VER                  = 50,
 
        FIO_SERVER_MAX_FRAGMENT_PDU     = 1024,
        FIO_SERVER_MAX_CMD_MB           = 2048,
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ enum {
        FIO_NET_CMD_LOAD_FILE           = 19,
        FIO_NET_CMD_VTRIGGER            = 20,
        FIO_NET_CMD_SENDFILE            = 21,
-       FIO_NET_CMD_NR                  = 22,
+       FIO_NET_CMD_JOB_OPT             = 22,
+       FIO_NET_CMD_NR                  = 23,
 
        FIO_NET_CMD_F_MORE              = 1UL << 0,
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ enum {
 
        FIO_NET_NAME_MAX                = 256,
 
-       FIO_NET_CLIENT_TIMEOUT          = 30000,
+       FIO_NET_CLIENT_TIMEOUT          = 5000,
 
        FIO_PROBE_FLAG_ZLIB             = 1UL << 0,
 };
@@ -181,6 +182,14 @@ struct cmd_iolog_pdu {
        struct io_sample samples[0];
 };
 
+struct cmd_job_option {
+       uint16_t global;
+       uint16_t truncated;
+       uint32_t groupid;
+       uint8_t name[64];
+       uint8_t value[128];
+};
+
 extern int fio_start_server(char *);
 extern int fio_server_text_output(int, const char *, size_t);
 extern int fio_net_send_cmd(int, uint16_t, const void *, off_t, uint64_t *, 
struct flist_head *);
@@ -196,44 +205,17 @@ struct group_run_stats;
 extern void fio_server_send_ts(struct thread_stat *, struct group_run_stats *);
 extern void fio_server_send_gs(struct group_run_stats *);
 extern void fio_server_send_du(void);
-extern void fio_server_idle_loop(void);
+extern void fio_server_send_job_options(struct flist_head *, unsigned int);
 extern int fio_server_get_verify_state(const char *, int, void **, int *);
 
-extern int fio_recv_data(int sk, void *p, unsigned int len);
-extern int fio_send_data(int sk, const void *p, unsigned int len);
-extern void fio_net_cmd_crc(struct fio_net_cmd *);
-extern void fio_net_cmd_crc_pdu(struct fio_net_cmd *, const void *);
 extern struct fio_net_cmd *fio_net_recv_cmd(int sk);
 
 extern int fio_send_iolog(struct thread_data *, struct io_log *, const char *);
 extern void fio_server_send_add_job(struct thread_data *);
 extern void fio_server_send_start(struct thread_data *);
-extern int fio_net_send_stop(int sk, int error, int signal);
 extern int fio_net_send_quit(int sk);
 
 extern int exit_backend;
 extern int fio_net_port;
 
-static inline void __fio_init_net_cmd(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd, uint16_t opcode,
-                                     uint32_t pdu_len, uint64_t tag)
-{
-       memset(cmd, 0, sizeof(*cmd));
-
-       cmd->version    = __cpu_to_le16(FIO_SERVER_VER);
-       cmd->opcode     = cpu_to_le16(opcode);
-       cmd->tag        = cpu_to_le64(tag);
-       cmd->pdu_len    = cpu_to_le32(pdu_len);
-}
-
-
-static inline void fio_init_net_cmd(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd, uint16_t opcode,
-                                   const void *pdu, uint32_t pdu_len,
-                                   uint64_t tag)
-{
-       __fio_init_net_cmd(cmd, opcode, pdu_len, tag);
-
-       if (pdu)
-               memcpy(&cmd->payload, pdu, pdu_len);
-}
-
 #endif
diff --git a/stat.c b/stat.c
index ca06617..a3bfe63 100644
--- a/stat.c
+++ b/stat.c
@@ -1086,8 +1086,34 @@ static void show_thread_status_terse_v3_v4(struct 
thread_stat *ts,
        log_buf(out, "\n");
 }
 
+void json_add_job_opts(struct json_object *root, const char *name,
+                      struct flist_head *opt_list, bool num_jobs)
+{
+       struct json_object *dir_object;
+       struct flist_head *entry;
+       struct print_option *p;
+
+       if (flist_empty(opt_list))
+               return;
+
+       dir_object = json_create_object();
+       json_object_add_value_object(root, name, dir_object);
+
+       flist_for_each(entry, opt_list) {
+               const char *pos = "";
+
+               p = flist_entry(entry, struct print_option, list);
+               if (!num_jobs && !strcmp(p->name, "numjobs"))
+                       continue;
+               if (p->value)
+                       pos = p->value;
+               json_object_add_value_string(dir_object, p->name, pos);
+       }
+}
+
 static struct json_object *show_thread_status_json(struct thread_stat *ts,
-                                   struct group_run_stats *rs)
+                                                  struct group_run_stats *rs,
+                                                  struct flist_head *opt_list)
 {
        struct json_object *root, *tmp;
        struct jobs_eta *je;
@@ -1110,6 +1136,9 @@ static struct json_object *show_thread_status_json(struct 
thread_stat *ts,
                json_object_add_value_int(root, "elapsed", je->elapsed_sec);
        }
 
+       if (opt_list)
+               json_add_job_opts(root, "job options", opt_list, true);
+
        add_ddir_status_json(ts, rs, DDIR_READ, root);
        add_ddir_status_json(ts, rs, DDIR_WRITE, root);
        add_ddir_status_json(ts, rs, DDIR_TRIM, root);
@@ -1239,6 +1268,7 @@ static void show_thread_status_terse(struct thread_stat 
*ts,
 
 struct json_object *show_thread_status(struct thread_stat *ts,
                                       struct group_run_stats *rs,
+                                      struct flist_head *opt_list,
                                       struct buf_output *out)
 {
        struct json_object *ret = NULL;
@@ -1246,7 +1276,7 @@ struct json_object *show_thread_status(struct thread_stat 
*ts,
        if (output_format & FIO_OUTPUT_TERSE)
                show_thread_status_terse(ts, rs,  out);
        if (output_format & FIO_OUTPUT_JSON)
-               ret = show_thread_status_json(ts, rs);
+               ret = show_thread_status_json(ts, rs, opt_list);
        if (output_format & FIO_OUTPUT_NORMAL)
                show_thread_status_normal(ts, rs,  out);
 
@@ -1427,6 +1457,7 @@ void __show_run_stats(void)
        struct json_object *root = NULL;
        struct json_array *array = NULL;
        struct buf_output output[FIO_OUTPUT_NR];
+       struct flist_head **opt_lists;
 
        runstats = malloc(sizeof(struct group_run_stats) * (groupid + 1));
 
@@ -1452,9 +1483,12 @@ void __show_run_stats(void)
        }
 
        threadstats = malloc(nr_ts * sizeof(struct thread_stat));
+       opt_lists = malloc(nr_ts * sizeof(struct flist_head *));
 
-       for (i = 0; i < nr_ts; i++)
+       for (i = 0; i < nr_ts; i++) {
                init_thread_stat(&threadstats[i]);
+               opt_lists[i] = NULL;
+       }
 
        j = 0;
        last_ts = -1;
@@ -1473,6 +1507,7 @@ void __show_run_stats(void)
                ts->clat_percentiles = td->o.clat_percentiles;
                ts->percentile_precision = td->o.percentile_precision;
                memcpy(ts->percentile_list, td->o.percentile_list, 
sizeof(td->o.percentile_list));
+               opt_lists[j] = &td->opt_list;
 
                idx++;
                ts->members++;
@@ -1596,6 +1631,7 @@ void __show_run_stats(void)
        if (output_format & FIO_OUTPUT_NORMAL)
                log_buf(&output[__FIO_OUTPUT_NORMAL], "\n");
        if (output_format & FIO_OUTPUT_JSON) {
+               struct thread_data *global;
                char time_buf[32];
                time_t time_p;
 
@@ -1608,21 +1644,27 @@ void __show_run_stats(void)
                json_object_add_value_string(root, "fio version", 
fio_version_string);
                json_object_add_value_int(root, "timestamp", time_p);
                json_object_add_value_string(root, "time", time_buf);
+               global = get_global_options();
+               json_add_job_opts(root, "global options", &global->opt_list, 
false);
                array = json_create_array();
                json_object_add_value_array(root, "jobs", array);
        }
 
+       if (is_backend)
+               fio_server_send_job_options(&get_global_options()->opt_list, 
-1U);
+
        for (i = 0; i < nr_ts; i++) {
                ts = &threadstats[i];
                rs = &runstats[ts->groupid];
 
-               if (is_backend)
+               if (is_backend) {
+                       fio_server_send_job_options(opt_lists[i], i);
                        fio_server_send_ts(ts, rs);
-               else {
+               } else {
                        if (output_format & FIO_OUTPUT_TERSE)
                                show_thread_status_terse(ts, rs, 
&output[__FIO_OUTPUT_TERSE]);
                        if (output_format & FIO_OUTPUT_JSON) {
-                               struct json_object *tmp = 
show_thread_status_json(ts, rs);
+                               struct json_object *tmp = 
show_thread_status_json(ts, rs, opt_lists[i]);
                                json_array_add_value_object(array, tmp);
                        }
                        if (output_format & FIO_OUTPUT_NORMAL)
@@ -1665,6 +1707,7 @@ void __show_run_stats(void)
        log_info_flush();
        free(runstats);
        free(threadstats);
+       free(opt_lists);
 }
 
 void show_run_stats(void)
diff --git a/stat.h b/stat.h
index dda88fc..9c3f192 100644
--- a/stat.h
+++ b/stat.h
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ extern struct jobs_eta *get_jobs_eta(bool force, size_t 
*size);
 extern void stat_init(void);
 extern void stat_exit(void);
 
-extern struct json_object * show_thread_status(struct thread_stat *ts, struct 
group_run_stats *rs, struct buf_output *);
+extern struct json_object * show_thread_status(struct thread_stat *ts, struct 
group_run_stats *rs, struct flist_head *, struct buf_output *);
 extern void show_group_stats(struct group_run_stats *rs, struct buf_output *);
 extern int calc_thread_status(struct jobs_eta *je, int force);
 extern void display_thread_status(struct jobs_eta *je);
diff --git a/workqueue.c b/workqueue.c
index 5fd95b9..6e67f3e 100644
--- a/workqueue.c
+++ b/workqueue.c
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ static void *worker_thread(void *data)
        unsigned int eflags = 0, ret = 0;
        FLIST_HEAD(local_list);
 
+       sk_out_assign(sw->sk_out);
+
        if (wq->ops.nice) {
                if (nice(wq->ops.nice) < 0) {
                        log_err("workqueue: nice %s\n", strerror(errno));
@@ -206,6 +208,7 @@ done:
        pthread_mutex_lock(&sw->lock);
        sw->flags |= (SW_F_EXITED | eflags);
        pthread_mutex_unlock(&sw->lock);
+       sk_out_drop();
        return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -267,7 +270,8 @@ void workqueue_exit(struct workqueue *wq)
        pthread_mutex_destroy(&wq->stat_lock);
 }
 
-static int start_worker(struct workqueue *wq, unsigned int index)
+static int start_worker(struct workqueue *wq, unsigned int index,
+                       struct sk_out *sk_out)
 {
        struct submit_worker *sw = &wq->workers[index];
        int ret;
@@ -277,6 +281,7 @@ static int start_worker(struct workqueue *wq, unsigned int 
index)
        pthread_mutex_init(&sw->lock, NULL);
        sw->wq = wq;
        sw->index = index;
+       sw->sk_out = sk_out;
 
        if (wq->ops.alloc_worker_fn) {
                ret = wq->ops.alloc_worker_fn(sw);
@@ -297,12 +302,13 @@ static int start_worker(struct workqueue *wq, unsigned 
int index)
 }
 
 int workqueue_init(struct thread_data *td, struct workqueue *wq,
-                  struct workqueue_ops *ops, unsigned max_pending)
+                  struct workqueue_ops *ops, unsigned int max_workers,
+                  struct sk_out *sk_out)
 {
        unsigned int running;
        int i, error;
 
-       wq->max_workers = max_pending;
+       wq->max_workers = max_workers;
        wq->td = td;
        wq->ops = *ops;
        wq->work_seq = 0;
@@ -314,7 +320,7 @@ int workqueue_init(struct thread_data *td, struct workqueue 
*wq,
        wq->workers = calloc(wq->max_workers, sizeof(struct submit_worker));
 
        for (i = 0; i < wq->max_workers; i++)
-               if (start_worker(wq, i))
+               if (start_worker(wq, i, sk_out))
                        break;
 
        wq->max_workers = i;
diff --git a/workqueue.h b/workqueue.h
index 46a3979..1961b2a 100644
--- a/workqueue.h
+++ b/workqueue.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct submit_worker {
        uint64_t seq;
        struct workqueue *wq;
        void *private;
+       struct sk_out *sk_out;
 };
 
 typedef int (workqueue_work_fn)(struct submit_worker *, struct workqueue_work 
*);
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ struct workqueue {
        volatile int wake_idle;
 };
 
-int workqueue_init(struct thread_data *td, struct workqueue *wq, struct 
workqueue_ops *ops, unsigned int max_workers);
+int workqueue_init(struct thread_data *td, struct workqueue *wq, struct 
workqueue_ops *ops, unsigned int max_workers, struct sk_out *sk_out);
 void workqueue_exit(struct workqueue *wq);
 
 void workqueue_enqueue(struct workqueue *wq, struct workqueue_work *work);
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