[PATCH] blkparse: man - Elaborate definitions of RWBS fields.

[PATCH] blkparse: man - Elaborate definitions of RWBS fields.

[Goldwyn Rodrigues]

The RWBS fields can output more fields, which need detailed description.
This information is extracted from fill_rwbs() function. If there is more
to it, I'd be happy to include it.

I did not see Barrier Operations in the fill_rwbs() function. Also,
Flush and FUA have the same code, F. Besides, I am not sure if the N
field's description is correct.

Signed-off-by: Goldwyn Rodrigues <rgoldwyn@suse.com>

diff --git a/doc/blkparse.1 b/doc/blkparse.1
index be9b34b..fb70318 100644
--- a/doc/blkparse.1
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@@ -413,10 +413,32 @@ Split
 
 .SH "RWBS DESCRIPTION"
 
-This is a small string containing at least one character ('R' for read, 'W'
-for write, or 'D' for block discard operation), and optionally either
-a 'B' (for barrier operations) or 'S' (for synchronous operations).
+This is a small string containing at least one character for the operation(s)
+performed. It is described by the following table:
 
+.IP R
+Read
+
+.IP W
+Write
+
+.IP D
+Discard Block
+
+.IP S
+Synchronous
+
+.IP N
+Nil or Nothing, a place holder.
+
+.IP F
+Flush or Force Unit Access (FUA)
+
+.IP A
+Read-Ahead
+
+.IP M
+Metadata
 
 .SH "DEFAULT OUTPUT"
 

Re: [PATCH] blkparse: man - Elaborate definitions of RWBS fields.

[Goldwyn Rodrigues]

On 08/15/2017 04:17 PM, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
> The RWBS fields can output more fields, which need detailed description.
> This information is extracted from fill_rwbs() function. If there is more
> to it, I'd be happy to include it.
> 
> I did not see Barrier Operations in the fill_rwbs() function. Also,

Barrier Operations have long been removed. So, this seems correct.

-- 
Goldwyn