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@@ -182,13 +182,15 @@ whint_mode=%s Control which write hints are passed down to block
passes down hints with its policy.
alloc_mode=%s Adjust block allocation policy, which supports "reuse"
and "default".
-fsync_mode=%s Control the policy of fsync. Currently supports "posix"
- and "strict". In "posix" mode, which is default, fsync
- will follow POSIX semantics and does a light operation
- to improve the filesystem performance. In "strict" mode,
- fsync will be heavy and behaves in line with xfs, ext4
- and btrfs, where xfstest generic/342 will pass, but the
- performance will regress.
+fsync_mode=%s Control the policy of fsync. Currently supports "posix",
+ "strict", and "nobarrier". In "posix" mode, which is
+ default, fsync will follow POSIX semantics and does a
+ light operation to improve the filesystem performance.
+ In "strict" mode, fsync will be heavy and behaves in line
+ with xfs, ext4 and btrfs, where xfstest generic/342 will
+ pass, but the performance will regress. "nobarrier" is
+ based on "posix", but doesn't issue flush command for
+ non-atomic files likewise "nobarrier" mount option.
test_dummy_encryption Enable dummy encryption, which provides a fake fscrypt
context. The fake fscrypt context is used by xfstests.
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