VFS_AIO_RATELIMIT(8) System Administration tools VFS_AIO_RATELIMIT(8) (NAME) vfs_aio_ratelimit - / (async-I/O) (SYNOPSIS) vfs objects = aio_ratelimit (DESCRIPTION) VFS samba(7) . VFS aio_ratelimit (rate-limiting) / (async I/O) . . ( ) / async I/O . (burst allowance) . TDB smbd . READ/WRITE VFS . (stackable) . (CONFIGURATION) : [share] path = /path/to/share vfs objects = aio_ratelimit (OPTIONS) aio_ratelimit:read_iops_limit = count READ . . : 0 : 1000000 : aio_ratelimit:read_iops_limit = 1000 aio_ratelimit:read_bw_limit = count READ ( ) . . (K M G T) . : 0 : 1T : aio_ratelimit:read_bw_limit = 2M aio_ratelimit:read_burst_mult = value READ ( 15 = 1.5x). (token bucket) . : 15 (1.5x) : 100 (10x) : aio_ratelimit:read_burst_mult = 20 aio_ratelimit:write_iops_limit = count WRITE . . : 0 : 1000000 : aio_ratelimit:write_iops_limit = 1000 aio_ratelimit:write_bw_limit = count WRITE ( ) . . (K M G T) . : 0 : 1T : aio_ratelimit:write_bw_limit = 1M aio_ratelimit:write_burst_mult = value WRITE ( 15 = 1.5x). . : 15 (1.5x) : 100 (10x) : aio_ratelimit:write_burst_mult = 15 (BURST BEHAVIOR) read_burst_mult write_burst_mult . : rate_limit * (burst_mult / 10). read_iops_limit = 1000 read_burst_mult = 15 1000 * 1.5 = 1500 IOPS . / . . / (throttling) . read_burst_mult write_burst_mult read_iops_limit/read_bw_limit write_iops_limit/write_bw_limit . . (VERSION) 4.24.6 Samba . (AUTHOR) Samba Andrew Tridgell . Samba Samba . Samba 4.24.6 08/16/2026 VFS_AIO_RATELIMIT(8)