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diff --git a/tools/test/stress2/README b/tools/test/stress2/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ddc8db817ce2 --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/test/stress2/README @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +stress2 is a tool for finding problems in the kernel. + +It is composed of a large number of regression tests, tests that +stress various components of the kernel and a few validation tests. +There are currently some 700 different tests. + +The key idea behind stress2 is to randomize as much as possible in +a test, as a way of achieving better coverage. For example, varying +VM pressure, varying numbers of threads, varying delays, etc. +stress2 has found a large number of problems: +https://people.freebsd.org/~pho/stress/log/ + +To run the full test suite type "make test" in the stress2 directory. + +To run a subset of tests, go to the stress2/misc directory. + To run for example all tmpfs tests, type ./all.sh -o $(grep -l tmpfs *.sh) + To run fdatasync.sh for one hour, type ./all.sh -m 60 fdatasync.sh" + To run dup2.sh three times, type ./all.sh -l 3 dup2.sh + +Peter Holm <pho@FreeBSD.org> |