contest(1)
NAME
- contest v0.61 - Benchmarks kernels for their system respon
- siveness
SYNOPSIS
- contest [-cdr] [-k name] [-t file] [-n nrruns] [-o file]
- [load...]
DESCRIPTION
Arraykernel compiles in a linux kernel tree under different load conditions simulating real world loads and times how long the kernel
takes to compile. By running for the duration of a kernel compile
it can increase the signal to noise ratio of the effect the load
has on the system. This can demonstrate the ability of the running kernel to respond in each of the tested loads. It can only
be of use in benchmarking different kernels on the same hardware.
OPTIONS
Arraymem_load and dbench_load. If you do not specify a load, all loads
will be executed by default.
These are the commonly used options:
Array./dump.)
OTHER OPTIONS
You shouldn't need to touch these.
- Array-p Dont cleanup after each load is run - speeds up the
- running of contest but can use up massive amounts of disk space.
NOTES
Array* The version of cc used must not vary between benchmarks.
- Array* The contest name is a play on words due to the Author's
- name being Con.
EXAMPLES
contest -n 5 -o /spare/dump
Arraycontest -k MyKernel -t /tmp/dump -n 7 io_load dbench_load
Array/tmp/dump as the io write load.
AUTHORS
Arrayin c was done by Aggelos Economopoulos <aoiko@cc.ece.ntua.gr> as
of version 0.60
WWW
http://contest.kolivas.org