1cyclictest -t 5 -p 80 -n -q -l 10
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3runs a test with 5 threads, stops after 10 loops and outputs:
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5T: 0 ( 2215) P:80 I:    1000 C:      10 Min:      31 Act:      33 Avg:      33 Max:      43
6T: 1 ( 2216) P:79 I:    1500 C:      10 Min:      22 Act:      22 Avg:      36 Max:      61
7T: 2 ( 2217) P:78 I:    2000 C:      10 Min:      27 Act:      33 Avg:      36 Max:      50
8T: 3 ( 2218) P:77 I:    2500 C:      10 Min:      23 Act:      37 Avg:      38 Max:      59
9T: 4 ( 2219) P:76 I:    3000 C:      10 Min:      26 Act:      48 Avg:      36 Max:      48
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11All numbers in micro seconds. You get the minimium, maximum and average latency for each thread.
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13I use this for automated regression testing.
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15The -v option outputs:
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17       0:       0:       0
18       0:       1:      45
19       0:       2:      41
20       0:       3:      31
21       0:       4:      31
22       0:       5:      34
23       1:       0:       0
24       1:       1:      29
25       1:       2:      33
26       1:       3:      33
27...
28where the first column is the thread, the second column is the loop
29counter and the third is the latency value for this step. You can use
30this for your own statistics or for latency distribution plots.
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32	tglx
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