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Randomize which pages are written vs read using the random number generator. Change the variable wr_fract and associated function calls to write_percent that now operates as a percentage from 0 to 100 where X means each page has an X% chance of being written. Change the -f argument to -w to reflect the new variable semantics. Keep the same default of 100% writes. Population always uses 100% writes to ensure all memory is actually populated and not just mapped to the zero page. The prevents expensive copy-on-write faults from occurring during the dirty memory iterations below, which would pollute the performance results. Each vCPU calculates its own random seed by adding its index to the seed provided. Signed-off-by: Colton Lewis <coltonlewis@google.com> Reviewed-by: David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221107182208.479157-4-coltonlewis@google.com Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.