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Linux Foundation

Stress-ng: How to Stress Test Your Computer (and Possibly Break It)

Linux Foundation via YouTube

Overview

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This session explains how to use stress-ng to exercise Linux kernels and hardware, covering testing concepts, stressors, and worked examples. It also discusses building and installing the tool, project results, and ways to contribute.

Syllabus

Introduction
Stressng
What is Stressng
Other Kernels
Stressng Overview
Stressng Sizes
Concurrency
Stress Cases
Cache Stresses
System Calls
System Calls Examples
Other Kernel Interfaces
Examples
CPU Scheduler
Stress Examples
Schedule Stresses
Network Stresses
Network Stress Examples
Virtual Memory Stress
VM Stressor
Other examples
Questions
Exercising Cash
Give Enough Time
Benchmarking

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Linux Foundation

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