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-rw-r--r--lib/igt_aux.h1
-rw-r--r--lib/intel_os.c13
-rw-r--r--tests/gem_tiled_swapping.c1
3 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/igt_aux.h b/lib/igt_aux.h
index 948101d2..aa8a3878 100644
--- a/lib/igt_aux.h
+++ b/lib/igt_aux.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ void igt_wait_for_keypress(void);
/* These are separate to allow easier testing when porting, see the comment at
* the bottom of intel_os.c. */
+void intel_purge_vm_caches(void);
uint64_t intel_get_avail_ram_mb(void);
uint64_t intel_get_total_ram_mb(void);
uint64_t intel_get_total_swap_mb(void);
diff --git a/lib/intel_os.c b/lib/intel_os.c
index 6f0621c7..7d9a703a 100644
--- a/lib/intel_os.c
+++ b/lib/intel_os.c
@@ -185,6 +185,19 @@ intel_get_total_swap_mb(void)
return retval / (1024*1024);
}
+void
+intel_purge_vm_caches(void)
+{
+ int fd;
+
+ fd = open("/proc/sys/vm/drop_caches", O_RDWR);
+ if (fd < 0)
+ return;
+
+ write(fd, "3\n", 2);
+ close(fd);
+}
+
/*
* When testing a port to a new platform, create a standalone test binary
diff --git a/tests/gem_tiled_swapping.c b/tests/gem_tiled_swapping.c
index eb1453ca..aecd5438 100644
--- a/tests/gem_tiled_swapping.c
+++ b/tests/gem_tiled_swapping.c
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ igt_simple_main
current_tiling_mode = I915_TILING_X;
igt_skip_on_simulation();
+ intel_purge_vm_caches();
fd = drm_open_any();
/* need slightly more than available memory */