From ff7806e52c4e9b7c522e59ba8514c5c6e3fa8683 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Wilson Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 13:09:46 +0100 Subject: gem_tiled_swapping: Purge all page/swap caches first Reset the system to a vanilla state before we query how much RAM/swap space is available for our testing. Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson --- lib/igt_aux.h | 1 + lib/intel_os.c | 13 +++++++++++++ tests/gem_tiled_swapping.c | 1 + 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+) 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 */ -- cgit v1.2.3