17.19.2. stress
POSIX userland stress. Two versions:
./build-buildroot \ --config 'BR2_PACKAGE_STRESS=y' \ --config 'BR2_PACKAGE_STRESS_NG=y' \ ;
STRESS_NG is likely the best, but it requires glibc, see: Section 26.10, “libc choice”.
Websites:
stress usage:
stress --help stress -c 16 & ps
and notice how 16 threads were created in addition to a parent worker thread.
It just runs forever, so kill it when you get tired:
kill %1
stress -c 1 -t 1 makes gem5 irresponsive for a very long time.