rk_stubby man page

SYNOPSIS

       rk_stubby options

DESCRIPTION

       The rk_stubby utility is used to test the rk_stub  simula-
       tor library.

       Available options:


       -name of-resource-set
              Set  the  name of the resource set that is created.
              This value is then used to determine the  names  of
              the input and output files.  Default: test

       -verbosity <0-1>
              Set the verbosity level, where zero means no output
              and higher levels will reveal more and more  debug-
              ging information.  Default: 0

       -compute_sec secs
              Set  the  number  of  seconds  of computation time.
              Default: 1

       -compute_ns ns
              Set the number of nanoseconds of computation  time.
              Default: 0

       -period_sec secs
              Set  the number of seconds in the period.  Default:
              2

       -period_ns ns
              Set  the  number  of  nanoseconds  in  the  period.
              Default: 0

       -deadline_sec secs
              Set the number of seconds in the deadline, which is
              relative to the start of the period.  Default: 2

       -deadline_ns ns
              Set the number  of  nanoseconds  in  the  deadline,
              which  is  relative  to  the  start  of the period.
              Default: 0

       -for secs
              Specify the number of seconds to run the test  for.
              Default: 4

       -drop_all bool
              Switch  that determines whether or not the delegate
              will drop all the simulated data to  be  processed.
              This  switch is really only meant as a sanity check
              for the drop code.  Default: false

       -drop_behind bool
              Switch that determines whether or not the  delegate
              will  drop  data when processing is falling behind.
              Default: false

EXAMPLES

       To simulate a process with a period of 1 second,  deadline
       of 500000000 nanos, and a compute time of 250000000 nanos.

              rk_stubby  -period_sec  1  -deadline_sec  0  -dead-
              line_ns   500000000   -compute_sec   0  -compute_ns
              250000000

RETURN VALUES

       0      The simulation completed successfully.

       1      The simulation failed for one reason or another.

INPUT FILES

       <resource-set-name>_cpu_times
              The simulator input file that contains the required
              CPU  percentages.   The contents of the file should
              be a whitespace separated list of floats that spec-
              ify the percentage of CPU time required by the pro-
              cess for a  repeating  sequence  of  periods.   For
              example,  the  times  file for a resource set named
              "steady_50" that required 50% of the CPU  at  every
              period  would  be  named  "steady_50_cpu_times" and
              contain only "50.0".  Another, more  complex  exam-
              ple, would be a reserve that oscillated between 10%
              and 50% with 10% steps  would  contain  "10.0  20.0
              30.0 40.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0".

OUTPUT FILES

       rk.log A log of the calls into the rk_stub simulator.

       The output of CPU simulation is a set of files that can be
       fed into gnuplot.   The  contents  of  the  file  are  two
       columns  of numbers, a time value, and a CPU percentage or
       an arbitrary value that marks  some  event.   The  current
       list of files is:

       <resource-set-name>_cpu_period
              The CPU reserve's period.

       <resource-set-name>_cpu_deadline
              The CPU reserve's deadlines.

       <resource-set-name>_cpu_complete
              Marks the completion of a data period.

       <resource-set-name>_cpu_drop
              Marks a data period as being dropped.

       <resource-set-name>_cpu_realtime
              The CPU time required by the process.

       <resource-set-name>_cpu_success
              The  actual  CPU time received by a process that is
              making its deadlines.

       <resource-set-name>_cpu_fail
              The actual CPU time received by a process  that  is
              missing its deadlines.

SEE ALSO

       gnuplot(1)

NOTES

       The   Alchemy   project   can  be  found  on  the  web  at
       http://www.cs.utah.edu/flux/alchemy

AUTHOR

       The Alchemy project at the University of Utah.



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