#!/bin/bash
# Author: Steve Barnes (steve@echo.id.au)
# A simple mpstat test to verify cpu load is being measured
t_Log "Running $0 - a simple mpstat test to verify cpu load is being measured"
output_file=$(mktemp)
trap "rm -f ${output_file}" EXIT
n_cpu=$(nproc)
load=$((${n_cpu}/2))
if [ "${load}" -eq 0 ]; then
load=1
fi
/usr/bin/mpstat 1 5 >${output_file} 2>&1 &
# Time for iostat booting
sleep 1
# Give the CPU something to chew on
for i in $(seq 1 ${load}); do
sha1sum /dev/zero &
done
# Give mpstat a chance to log our task
sleep 6
killall sha1sum
cpu_user_percent=$(awk '$4 ~ /[0-9]\./ {$4>a ? a=$4 : $4} END {print int(a)}' ${output_file})
if [ "$cpu_user_percent" -eq 0 ]; then
t_Log "FAIL: ${0}: no cpu activity registered"
cat ${output_file}
t_CheckExitStatus 1
fi
t_CheckExitStatus 0