Re: [patch v3] mm: test_vmstat: add synthetic benchmark for vm stats

From: Andrew Morton

Date: Sat Sep 12 2026 - 01:38:05 EST


On Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:08:14 -0700 (PDT) David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Add a synthetic benchmark that can be used to measure performance of VM
> statistics. This is used to analyze any improvements or regressions in
> functions that are frequently used in hot code paths.
>
> The test is run by KUnit or doing modprobe vmstat_kunit directly.

Can you please quote some typical kernel output in the changelog? That
will help others to review the proposed change.

Sashiko made what appear to be some good points:
https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/014ef68b-6312-bcdc-f432-34c31476fe77@xxxxxxxxxx