stress2 is a tool for finding problems in the kernel. It is composed of a large number of regression tests, tests that stress various components of the kernel and a few validation tests. There are currently some 700 different tests. The key idea behind stress2 is to randomize as much as possible in a test, as a way of achieving better coverage. For example, varying VM pressure, varying numbers of threads, varying delays, etc. stress2 has found a large number of problems: https://people.freebsd.org/~pho/stress/log/ To run the full test suite type "make test" in the stress2 directory. To run a subset of tests, go to the stress2/misc directory. To run for example all tmpfs tests, type ./all.sh -o $(grep -l tmpfs *.sh) To run fdatasync.sh for one hour, type ./all.sh -m 60 fdatasync.sh" To run dup2.sh three times, type ./all.sh -l 3 dup2.sh Peter Holm