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BW_MEM_RD(8)			     LMBENCH			    BW_MEM_RD(8)

NAME
     bw_mem_rd - time memory read rate (with overhead)

SYNOPSIS
     bw_mem_rd size

DESCRIPTION
     bw_mem_rd	allocates  the	specified  amount  of memory, zeros it, and then
     times the reading of that memory as a series of  integer  loads  and  adds.
     Each four byte integer is loaded and added to accumulator.

     The  size	specification  may  end with ``k'' or ``m'' to mean kilobytes (*
     1024) or megabytes (* 1024 * 1024).

OUTPUT
     Output format is "%0.2f %.2f\n", megabytes, megabytes_per_second, i.e.,

     8.00 25.33

MEMORY UTILIZATION
     This benchmark should move approximately the reported amount of memory.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
     Funding for the development of this tool was provided by  Sun  Microsystems
     Computer Corporation.

SEE ALSO
     lmbench(8).

(c)1994 Larry McVoy		     $Date$			    BW_MEM_RD(8)

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