sysbench Module Example

This is an example project implementing a simple benchmark using the sysbench Lua API.

To install from local Git tree:

luarocks make --local

To install from SysbenchRocks:

luarocks --server=rocks.sysbench.io --local install example

Try running the following commands after installation (with N and M being positive integers of your choice):

sysbench example help
sysbench example --counters=N --threads=M prepare
sysbench example --counters=N --threads=M run
sysbench example --counters=N aggregate
sysbench example cleanup

Useful links

• SysbenchRocks -- the repository of sysbench modules
• Creating a rock -- a quickstart guide on creating a rock in the LuaRocks Wiki.
• Lua Style Guide which is used by the LuaRocks project
• Numerical Computing Performance Guide -- a guide on writing efficient LuaJIT code from Mike Pall, the LuaJIT creator
• Lua Performance Tips(PDF) -- a guide on high-performance Lua code from Roberto Ierusalimschy, the Lua creator.