tests/benchmark/plugins/clear_buffer_cache.py

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from tests.util.cluster_controller import ClusterController
from tests.benchmark.plugins import Plugin

class ClearBufferCache(Plugin):
  """Plugin that clears the buffer cache before a query is run."""

  __name__ = "ClearBufferCache"

  def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
    self.cluster_controller = ClusterController(*args, **kwargs)
    Plugin.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)

  def run_pre_hook(self, context=None):
    # Drop the page cache (drop_caches=1). We'll leave the inodes and dentries
    # since that is not what we are testing and it causes excessive performance
    # variability.
    cmd = "sysctl -w vm.drop_caches=1 vm.drop_caches=0"
    self.cluster_controller.deprecated_run_cmd(cmd)