Syscache Test

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Note  This content applies to the Windows Logo Kit (WLK). For the latest information using the new Windows Hardware Certification Kit (HCK), see Windows HCK User's Guide on the Windows Hardware Dev Center.

Type: Automated Test

Overview

The Syscache test reads, writes, and verifies data with and without the Windows XP Professional buffer feature. Testing halts when the Syscache test detects data corruption.

Details

The Syscache test attempts to write files using every known combination of write attributes, truncation strategy, file pointer move strategy, and read attributes. The Syscache test opens a series of temporary files and does IO on them. For each type of write file (sequential, non-buffered, mapped IO, async IO, and so on in random order) then for each truncation strategy / file offset move strategy Syscache does IO. Syscache will write a series of regions to the file with a particular pattern that can be verified on read. Syscache then verifies the file by reading it in concurrently executing read threads that have opened the file for read operations using different attributes. If data corruption is encountered, the test logs a failure.

Run Time:

Log File:

System Restart Required: No

Test Category:

Supported operating systems for Logo or Signature testing:

  • Windows 7

  • Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Windows Vista

  • Windows Server 2003

  • Windows XP

Program:

Requirements

Software Requirements

The test tool requires the following software:

  • Supported operating system (see list above)

  • Software components included with the device that is being tested

Hardware Requirements

The test tool requires the following hardware:

  • Device to be tested

  • Computer that meets the minimum software requirements

  • Windows keyboard

  • Two-button pointing device

  • Color display monitor capable of at least 1024 by 768 resolution, 32-bits per pixel, 60 Hz

  • Hard drive with a minimum of 20 GB available on partition C:

Processor

The test tool runs on the following processor architectures:

  • x86

  • x64

  • Itanium

 

 

Build date: 9/14/2012