Shakedown - Linux Hardware Stress Testing Application

disclaimer, I am not a developer. This was built for a UI to make the tests I run and system info I monitor for RMA's more accessible to others. This is not good code, but it gets the job done without hindering stress testing.

Intended method of use.

curl -sSL https://git.karner.dev/jdkarner/shakedown/raw/branch/main/scripts/release.sh | bash

Shakedown is a GUI application for running comprehensive hardware stress tests on Linux systems to detect hardware faults. It provides a user-friendly interface for configuring and monitoring stress-ng tests while tracking system temperatures and hardware errors.

Features

• GUI-based test selection - Select which subsystems to stress test:

  • CPU - Computation-heavy workloads, FPU, cache stress
  • Memory - RAM integrity, memory subsystem testing
  • Disk - Storage read/write operations
  • I/O - Asynchronous/synchronous I/O operations
  • GPU Burn - CPU compute with CUDA

• Execution modes:

  • Sequential - Run tests one after another (easier to identify which test causes issues)
  • Parallel - Run all tests simultaneously (maximum system stress)
  • Pre-configured stress-ng jobfiles - Solid defaults that can be customized if needed

Jobfiles are Sequential by default, Parrallel here runs all selected tests at the same time.

• Real-time monitoring:
  • Temperature sensors via Tricorder
  • Hardware error logging via Tricorder
  • Test progress and elapsed time

Building

scripts/build-dist.sh This builds shakedown, stress-ng, and tricorder. It does not currently include building gpu_burn, The forgejo workflow does build gpu_burn.

Usage

1. Launch the application: (The intended method of use is to use the curl command above.)

   cd $shakedown_dir
   ./shakedown
   

2. Tricorder Monitor: The Tricorder system monitor will launch automatically in monitor mode. If closed accidentally, click "🖖 Launch Tricorder" in the top bar to relaunch it.

3. Select Tests: Check the boxes for the subsystems you want to stress test

4. Choose Execution Mode:

   • Sequential: Tests run job at a time
   • Parallel: All selected jobs run simultaneously

5. Start Tests: Click "Start Tests" to begin

6. Monitor:

   • Use Tricorder for comprehensive real-time monitoring (CPU, GPU, temperatures, fans, logs)
   • Track progress in the status bar

7. Stop Tests: Click "Stop Tests" to terminate running tests

Jobfiles

Pre-configured stress-ng jobfiles are located in the jobfiles/ directory:

Customizing Jobfiles

The jobfiles use stress-ng's jobfile format. You can edit them to:

• Adjust test duration (timeout)
• Enable/disable specific stressors
• Change resource limits

Example jobfile directive:

timeout 300s     # Run for 5 minutes
cpu 0            # Use all CPU cores
verify           # Verify computations for error detection

License

GPLv2

Acknowledgments

• stress-ng - The underlying stress testing tool
• egui - Immediate mode GUI library for Rust
• gpu-burn - GPU stress testing tool