Where to get data for comparing cache algorithms

Question

I cannot compare cache algorithms like LRU, SLRU, LFU, etc. on real data.

That's why I need some method to generate real data to compare caching algorithms or to get this data from some application.

Answer 1

I think cachegrind , one of the tools in the valgrind package, may be what you are looking for. I did not use it myself, but, looking at this page, it creates an output file cachegrind.out.<pid> with information read by a person about access to the cache. Not sure if this will be as detailed as you need (maybe this is just a summary), but probably worth a look.

Answer 2

I could offer you one of the faker libraries depending on the programming language.

• Ruby
• Php
• Python
• Javascript
• Java
• WITH#