diff --git a/tests/benchmarkRM.c b/tests/benchmarkRM.c
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-/*
- * benchmark.c
- *
- *  Created on: Feb 5, 2018
- *      Author: Attila Kovacs
- */
-
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <time.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include "rm.h"
-#include "smax.h"
-#include "smax-rm.h"
-
-#define PI 3.14159265358979
-
-static void readBenchmark(int n, boolean pipelined);
-static int readBunch(int ant);
-static int queueBunch(int ant);
-
-static void writeBenchmark(int n);
-static int writeBunch(int ant);
-
-int main(int argc, const char *argv[]) {
-  int antlist[11];
-  int cycles = 100;
-
-  if(argc > 1) cycles = atoi(argv[1]);
-
-  smaxSetPipelined(TRUE);
-  smaxSetVerbose(FALSE);
-
-  if(rm_open(antlist)) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "ERROR connecting to Redis. Exiting...\n");
-    exit(1);
-  }
-
-  printf("Benchmarking pipelined writes...\n");
-  writeBenchmark(cycles);
-
-  printf("benchmarking reads...\n");
-  readBenchmark(cycles, FALSE);
-
-  printf("benchmarking piped reads...\n");
-  readBenchmark(cycles, TRUE);
-
-  printf("closing...\n");
-  rm_close();
-
-  exit(0);      // a return statement here segfaults on LynxOS at exit.
-}
-
-
-static void readBenchmark(int n, boolean pipelined) {
-  struct timespec start, end;
-  double dt;
-  int k, ant, N = 0;
-
-  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &start);
-
-  if(pipelined) {
-    for(k=n; --k >= 0; ) for(ant=1; ant <= 8; ant++) N += queueBunch(ant);
-    if(smaxWaitQueueComplete(10000)) printf("WARNING! timed out...\n");
-  }
-  else for(k=n; --k >= 0; ) for(ant=1; ant <= 8; ant++) N += readBunch(ant);
-
-  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &end);
-
-  dt = end.tv_sec - start.tv_sec + 1e-9 * (end.tv_nsec - start.tv_nsec);
-  printf(">>> read: %.1f reads/s\n", N / dt);
-}
-
-static void writeBenchmark(int n) {
-  struct timespec start, end;
-  double dt;
-  int k, ant, N=0;
-
-  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &start);
-
-  for(k=n; --k >= 0; ) for(ant=1; ant <= 8; ant++) N += writeBunch(ant);
-
-  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &end);
-
-  dt = end.tv_sec - start.tv_sec + 1e-9 * (end.tv_nsec - start.tv_nsec);
-  printf(">>> write: %.1f writes/s\n", N / dt);
-}
-
-// These variables must be persistent, or else we get segfaults
-// (probably because they aren't being used actually...)
-static double d;
-static float f10x2[10][2];
-static char name[35];
-
-static int readBunch(int ant) {
-  rm_read(ant, "RM_PMAZTILT_ELOFF_D", &d);
-  rm_read(ant, "RM_CMD_EPOCH_YEAR_D", &d);
-  rm_read(ant, "RM_CMD_SVEL_KMPS_D", &d);
-  rm_read(ant, "RM_CMD_EPOCH_YEAR_D", &d);
-  rm_read(ant, "RM_CMD_RA_HOURS_D", &d);
-  rm_read(ant, "RM_CMD_SOURCE_C34", name);
-  rm_read(ant, "RM_SYNCDET2_ALLAN_VARIANCE_V2_V10_F", f10x2);
-  return 7;
-}
-
-static int queueBunch(int ant) {
-  rm_queue_read(ant, "RM_PMAZTILT_ELOFF_D", &d);
-  rm_queue_read(ant, "RM_CMD_EPOCH_YEAR_D", &d);
-  rm_queue_read(ant, "RM_CMD_SVEL_KMPS_D", &d);
-  rm_queue_read(ant, "RM_CMD_EPOCH_YEAR_D", &d);
-  rm_queue_read(ant, "RM_CMD_RA_HOURS_D", &d);
-  rm_queue_read(ant, "RM_CMD_SOURCE_C34", name);
-  rm_queue_read(ant, "RM_SYNCDET2_ALLAN_VARIANCE_V2_V10_F", f10x2);
-  return 7;
-}
-
-
-#define X 1.74635564757444e3
-
-static int writeBunch(int ant) {
-  static double d = X;
-  static float f10[10] = { 1.0 * PI, -2.0 * PI, 3.0 * PI, -4.0 * PI, 5.0 * X, -6.0 * X, -7.0 * PI, 8.0 * X, -9.0 * X, 10.0 * PI};
-  char name[34] = "MERCURY-VENUS-MARS-JUPITER";
-
-  d += PI;
-
-  rm_write(ant, "RM_PMAZTILT_ELOFF_D", &d);
-  rm_write(ant, "RM_CMD_EPOCH_YEAR_D", &d);
-  rm_write(ant, "RM_CMD_SVEL_KMPS_D", &d);
-
-  d *= -1.0;
-
-  rm_write(ant, "RM_CMD_EPOCH_YEAR_D", &d);
-  rm_write(ant, "RM_CMD_RA_HOURS_D", &d);
-  rm_write(ant, "RM_CMD_SOURCE_C34", name);
-
-  d *= -1.0;
-
-  rm_write(ant, "RM_SYNCDET2_ALLAN_VARIANCE_V2_V10_F", f10);
-
-  return 7;
-}