Adding extra py algorithm for testing

metadata/cpumem-test.py

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+import time
+import os
+import random
+from multiprocessing import Process
+
+# there is no memory allocation test for now
+def thr(duration,memory_alloc):
+    initial_timestamp=time.time()
+    while True:
+        time_now=time.time()
+        if time_now>initial_timestamp+duration:  break
+        rand=random.getrandbits(32)
+
+if __name__ =="__main__":
+    threads_nr=os.getenv('THREADS', 8)
+    duration = os.getenv('SECONDS', 2*60)
+    memory = os.getenv('MEMORY', 1024)
+    print(f"Starting {threads_nr} threads for a duration of {duration} seconds each...")
+    t = [None] * threads_nr
+    for n in range(0,threads_nr):
+        t[n] = Process(target=thr, args=(duration,memory,))
+        t[n].start()
+
+    # wait for threads to complete
+    for n in range(0,threads_nr):
+        t[n-1].join()
+    print("Done!")