---
name: "migspeed"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "numactl"
version: "2.0.19-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/migspeed"
---

# migspeed(8)

Test the speed of page migration

## NAME

migspeed - Test the speed of page migration

## SYNOPSIS

**migspeed** -p pages from-nodes to-nodes

## DESCRIPTION

**migspeed** attempts to move a sample of pages from the indicated node to the target node and measures the time it takes to perform the move.

**-p pages**

The default sample is 1000 pages. Override that with another number.

## NOTES

Requires a NUMA policy aware kernel with support for page migration (Linux 2.6.16 and later).

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2007 Christoph Lameter, Silicon Graphics, Inc. migratepages is under the GNU General Public License, v.2

## SEE ALSO

*[numactl(8)](/numactl/8.md)*