diff --git a/tests/access1.c b/tests/access1.c
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+++ b/tests/access1.c
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+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+char *testcase_description = "Separate file access";
+
+#define template 	"/tmp/willitscale.XXXXXX"
+static char (*tmpfiles)[sizeof(template)];
+static unsigned long local_nr_tasks;
+
+void testcase_prepare(unsigned long nr_tasks)
+{
+	int i;
+	tmpfiles = (char(*)[sizeof(template)])malloc(sizeof(template) * nr_tasks);
+	assert(tmpfiles);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_tasks; i++) {
+		strcpy(tmpfiles[i], template);
+		char *tmpfile = tmpfiles[i];
+		int fd = mkstemp(tmpfile);
+
+		assert(fd >= 0);
+		close(fd);
+	}
+
+	local_nr_tasks = nr_tasks;
+}
+
+void testcase(unsigned long long *iterations, unsigned long nr)
+{
+	char *tmpfile = tmpfiles[nr];
+
+	while (1) {
+		int error = access(tmpfile, R_OK);
+		assert(error == 0);
+
+		(*iterations)++;
+	}
+}
+
+void testcase_cleanup(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < local_nr_tasks; i++) {
+		unlink(tmpfiles[i]);
+	}
+	free(tmpfiles);
+}
diff --git a/tests/access2.c b/tests/access2.c
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+++ b/tests/access2.c
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+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+
+static char tmpfile[] = "/tmp/willitscale.XXXXXX";
+
+char *testcase_description = "Same file access";
+
+void testcase_prepare(unsigned long nr_tasks)
+{
+	int fd = mkstemp(tmpfile);
+
+	assert(fd >= 0);
+	close(fd);
+}
+
+void testcase(unsigned long long *iterations, unsigned long nr)
+{
+	while (1) {
+		int error = access(tmpfile, R_OK);
+		assert(error == 0);
+
+		(*iterations)++;
+	}
+}
+
+void testcase_cleanup(void)
+{
+	unlink(tmpfile);
+}