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 | `--max-time`          | Limit for total execution time in seconds. 0 (default) means unlimited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0               |
 | `--thread-stack-size` | Size of stack for each thread                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 32K             |
 | `--report-interval`   | Periodically report intermediate statistics with a specified interval in seconds. Note that statistics produced by this option is per-interval rather than cumulative. 0 disables intermediate reports                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0               |
-| `--test`              | Name of the test mode to run                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | *Required*      |
 | `--debug`             | Print more debug info                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | off             |
 | `--validate`          | Perform validation of test results where possible                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | off             |
 | `--help`              | Print help on general syntax or on a test mode specified with --test, and exit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | off             |