Runs a spinloop, used for CPU scheduler testing

diff --git a/qaapi/qa/tests/busyloop.py b/qaapi/qa/tests/busyloop.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import sys
+import time
+
+def main(sec):                         
+    now = time.time()
+    stop = now + float(sec)
+    print 'about to busy-wait for', sec, 'seconds'
+    while now < stop:
+        now = time.time()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main(sys.argv[1])