[PATCH v1 7/7] Bench: Improve benchtests for memchr, strchr, strnlen, strrchr

Noah Goldstein goldstein.w.n@gmail.com
Tue Oct 18 21:05:37 GMT 2022


On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 4:01 PM H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 7:49 PM Noah Goldstein <goldstein.w.n@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 1. Add more complete coverage in the medium size range.
> > 2. In strnlen remove the `1 << i` which was UB (`i` could go beyond
> >    32/64)
> > 3. Add timer for total benchmark runtime (useful for deciding about
> >    tradeoff between coverage and runtime).
>
> So this is only used for total runtime and won't be used for performance
> comparison.  Will "time ./bench" be sufficient?

Yes but when running something like:
make bench BENCHSET="string-benchset"
its hard to get the time of an individual test. We also do timeout on
an individual test basis so seems reasonable to get total runtime
on individual test basis.

>
> > ---
> >  benchtests/bench-memchr.c    | 83 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
> >  benchtests/bench-rawmemchr.c | 36 ++++++++++++++--
> >  benchtests/bench-strchr.c    | 42 +++++++++++++-----
> >  benchtests/bench-strnlen.c   | 19 ++++++---
> >  benchtests/bench-strrchr.c   | 33 +++++++++++++-
> >  5 files changed, 166 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/benchtests/bench-memchr.c b/benchtests/bench-memchr.c
> > index 0facda2fa0..c4d758ae61 100644
> > --- a/benchtests/bench-memchr.c
> > +++ b/benchtests/bench-memchr.c
> > @@ -126,9 +126,10 @@ do_test (json_ctx_t *json_ctx, size_t align, size_t pos, size_t len,
> >  int
> >  test_main (void)
> >  {
> > -  size_t i;
> > +  size_t i, j, al, al_max;
> >    int repeats;
> >    json_ctx_t json_ctx;
> > +  timing_t bench_start, bench_stop, bench_total_time;
> >    test_init ();
> >
> >    json_init (&json_ctx, 0, stdout);
> > @@ -147,35 +148,47 @@ test_main (void)
> >
> >    json_array_begin (&json_ctx, "results");
> >
> > +  TIMING_NOW (bench_start);
> > +  al_max = 0;
> > +#ifdef USE_AS_MEMRCHR
> > +  al_max = getpagesize () / 2;
> > +#endif
> > +
> >    for (repeats = 0; repeats < 2; ++repeats)
> >      {
> > -      for (i = 1; i < 8; ++i)
> > +      for (al = 0; al <= al_max; al += getpagesize () / 2)
> >         {
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, 0, 16 << i, 2048, 23, repeats);
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, i, 64, 256, 23, repeats);
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, 0, 16 << i, 2048, 0, repeats);
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, i, 64, 256, 0, repeats);
> > -
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, getpagesize () - 15, 64, 256, 0, repeats);
> > +         for (i = 1; i < 8; ++i)
> > +           {
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, al, 16 << i, 2048, 23, repeats);
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, al + i, 64, 256, 23, repeats);
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, al, 16 << i, 2048, 0, repeats);
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, al + i, 64, 256, 0, repeats);
> > +
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, al + getpagesize () - 15, 64, 256, 0,
> > +                      repeats);
> >  #ifdef USE_AS_MEMRCHR
> > -         /* Also test the position close to the beginning for memrchr.  */
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, 256, 23, repeats);
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, 256, 0, repeats);
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, i, i, 256, 23, repeats);
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, i, i, 256, 0, repeats);
> > +             /* Also test the position close to the beginning for memrchr.  */
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, al, i, 256, 23, repeats);
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, al, i, 256, 0, repeats);
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, al + i, i, 256, 23, repeats);
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, al + i, i, 256, 0, repeats);
> >  #endif
> > +           }
> > +         for (i = 1; i < 8; ++i)
> > +           {
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, al + i, i << 5, 192, 23, repeats);
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, al + i, i << 5, 192, 0, repeats);
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, al + i, i << 5, 256, 23, repeats);
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, al + i, i << 5, 256, 0, repeats);
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, al + i, i << 5, 512, 23, repeats);
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, al + i, i << 5, 512, 0, repeats);
> > +
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, al + getpagesize () - 15, i << 5, 256, 23,
> > +                      repeats);
> > +           }
> >         }
> > -      for (i = 1; i < 8; ++i)
> > -       {
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, i, i << 5, 192, 23, repeats);
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, i, i << 5, 192, 0, repeats);
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, i, i << 5, 256, 23, repeats);
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, i, i << 5, 256, 0, repeats);
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, i, i << 5, 512, 23, repeats);
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, i, i << 5, 512, 0, repeats);
> > -
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, getpagesize () - 15, i << 5, 256, 23, repeats);
> > -       }
> > +
> >        for (i = 1; i < 32; ++i)
> >         {
> >           do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, i + 1, 23, repeats);
> > @@ -207,11 +220,33 @@ test_main (void)
> >           do_test (&json_ctx, 0, 2, i + 1, 0, repeats);
> >  #endif
> >         }
> > +      for (al = 0; al <= al_max; al += getpagesize () / 2)
> > +       {
> > +         for (i = (16 / sizeof (CHAR)); i <= (8192 / sizeof (CHAR)); i += i)
> > +           {
> > +             for (j = 0; j <= (384 / sizeof (CHAR));
> > +                  j += (32 / sizeof (CHAR)))
> > +               {
> > +                 do_test (&json_ctx, al, i + j, i, 23, repeats);
> > +                 do_test (&json_ctx, al, i, i + j, 23, repeats);
> > +                 if (j < i)
> > +                   {
> > +                     do_test (&json_ctx, al, i - j, i, 23, repeats);
> > +                     do_test (&json_ctx, al, i, i - j, 23, repeats);
> > +                   }
> > +               }
> > +           }
> > +       }
> > +
> >  #ifndef USE_AS_MEMRCHR
> >        break;
> >  #endif
> >      }
> >
> > +  TIMING_NOW (bench_stop);
> > +  TIMING_DIFF (bench_total_time, bench_start, bench_stop);
> > +  json_attr_double (&json_ctx, "benchtime", bench_total_time);
> > +
> >    json_array_end (&json_ctx);
> >    json_attr_object_end (&json_ctx);
> >    json_attr_object_end (&json_ctx);
> > diff --git a/benchtests/bench-rawmemchr.c b/benchtests/bench-rawmemchr.c
> > index b1803afc14..667ecd48f9 100644
> > --- a/benchtests/bench-rawmemchr.c
> > +++ b/benchtests/bench-rawmemchr.c
> > @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ do_test (json_ctx_t *json_ctx, size_t align, size_t pos, size_t len, int seek_ch
> >    size_t i;
> >    char *result;
> >
> > -  align &= 7;
> > +  align &= getpagesize () - 1;
> >    if (align + len >= page_size)
> >      return;
> >
> > @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ test_main (void)
> >  {
> >    json_ctx_t json_ctx;
> >    size_t i;
> > -
> > +  timing_t bench_start, bench_stop, bench_total_time;
> >    test_init ();
> >
> >    json_init (&json_ctx, 0, stdout);
> > @@ -120,11 +120,12 @@ test_main (void)
> >
> >    json_array_begin (&json_ctx, "ifuncs");
> >    FOR_EACH_IMPL (impl, 0)
> > -      json_element_string (&json_ctx, impl->name);
> > +    json_element_string (&json_ctx, impl->name);
> >    json_array_end (&json_ctx);
> >
> >    json_array_begin (&json_ctx, "results");
> >
> > +  TIMING_NOW (bench_start);
> >    for (i = 1; i < 7; ++i)
> >      {
> >        do_test (&json_ctx, 0, 16 << i, 2048, 23);
> > @@ -137,6 +138,35 @@ test_main (void)
> >        do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, i + 1, 23);
> >        do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, i + 1, 0);
> >      }
> > +  for (; i < 256; i += 32)
> > +    {
> > +      do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, i + 1, 23);
> > +      do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i - 1, i, 23);
> > +    }
> > +  for (; i < 512; i += 64)
> > +    {
> > +      do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, i + 1, 23);
> > +      do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i - 1, i, 23);
> > +    }
> > +  for (; i < 1024; i += 128)
> > +    {
> > +      do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, i + 1, 23);
> > +      do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i - 1, i, 23);
> > +    }
> > +  for (; i < 2048; i += 256)
> > +    {
> > +      do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, i + 1, 23);
> > +      do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i - 1, i, 23);
> > +    }
> > +  for (; i < 4096; i += 512)
> > +    {
> > +      do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, i + 1, 23);
> > +      do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i - 1, i, 23);
> > +    }
> > +
> > +  TIMING_NOW (bench_stop);
> > +  TIMING_DIFF (bench_total_time, bench_start, bench_stop);
> > +  json_attr_double (&json_ctx, "benchtime", bench_total_time);
> >
> >    json_array_end (&json_ctx);
> >    json_attr_object_end (&json_ctx);
> > diff --git a/benchtests/bench-strchr.c b/benchtests/bench-strchr.c
> > index 54640bde7e..af325806ce 100644
> > --- a/benchtests/bench-strchr.c
> > +++ b/benchtests/bench-strchr.c
> > @@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ int
> >  test_main (void)
> >  {
> >    json_ctx_t json_ctx;
> > -  size_t i;
> > -
> > +  size_t i, j;
> > +  timing_t bench_start, bench_stop, bench_total_time;
> >    test_init ();
> >
> >    json_init (&json_ctx, 0, stdout);
> > @@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ test_main (void)
> >
> >    json_array_begin (&json_ctx, "results");
> >
> > +  TIMING_NOW (bench_start);
> >    for (i = 1; i < 8; ++i)
> >      {
> >        do_test (&json_ctx, 0, 16 << i, 2048, SMALL_CHAR, MIDDLE_CHAR);
> > @@ -367,15 +368,34 @@ test_main (void)
> >        do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, i + 1, 0, BIG_CHAR);
> >      }
> >
> > -  DO_RAND_TEST(&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 0.0);
> > -  DO_RAND_TEST(&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 0.1);
> > -  DO_RAND_TEST(&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 0.25);
> > -  DO_RAND_TEST(&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 0.33);
> > -  DO_RAND_TEST(&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 0.5);
> > -  DO_RAND_TEST(&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 0.66);
> > -  DO_RAND_TEST(&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 0.75);
> > -  DO_RAND_TEST(&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 0.9);
> > -  DO_RAND_TEST(&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 1.0);
> > +  for (i = 16 / sizeof (CHAR); i <= 8192 / sizeof (CHAR); i += i)
> > +    {
> > +      for (j = 32 / sizeof (CHAR); j <= 320 / sizeof (CHAR);
> > +          j += 32 / sizeof (CHAR))
> > +       {
> > +         do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, i + j, 0, MIDDLE_CHAR);
> > +         do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i + j, i, 0, MIDDLE_CHAR);
> > +         if (i > j)
> > +           {
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, i - j, 0, MIDDLE_CHAR);
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i - j, i, 0, MIDDLE_CHAR);
> > +           }
> > +       }
> > +    }
> > +
> > +  DO_RAND_TEST (&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 0.0);
> > +  DO_RAND_TEST (&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 0.1);
> > +  DO_RAND_TEST (&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 0.25);
> > +  DO_RAND_TEST (&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 0.33);
> > +  DO_RAND_TEST (&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 0.5);
> > +  DO_RAND_TEST (&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 0.66);
> > +  DO_RAND_TEST (&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 0.75);
> > +  DO_RAND_TEST (&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 0.9);
> > +  DO_RAND_TEST (&json_ctx, 0, 15, 16, 1.0);
> > +
> > +  TIMING_NOW (bench_stop);
> > +  TIMING_DIFF (bench_total_time, bench_start, bench_stop);
> > +  json_attr_double (&json_ctx, "benchtime", bench_total_time);
> >
> >    json_array_end (&json_ctx);
> >    json_attr_object_end (&json_ctx);
> > diff --git a/benchtests/bench-strnlen.c b/benchtests/bench-strnlen.c
> > index 13b46b3f57..c6281b6373 100644
> > --- a/benchtests/bench-strnlen.c
> > +++ b/benchtests/bench-strnlen.c
> > @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ test_main (void)
> >  {
> >    size_t i, j;
> >    json_ctx_t json_ctx;
> > -
> > +  timing_t bench_start, bench_stop, bench_total_time;
> >    test_init ();
> >
> >    json_init (&json_ctx, 0, stdout);
> > @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ test_main (void)
> >
> >    json_array_begin (&json_ctx, "results");
> >
> > +  TIMING_NOW (bench_start);
> >    for (i = 0; i <= 1; ++i)
> >      {
> >        do_test (&json_ctx, i, 1, 128, MIDDLE_CHAR);
> > @@ -195,23 +196,27 @@ test_main (void)
> >      {
> >        for (j = 0; j <= (704 / sizeof (CHAR)); j += (32 / sizeof (CHAR)))
> >         {
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, 0, 1 << i, (i + j), BIG_CHAR);
> >           do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i + j, i, BIG_CHAR);
> > -
> > -         do_test (&json_ctx, 64, 1 << i, (i + j), BIG_CHAR);
> >           do_test (&json_ctx, 64, i + j, i, BIG_CHAR);
> >
> > +         do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, i + j, BIG_CHAR);
> > +         do_test (&json_ctx, 64, i, i + j, BIG_CHAR);
> > +
> >           if (j < i)
> >             {
> > -             do_test (&json_ctx, 0, 1 << i, i - j, BIG_CHAR);
> >               do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i - j, i, BIG_CHAR);
> > -
> > -             do_test (&json_ctx, 64, 1 << i, i - j, BIG_CHAR);
> >               do_test (&json_ctx, 64, i - j, i, BIG_CHAR);
> > +
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, i - j, BIG_CHAR);
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, 64, i, i - j, BIG_CHAR);
> >             }
> >         }
> >      }
> >
> > +  TIMING_NOW (bench_stop);
> > +  TIMING_DIFF (bench_total_time, bench_start, bench_stop);
> > +  json_attr_double (&json_ctx, "benchtime", bench_total_time);
> > +
> >    json_array_end (&json_ctx);
> >    json_attr_object_end (&json_ctx);
> >    json_attr_object_end (&json_ctx);
> > diff --git a/benchtests/bench-strrchr.c b/benchtests/bench-strrchr.c
> > index 7cd2a15484..e6d8163047 100644
> > --- a/benchtests/bench-strrchr.c
> > +++ b/benchtests/bench-strrchr.c
> > @@ -151,8 +151,9 @@ int
> >  test_main (void)
> >  {
> >    json_ctx_t json_ctx;
> > -  size_t i, j;
> > +  size_t i, j, k;
> >    int seek;
> > +  timing_t bench_start, bench_stop, bench_total_time;
> >
> >    test_init ();
> >    json_init (&json_ctx, 0, stdout);
> > @@ -171,9 +172,10 @@ test_main (void)
> >
> >    json_array_begin (&json_ctx, "results");
> >
> > +  TIMING_NOW (bench_start);
> >    for (seek = 0; seek <= 23; seek += 23)
> >      {
> > -      for (j = 1; j < 32; j += j)
> > +      for (j = 1; j <= 256; j = (j * 4))
> >         {
> >           for (i = 1; i < 9; ++i)
> >             {
> > @@ -197,12 +199,39 @@ test_main (void)
> >               do_test (&json_ctx, getpagesize () - i / 2 - 1, i, i + 1, seek,
> >                        SMALL_CHAR, j);
> >             }
> > +
> > +         for (i = (16 / sizeof (CHAR)); i <= (288 / sizeof (CHAR)); i += 32)
> > +           {
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i - 16, i, seek, SMALL_CHAR, j);
> > +             do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, i + 16, seek, SMALL_CHAR, j);
> > +           }
> > +
> > +         for (i = (16 / sizeof (CHAR)); i <= (2048 / sizeof (CHAR)); i += i)
> > +           {
> > +             for (k = 0; k <= (288 / sizeof (CHAR));
> > +                  k += (48 / sizeof (CHAR)))
> > +               {
> > +                 do_test (&json_ctx, 0, k, i, seek, SMALL_CHAR, j);
> > +                 do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, i + k, seek, SMALL_CHAR, j);
> > +
> > +                 if (k < i)
> > +                   {
> > +                     do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i - k, i, seek, SMALL_CHAR, j);
> > +                     do_test (&json_ctx, 0, k, i - k, seek, SMALL_CHAR, j);
> > +                     do_test (&json_ctx, 0, i, i - k, seek, SMALL_CHAR, j);
> > +                   }
> > +               }
> > +           }
> > +
> >           if (seek == 0)
> >             {
> >               break;
> >             }
> >         }
> >      }
> > +  TIMING_NOW (bench_stop);
> > +  TIMING_DIFF (bench_total_time, bench_start, bench_stop);
> > +  json_attr_double (&json_ctx, "benchtime", bench_total_time);
> >
> >    json_array_end (&json_ctx);
> >    json_attr_object_end (&json_ctx);
> > --
> > 2.34.1
> >
>
>
> --
> H.J.


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