changed benchfn api

to use structure for function parameters
as it expresses much clearer than a long list of parameters,
since each parameter can now be named.
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Yann Collet
2018-11-13 13:12:50 -08:00
parent 9867cdb847
commit b830ccca5c
6 changed files with 156 additions and 133 deletions
+50 -43
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@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ extern "C" {
/* ==== Benchmark any function, iterated on a set of blocks ==== */
/* BMK_runTime_t: valid result type */
/* BMK_runTime_t: valid result return type */
typedef struct {
unsigned long long nanoSecPerRun; /* time per iteration (over all blocks) */
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ typedef struct {
} BMK_runTime_t;
/* type expressing the outcome of a benchmark run by BMK_benchFunction().
* benchmark outcome might be valid or invalid.
* benchmark outcome can be invalid if and errorFn was provided.
/* BMK_runOutcome_t:
* type expressing the outcome of a benchmark run by BMK_benchFunction(),
* which can be either valid or invalid.
* benchmark outcome can be invalid if errorFn is provided.
* BMK_runOutcome_t must be considered "opaque" : never access its members directly.
* Instead, use its assigned methods :
* BMK_isSuccessful_runOutcome, BMK_extract_runTime, BMK_extract_errorResult.
@@ -51,48 +52,61 @@ typedef struct {
} BMK_runOutcome_t;
/* prototypes for benchmarked functions */
typedef size_t (*BMK_benchFn_t)(const void* src, size_t srcSize, void* dst, size_t dstCapacity, void* customPayload);
typedef size_t (*BMK_initFn_t)(void* initPayload);
typedef unsigned (*BMK_errorFn_t)(size_t);
/* BMK_benchFunction() :
* This function times the execution of 2 argument functions, benchFn and initFn */
/* BMK_benchFunction() parameters are provided through following structure.
* This is preferable for readability,
* as the number of parameters required is pretty large.
* No initializer is provided, because it doesn't make sense to provide some "default" :
* all parameters should be specified by the caller */
typedef struct {
BMK_benchFn_t benchFn; /* the function to benchmark, over the set of blocks */
void* benchPayload; /* pass custom parameters to benchFn :
* (*benchFn)(srcBuffers[i], srcSizes[i], dstBuffers[i], dstCapacities[i], benchPayload) */
BMK_initFn_t initFn; /* (*initFn)(initPayload) is run once per run, at the beginning. */
void* initPayload; /* Both arguments can be NULL, in which case nothing is run. */
BMK_errorFn_t errorFn; /* errorFn will check each return value of benchFn over each block, to determine if it failed or not.
* errorFn can be NULL, in which case no check is performed.
* errorFn must return 0 when benchFn was successful, and >= 1 if it detects an error.
* Execution is stopped as soon as an error is detected.
* the triggering return value can be retrieved using BMK_extract_errorResult(). */
size_t blockCount; /* number of blocks to operate benchFn on.
* It's also the size of all array parameters :
* srcBuffers, srcSizes, dstBuffers, dstCapacities, blockResults */
const void *const * srcBuffers; /* array of buffers to be operated on by benchFn */
const size_t* srcSizes; /* array of the sizes of srcBuffers buffers */
void *const * dstBuffers;/* array of buffers to be written into by benchFn */
const size_t* dstCapacities; /* array of the capacities of dstBuffers buffers */
size_t* blockResults; /* Optional: store the return value of benchFn for each block. Use NULL if this result is not requested. */
} BMK_benchParams_t;
/* benchFn - (*benchFn)(srcBuffers[i], srcSizes[i], dstBuffers[i], dstCapacities[i], benchPayload)
* is run nbLoops times
* initFn - (*initFn)(initPayload) is run once per run, at the beginning.
* This argument can be NULL, in which case nothing is run.
* errorFn - is a function run on each return value of benchFn.
* Argument errorFn can be NULL, in which case nothing is run.
* Otherwise, it must return 0 when benchFn was successful, and >= 1 if it detects an error.
* Execution is stopped as soon as an error is detected,
* the triggering return value can then be retrieved with BMK_extract_errorResult().
* blockCount - number of blocks. Size of all array parameters : srcBuffers, srcSizes, dstBuffers, dstCapacities, blockResults
* srcBuffers - an array of buffers to be operated on by benchFn
* srcSizes - an array of the sizes of above buffers
* dstBuffers - an array of buffers to be written into by benchFn
* dstCapacities - an array of the capacities of above buffers
* blockResults - Optional: store the return value of benchFn for each block. Use NULL if this result is not requested.
* nbLoops - defines number of times benchFn is run. Minimum value is 1. A 0 is interpreted as a 1.
* @return: a variant, which express either an error, or can generate a valid BMK_runTime_t result.
* Use BMK_isSuccessful_runOutcome() to check if function was successful.
/* BMK_benchFunction() :
* This function benchmarks benchFn and initFn, providing a result.
*
* params : see description of BMK_benchParams_t above.
* nbLoops: defines number of times benchFn is run over the full set of blocks.
* Minimum value is 1. A 0 is interpreted as a 1.
*
* @return: can express either an error or a successful result.
* Use BMK_isSuccessful_runOutcome() to check if benchmark was successful.
* If yes, extract the result with BMK_extract_runTime(),
* it will contain :
* .sumOfReturn : the sum of all return values of benchFn through all of blocks
* .nanoSecPerRun : time per run of benchFn + (time for initFn / nbLoops)
* .sumOfReturn is generally intended for functions which return a # of bytes written into dstBuffer,
* in which case, this value will be the total amount of bytes written into dstBuffer.
*
* blockResults : when provided (!= NULL), and when benchmark is successful,
* params.blockResults contains all return values of `benchFn` over all blocks.
* when provided (!= NULL), and when benchmark failed,
* params.blockResults contains return values of `benchFn` over all blocks preceding and including the failed block.
*/
BMK_runOutcome_t BMK_benchFunction(
BMK_benchFn_t benchFn, void* benchPayload,
BMK_initFn_t initFn, void* initPayload,
BMK_errorFn_t errorFn,
size_t blockCount,
const void *const * srcBuffers, const size_t* srcSizes,
void *const * dstBuffers, const size_t* dstCapacities,
size_t* blockResults,
unsigned nbLoops);
BMK_runOutcome_t BMK_benchFunction(BMK_benchParams_t params, unsigned nbLoops);
@@ -106,7 +120,7 @@ int BMK_isSuccessful_runOutcome(BMK_runOutcome_t outcome);
BMK_runTime_t BMK_extract_runTime(BMK_runOutcome_t outcome);
/* when benchmark failed, it means one invocation of `benchFn` failed.
* The failure was detected by `errorFn`, operating on return value of `benchFn`.
* The failure was detected by `errorFn`, operating on return values of `benchFn`.
* Returns the faulty return value.
* note : this function will abort() program execution if benchmark did not failed.
* always check if benchmark failed first !
@@ -128,15 +142,8 @@ typedef struct BMK_timedFnState_s BMK_timedFnState_t;
* call BMK_benchTimedFn() repetitively, each measurement is supposed to last about run_ms
* Check if total time budget is spent or exceeded, using BMK_isCompleted_TimedFn()
*/
BMK_runOutcome_t BMK_benchTimedFn(
BMK_timedFnState_t* timedFnState,
BMK_benchFn_t benchFn, void* benchPayload,
BMK_initFn_t initFn, void* initPayload,
BMK_errorFn_t errorFn,
size_t blockCount,
const void *const * srcBlockBuffers, const size_t* srcBlockSizes,
void *const * dstBlockBuffers, const size_t* dstBlockCapacities,
size_t* blockResults);
BMK_runOutcome_t BMK_benchTimedFn(BMK_timedFnState_t* timedFnState,
BMK_benchParams_t params);
/* Tells if duration of all benchmark runs has exceeded total_ms
*/