SMASH Benchmarks

In the current state, the benchmarks are very basic. A few common SMASH run scenarios are tested. More scenarios as well as microbenchmarks might be added in the future.

Preparation

Before running, prepare a cleaned and (re)compiled build directory with the version you want to benchmark.

Running the benchmarks

The benchmarks are run by executing the shell script.

./benchmark.sh PREPARED_BUILD_DIR

First the benchmark collects system information and then runs the different SMASH setups. The measurement is done with perf and performed a few times to obtain an average and measure system fluctuations. The measurement is written to a markdown formatted file named bm-results-SMASH-VERSION.md.

Results from tagged version

For comparison, results from previous tagged versions are attached to the corresponding github releases.

Adding other setups

You may add other common SMASH scenarios. First add the configs to the respective directory and then modify the shell script accordingly.