Re: [PATCH] (Re: Splitting up 27_io/basic_istream/ignore/wchar_t/94749.cc (takes too long))

[Jonathan Wakely <jwakely.gcc@gmail.com>]

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On Sat, 10 Jun 2023, 06:18 Hans-Peter Nilsson via Libstdc++, <
libstdc++@gcc.gnu.org> wrote:

> Thank you for your consideration.  (Or is that phrase only used
> negatively?)
>
> > From: Jonathan Wakely <jwakely@redhat.com>
> > Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2023 21:40:15 +0100
>
> > test01, test02, test03 and test04 should run almost instantly. On my
> system
> > they take about 5 microseconds each. So I don't think splitting those up
> > will help.
>
> Right.
>
> > I thought it would help to avoid re-allocating the buffer and zeroing it
> > again. If we reuse the same buffer, then we just have to loop until we
> > overflow the 32-bit counter. That would make the whole test run much
> > faster, which would reduce the total time for a testsuite run. Splitting
> > the file up into smaller files would not decrease the total time, only
> > decrease the time for that single test so it doesn't time out.
> >
> > I've attached a patch that does that. I makes very little difference for
> > me, probably because allocating zero-filled pages isn't actually
> expensive
> > on linux. Maybe it will make a differene for your simulator though?
>
> Nope, just some five seconds down (from about 10min 21s).
>

Bah, worth a try :)


> > You could also try reducing the size of the buffer:
> > +#ifdef SIMULATOR_TEST
> > +  static const streamsize bufsz = 16 << limits::digits10;
> > +#else
> >   static const streamsize bufsz = 2048 << limits::digits10;
> > +#endif
>
> Was that supposed to be with or without the patch?  Anyway;
> both: 606s.  Only smaller bufsz: 614s.  (All numbers subject
> to usual system jitter.)
>
> > test06 is the really slow part, that takes 10+ seconds for me. But that
> > entire function should already be skipped for simulators.
>
> Yep, we may have been here before...  I certainly get a
> deja-vu feeling here, but visiting old email conversations
> of ours, it seems I easily conflate several similar ones.
> I see that here, test06 was always #ifndef SIMULATOR_TEST.
>
> > We can probably skip test05 for simulators too, none of the code it tests
> > is platform-specific, so as long as it's being tested on x86 we don't
> > really need to test it on cris-elf too.
>
> Thanks.  Let's do that, then.  The similar s/wchar_t/char/
> test clocks in at "only" 3m30s, but I suggest treating it
> the same, if nothing else than for symmetry.
>
> Ok as below?
>

OK for trunk, and all branches you care about.



> -- >8 --
> Subject: [PATCH] testsuite: Cut down 27_io/basic_istream/.../94749.cc for
>  simulators
>
> The test wchar_t/94749.cc can take about 10 minutes on some
> simulator/host combinations with char/94749.cc at a third of
> that time.  The cause is test05 which is quite heavy and
> includes wrapping a 32-bit counter.  Run it only for native
> setups.
>
>         * testsuite/27_io/basic_istream/ignore/wchar_t/94749.cc (main)
>         [! SIMULATOR_TEST]: Also exclude running test05.
>         * testsuite/27_io/basic_istream/ignore/char/94749.cc: Ditto.
> ---
>  libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_istream/ignore/char/94749.cc | 2 +-
>  .../testsuite/27_io/basic_istream/ignore/wchar_t/94749.cc       | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git
> a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_istream/ignore/char/94749.cc
> b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_istream/ignore/char/94749.cc
> index 6416863983b7..9160995c05ec 100644
> --- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_istream/ignore/char/94749.cc
> +++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_istream/ignore/char/94749.cc
> @@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ main()
>    test02();
>    test03();
>    test04();
> -  test05();
>  #ifndef SIMULATOR_TEST
> +  test05();
>    test06();
>  #endif
>  }
> diff --git
> a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_istream/ignore/wchar_t/94749.cc
> b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_istream/ignore/wchar_t/94749.cc
> index 65e0a326c109..a5b9eb71a389 100644
> --- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_istream/ignore/wchar_t/94749.cc
> +++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/basic_istream/ignore/wchar_t/94749.cc
> @@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ main()
>    test02();
>    test03();
>    test04();
> -  test05();
>  #ifndef SIMULATOR_TEST
> +  test05();
>    test06();
>  #endif
>  }
> --
> 2.30.2
>
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