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diff --git a/src/bench/bench_bitcoin.cpp b/src/bench/bench_bitcoin.cpp
index aab777cac1..33a9ea80ed 100644
--- a/src/bench/bench_bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/bench_bitcoin.cpp
@@ -4,21 +4,28 @@
#include <bench/bench.h>
+#include <clientversion.h>
#include <crypto/sha256.h>
#include <util/strencodings.h>
#include <util/system.h>
-#include <memory>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <vector>
static const char* DEFAULT_BENCH_FILTER = ".*";
+static constexpr int64_t DEFAULT_MIN_TIME_MS{10};
static void SetupBenchArgs(ArgsManager& argsman)
{
SetupHelpOptions(argsman);
- argsman.AddArg("-asymptote=n1,n2,n3,...", "Test asymptotic growth of the runtime of an algorithm, if supported by the benchmark", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
+ argsman.AddArg("-asymptote=<n1,n2,n3,...>", "Test asymptotic growth of the runtime of an algorithm, if supported by the benchmark", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
argsman.AddArg("-filter=<regex>", strprintf("Regular expression filter to select benchmark by name (default: %s)", DEFAULT_BENCH_FILTER), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
- argsman.AddArg("-list", "List benchmarks without executing them", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
+ argsman.AddArg("-list", "List benchmarks without executing them", ArgsManager::ALLOW_BOOL, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
+ argsman.AddArg("-min_time=<milliseconds>", strprintf("Minimum runtime per benchmark, in milliseconds (default: %d)", DEFAULT_MIN_TIME_MS), ArgsManager::ALLOW_INT, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
argsman.AddArg("-output_csv=<output.csv>", "Generate CSV file with the most important benchmark results", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
argsman.AddArg("-output_json=<output.json>", "Generate JSON file with all benchmark results", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
}
@@ -48,17 +55,62 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
}
if (HelpRequested(argsman)) {
- std::cout << argsman.GetHelpMessage();
+ std::cout << "Usage: bench_bitcoin [options]\n"
+ "\n"
+ << argsman.GetHelpMessage()
+ << "Description:\n"
+ "\n"
+ " bench_bitcoin executes microbenchmarks. The quality of the benchmark results\n"
+ " highly depend on the stability of the machine. It can sometimes be difficult\n"
+ " to get stable, repeatable results, so here are a few tips:\n"
+ "\n"
+ " * Use pyperf [1] to disable frequency scaling, turbo boost etc. For best\n"
+ " results, use CPU pinning and CPU isolation (see [2]).\n"
+ "\n"
+ " * Each call of run() should do exactly the same work. E.g. inserting into\n"
+ " a std::vector doesn't do that as it will reallocate on certain calls. Make\n"
+ " sure each run has exactly the same preconditions.\n"
+ "\n"
+ " * If results are still not reliable, increase runtime with e.g.\n"
+ " -min_time=5000 to let a benchmark run for at least 5 seconds.\n"
+ "\n"
+ " * bench_bitcoin uses nanobench [3] for which there is extensive\n"
+ " documentation available online.\n"
+ "\n"
+ "Environment Variables:\n"
+ "\n"
+ " To attach a profiler you can run a benchmark in endless mode. This can be\n"
+ " done with the environment variable NANOBENCH_ENDLESS. E.g. like so:\n"
+ "\n"
+ " NANOBENCH_ENDLESS=MuHash ./bench_bitcoin -filter=MuHash\n"
+ "\n"
+ " In rare cases it can be useful to suppress stability warnings. This can be\n"
+ " done with the environment variable NANOBENCH_SUPPRESS_WARNINGS, e.g:\n"
+ "\n"
+ " NANOBENCH_SUPPRESS_WARNINGS=1 ./bench_bitcoin\n"
+ "\n"
+ "Notes:\n"
+ "\n"
+ " 1. pyperf\n"
+ " https://github.com/psf/pyperf\n"
+ "\n"
+ " 2. CPU pinning & isolation\n"
+ " https://pyperf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/system.html\n"
+ "\n"
+ " 3. nanobench\n"
+ " https://github.com/martinus/nanobench\n"
+ "\n";
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
benchmark::Args args;
- args.regex_filter = argsman.GetArg("-filter", DEFAULT_BENCH_FILTER);
- args.is_list_only = argsman.GetBoolArg("-list", false);
args.asymptote = parseAsymptote(argsman.GetArg("-asymptote", ""));
+ args.is_list_only = argsman.GetBoolArg("-list", false);
+ args.min_time = std::chrono::milliseconds(argsman.GetArg("-min_time", DEFAULT_MIN_TIME_MS));
args.output_csv = argsman.GetArg("-output_csv", "");
args.output_json = argsman.GetArg("-output_json", "");
+ args.regex_filter = argsman.GetArg("-filter", DEFAULT_BENCH_FILTER);
benchmark::BenchRunner::RunAll(args);