[igt-dev] [PATCH i-g-t 1/7] gem_wsim: Check sleep times

[Chris Wilson]

Quoting Tvrtko Ursulin (2018-08-14 19:27:08)
> To not use it is to reimplement existing handy helpers - not ideal.

The problem was that they were overly handy so I tried to avoid them in
benchmarks/ after being burnt too often.
 
> To split the test bits from useful helpers sounds like quite a task.

Nah, it's a drop in the ocean compared to writing the benchmarking
framework / integrating into an existing one like ezbench.
 
> To wean gem_wsim off most igt_ stuff needs decision to be made on the 
> former - what is core api, and what is test related.
> 
> To me problems outweigh the benefit. :( If gem_wsim was under tools, 
> like intel_gpu_top, then yeah, it would be justifiable. Since it is in 
> benchmarks I don't think we should bother.

I dream one day we will get microbenchmarks as part of CI. Not only
would that require a radical overhaul of the benchmarks/ but a
substantial investment of hw & maintenance. In my dream, I also have a
vision of like-for-like comparisons against other drivers.
-Chris