[igt-dev] [PATCH i-g-t] Move some gem tests to benchmarks

Abdiel Janulgue abdiel.janulgue at linux.intel.com
Mon Feb 5 11:40:35 UTC 2018



On 02/05/2018 12:00 PM, Chris Wilson wrote:
> Quoting Abdiel Janulgue (2018-02-05 09:35:19)
>> Some of the gem tests actually look like benchmarks. Move them to their
>> proper place. Also improve gem_gtt_speed by adding a post-suspend
>> benchmark.
> 
> You can't just move them wholesale into benchmarks/ without weaning them
> off libigt, they were not even supposed to be linked against libigt.la.
> libigt was expressly developed with the purpose of making writing tests
> easier and that gets in the way of the benchmarks. That is not to say
> the core ioctl wrappers are not useful, it's just all the logging and
> subtest framework built above them that has all too often caused
> explosions and get in the way.
> 
> Say no to igt_subtest, but welcome a new igt_perf. And ezbench
> integration.

Looks like another upcoming lib. Will try to update accordingly...

> -Chris
> 


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