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@@ -125,17 +125,25 @@ math functions perform computations at different levels of precision (64-bit vs
performance of these functions. One could separate inputs for these domains in
the same file by using the `name' directive that looks something like this:
- ##name: 240bit
+ ##name: 240bits
-See the pow-inputs file for an example of what such a partitioned input file
-would look like.
+All inputs after the ##name: 240bits directive and until the next `name'
+directive (or the end of file) are part of the "240bits" benchmark and
+will be output separately in benchtests/bench.out. See the pow-inputs file
+for an example of what such a partitioned input file would look like.
-It is also possible to measure throughput of a (partial) trace extracted from
-a real workload. In this case the whole trace is iterated over multiple times
-rather than repeating every input multiple times. This can be done via:
+It is also possible to measure latency and reciprocal throughput of a
+(partial) trace extracted from a real workload. In this case the whole trace
+is iterated over multiple times rather than repeating every input multiple
+times. This can be done via:
##name: workload-<name>
+where <name> is simply used to distinguish between different traces in the
+same file. To create such a trace, you can simply extract using printf()
+values uses for a specific application, or generate random values in some
+interval. See the expf-inputs file for an example of this workload mechanism.
+
Benchmark Sets:
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