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diff --git a/benchtests/README b/benchtests/README index 8135069fea..045b7a673d 100644 --- a/benchtests/README +++ b/benchtests/README @@ -72,3 +72,18 @@ the same file by using the `name' directive that looks something like this: See the pow-inputs file for an example of what such a partitioned input file would look like. + +Benchmark Sets: +============== + +In addition to standard benchmarking of functions, one may also generate +custom outputs for a set of functions. This is currently used by string +function benchmarks where the aim is to compare performance between +implementations at various alignments and for various sizes. + +To add a benchset for `foo': + +- Add `foo' to the benchset variable. +- Write your bench-foo.c that prints out the measurements to stdout. +- On execution, a bench-foo.out is created in $(objpfx) with the contents of + stdout. |