#!/usr/bin/perl -w # Copyright Steven J. Ross 2008 - 2014 # Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. # (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at # http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) # # See http://www.boost.org/libs/sort for library home page. # A speed and accuracy testing and automated parameter tuning script. $usage = "usage: tune.pl [-tune] [-real] [-tune_verify] [-verbose] [-multiple_iterations] [-large] [-small] [-windows] [fileSize]\n"; # testing sorting on 40 million elements by default # don't test on below 2^22 (4 million) elements as that is the minimum # for max_splits of 11 to be efficient use File::Compare; $defFileSize = 5000000; $loopCount = 1; $realtimes = 0; $verifycorrect = 0; $verbose = 0; $exename = "spreadsort"; $makename = "../../b2 \-\-tune"; $all = ""; $iter_count = 1; $debug = 0; $log = "> .tunelog"; $log2 = "> .tunelog 2>&1"; $diffopt = "-q"; $tune = 0; # have to change the path for UNIX $prev_path = $ENV{'PATH'}; $ENV{'PATH'} = '.:'.$prev_path; for (my $ii = 0; $ii < @ARGV; $ii++) { my $currArg = $ARGV[$ii]; if ($currArg =~ /^-help$/) { print STDERR $usage; exit(0); } # verification roughly doubles the runtime of this script, # but it does make sure that results are correct during tuning # verification always runs during speed comparisons with std::sort if ($currArg =~ /^-tune_verify$/) { $verifycorrect = 1; # use real times only, don't use weighting and special-case tests # this saves about 5/6 of the script runtime but results are different } elsif ($currArg =~ /^-real$/) { $realtimes = 1; } elsif ($currArg =~ /^-verbose$/) { $verbose = 1; # runs until we converge on a precise set of values # defaults off because of runtime } elsif ($currArg =~ /^-multiple_iterations$/) { $iter_count = 4; } elsif ($currArg =~ /^-debug$/) { $debug = 1; $log = ""; $diffopt = ""; } elsif ($currArg =~ /^-large$/) { $defFileSize = 20000000; } elsif ($currArg =~ /^-small$/) { $defFileSize = 100000; } elsif ($currArg =~ /^-tune$/) { $tune = 1; } elsif ($currArg =~ /^-windows$/) { $makename = "..\\..\\".$makename; } elsif ($currArg =~ /^-/) { print STDERR $usage; exit(0); } else { $defFileSize = $currArg; } } $fileSize = $defFileSize; print STDOUT "Tuning variables for $exename on vectors with $defFileSize elements\n"; # these are reasonable values $max_splits = 11; $log_finishing_count = 31; $log_min_size = 11; $log_mean_bin_size = 2; $float_log_min_size = 10; $float_log_mean_bin_size = 2; $float_log_finishing_count = 4; # this value is a minimum to obtain decent file I/O performance $min_sort_size = 1000; $std = ""; print STDOUT "building randomgen\n"; system("$makename randomgen $log"); # Tuning to get convergence, maximum of 4 iterations with multiple iterations # option set $changed = 1; my $ii = 0; if ($tune) { for ($ii = 0; $changed and $ii < $iter_count; $ii++) { $changed = 0; # Tuning max_splits is not recommended. #print STDOUT "Tuning max_splits\n"; #TuneVariable(\$max_splits, $log_min_size - $log_mean_bin_size, 17); print STDOUT "Tuning log of the minimum count for recursion\n"; TuneVariable(\$log_min_size, $log_mean_bin_size + 1, $max_splits + $log_mean_bin_size); print STDOUT "Tuning log_mean_bin_size\n"; TuneVariable(\$log_mean_bin_size, 0, $log_min_size - 1); print STDOUT "Tuning log_finishing_size\n"; TuneVariable(\$log_finishing_count, 1, $log_min_size); # tuning variables for floats $exename = "floatsort"; print STDOUT "Tuning log of the minimum count for recursion for floats\n"; TuneVariable(\$float_log_min_size, $float_log_mean_bin_size + 1, $max_splits + $float_log_mean_bin_size); print STDOUT "Tuning float_log_mean_bin_size\n"; TuneVariable(\$float_log_mean_bin_size, 0, $float_log_min_size - 1); print STDOUT "Tuning float_log_finishing_size\n"; TuneVariable(\$float_log_finishing_count, 1, $float_log_min_size); $exename = "spreadsort"; } # After optimizations for large datasets are complete, see how small of a # dataset can be sped up print STDOUT "Tuning minimum sorting size\n"; TuneMinSize(); print STDOUT "Writing results\n"; } # Doing a final run with final settings to compare sort times # also verifying correctness of results $verifycorrect = 1; $loopCount = 1; $fileSize = $defFileSize; system("$makename $all $log"); $std = ""; PerfTest("Verifying integer_sort", "spreadsort"); PerfTest("Verifying float_sort", "floatsort"); PerfTest("Verifying string_sort", "stringsort"); PerfTest("Verifying integer_sort with mostly-sorted data", "mostlysorted"); PerfTest("Timing integer_sort on already-sorted data", "alreadysorted"); PerfTest("Verifying integer_sort with rightshift", "rightshift"); PerfTest("Verifying integer_sort with 64-bit integers", "int64"); PerfTest("Verifying integer_sort with separate key and data", "keyplusdata"); PerfTest("Verifying reverse integer_sort", "reverseintsort"); PerfTest("Verifying float_sort with doubles", "double"); PerfTest("Verifying float_sort with shift functor", "shiftfloatsort"); PerfTest("Verifying float_sort with functors", "floatfunctorsort"); PerfTest("Verifying string_sort with indexing functors", "charstringsort"); PerfTest("Verifying string_sort with all functors", "stringfunctorsort"); PerfTest("Verifying reverse_string_sort", "reversestringsort"); PerfTest("Verifying reverse_string_sort with functors", "reversestringfunctorsort"); PerfTest("Verifying generalized string_sort with multiple keys of different types", "generalizedstruct"); PerfTest("Verifying boost::sort on its custom-built worst-case distribution", "binaryalrbreaker"); # clean up once we finish system("$makename clean $log"); # WINDOWS system("del spread_sort_out.txt $log2"); system("del standard_sort_out.txt $log2"); system("del input.txt $log2"); system("del *.rsp $log2"); system("del *.manifest $log2"); system("del time.txt $log2"); # UNIX system("rm -f time.txt $log2"); system("rm -f spread_sort_out.txt $log2"); system("rm -f standard_sort_out.txt $log2"); system("rm -f input.txt $log2"); $ENV{'PATH'} = $prev_path; # A simple speed test comparing std::sort to sub PerfTest { my ($message, $local_exe) = @_; $exename = $local_exe; print STDOUT "$message\n"; $lastTime = SumTimes(); print STDOUT "runtime: $lastTime\n"; print STDOUT "std::sort time: $baseTime\n"; $speedup = (($baseTime/$lastTime) - 1) * 100; print STDOUT "speedup: ".sprintf("%.2f", $speedup)."%\n"; } # Write an updated constants file as part of tuning. sub WriteConstants { # deleting the file $const_file = 'include/boost/sort/spreadsort/detail/constants.hpp'; @cannot = grep {not unlink} $const_file; print "$0: could not unlink @cannot\n" if @cannot; # writing the results back to the original file name unless(open(CONSTANTS, ">$const_file")) { print STDERR "Can't open output file: $const_file: $!\n"; exit; } print CONSTANTS "//constant definitions for the Boost Sort library\n\n"; print CONSTANTS "// Copyright Steven J. Ross 2001 - 2014\n"; print CONSTANTS "// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.\n"; print CONSTANTS "// (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at\n"; print CONSTANTS "// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)\n\n"; print CONSTANTS "// See http://www.boost.org/libs/sort for library home page.\n"; print CONSTANTS "#ifndef BOOST_SORT_SPREADSORT_DETAIL_CONSTANTS\n"; print CONSTANTS "#define BOOST_SORT_SPREADSORT_DETAIL_CONSTANTS\n"; print CONSTANTS "namespace boost {\n"; print CONSTANTS "namespace sort {\n"; print CONSTANTS "namespace spreadsort {\n"; print CONSTANTS "namespace detail {\n"; print CONSTANTS "//Tuning constants\n"; print CONSTANTS "//This should be tuned to your processor cache;\n"; print CONSTANTS "//if you go too large you get cache misses on bins\n"; print CONSTANTS "//The smaller this number, the less worst-case memory usage.\n"; print CONSTANTS "//If too small, too many recursions slow down spreadsort\n"; print CONSTANTS "enum { max_splits = $max_splits,\n"; print CONSTANTS "//It's better to have a few cache misses and finish sorting\n"; print CONSTANTS "//than to run another iteration\n"; print CONSTANTS "max_finishing_splits = max_splits + 1,\n"; print CONSTANTS "//Sets the minimum number of items per bin.\n"; print CONSTANTS "int_log_mean_bin_size = $log_mean_bin_size,\n"; print CONSTANTS "//Used to force a comparison-based sorting for small bins, if it's faster.\n"; print CONSTANTS "//Minimum value 1\n"; $log_min_split_count = $log_min_size - $log_mean_bin_size; print CONSTANTS "int_log_min_split_count = $log_min_split_count,\n"; print CONSTANTS "//This is the minimum split count to use spreadsort when it will finish in one\n"; print CONSTANTS "//iteration. Make this larger the faster std::sort is relative to integer_sort.\n"; print CONSTANTS "int_log_finishing_count = $log_finishing_count,\n"; print CONSTANTS "//Sets the minimum number of items per bin for floating point.\n"; print CONSTANTS "float_log_mean_bin_size = $float_log_mean_bin_size,\n"; print CONSTANTS "//Used to force a comparison-based sorting for small bins, if it's faster.\n"; print CONSTANTS "//Minimum value 1\n"; $float_log_min_split_count = $float_log_min_size - $float_log_mean_bin_size; print CONSTANTS "float_log_min_split_count = $float_log_min_split_count,\n"; print CONSTANTS "//This is the minimum split count to use spreadsort when it will finish in one\n"; print CONSTANTS "//iteration. Make this larger the faster std::sort is relative to float_sort.\n"; print CONSTANTS "float_log_finishing_count = $float_log_finishing_count,\n"; print CONSTANTS "//There is a minimum size below which it is not worth using spreadsort\n"; print CONSTANTS "min_sort_size = $min_sort_size };\n"; print CONSTANTS "}\n}\n}\n}\n#endif\n"; close CONSTANTS; system("$makename $exename $log"); } # Sort the file with both std::sort and boost::sort, verify the results are the # same, update stdtime with std::sort time, and return boost::sort time. sub CheckTime { my $sort_time = 0.0; my $time_file = "time.txt"; # use the line below on systems that can't overwrite. #system("rm -f $time_file"); system("$exename $loopCount $std > $time_file"); unless(open(CODE, $time_file)) { print STDERR "Could not open file: $time_file: $!\n"; exit; } while ($line = ) { @parts = split("time", $line); if (@parts > 1) { $sort_time = $parts[1]; last; } } close(CODE); # verifying correctness if (not $std and $verifycorrect) { system("$exename $loopCount -std > $time_file"); unless(open(CODE, $time_file)) { print STDERR "Could not open file: $time_file: $!\n"; exit; } die "Difference in results\n" unless (compare("boost_sort_out.txt","standard_sort_out.txt") == 0) ; while ($line = ) { @parts = split("time", $line); if (@parts > 1) { $stdsingle = $parts[1]; last; } } close(CODE); } return $sort_time; } # Sum up times for different data distributions. If realtimes is not set, # larger ranges are given a larger weight. sub SumTimes { my $time = 0; $baseTime = 0.0; $stdsingle = 0.0; my $ii = 1; # if we're only using real times, don't bother with the corner-cases if ($realtimes) { $ii = 8; } for (; $ii <= 16; $ii++) { system("randomgen $ii $ii $fileSize"); if ($realtimes) { $time += CheckTime(); $baseTime += $stdsingle; } else { # tests with higher levels of randomness are given # higher priority in timing results print STDOUT "trying $ii $ii\n" if $debug; $time += 2 * $ii * CheckTime(); $baseTime += 2 * $ii * $stdsingle; if ($ii > 1) { print STDOUT "trying 1 $ii\n" if $debug; system("randomgen 1 $ii $fileSize"); $time += $ii * CheckTime(); $baseTime += $ii * $stdsingle; print STDOUT "trying $ii 1\n" if $debug; system("randomgen $ii 1 $fileSize"); $time += $ii * CheckTime(); $baseTime += $ii * $stdsingle; } } } if ($time == 0.0) { $time = 0.01; } return $time; } # Tests a range of potential values for a variable, and sets it to the fastest. sub TuneVariable { my ($tunevar, $beginval, $endval) = @_; my $best_val = $$tunevar; my $besttime = 0; my $startval = $$tunevar; for ($$tunevar = $beginval; $$tunevar <= $endval; $$tunevar++) { WriteConstants(); $sumtime = SumTimes(); # If this value is better, use it. If this is the start value # and it's just as good, use the startval if (not $besttime or ($sumtime < $besttime) or (($besttime == $sumtime) and ($$tunevar == $startval))) { $besttime = $sumtime; $best_val = $$tunevar; } print STDOUT "Value: $$tunevar Time: $sumtime\n" if $verbose; } $$tunevar = $best_val; print STDOUT "Best Value: $best_val\n"; if ($best_val != $startval) { $changed = 1; } } # Determine the cutoff size below which std::sort is faster. sub TuneMinSize { for (; $min_sort_size <= $defFileSize; $min_sort_size *= 2) { $loopCount = ($defFileSize/$min_sort_size)/10; $fileSize = $min_sort_size; WriteConstants(); $std = ""; $sumtime = SumTimes(); $std = "-std"; $stdtime = SumTimes(); print STDOUT "Size: $min_sort_size boost::sort Time: $sumtime std::sort Time: $stdtime\n"; last if ($stdtime > $sumtime); } }