Thanks H-P! I'll certainly check it out. Andras
February 17, 2022 9:15 AM, "Hans-Peter Nilsson" <h...@bitrange.com> wrote: > On Mon, 14 Feb 2022, Andras Tantos wrote: > >> Hello all! >> >> I'm working on porting GCC to a new processor architecture. I think >> I've finally got to a fairly stable stage, so the next logical step >> would be to test and optimize. For that, I would need some benchmarks, >> and this is where I'm seeking your help. >> >> This being a hobby project, I can't shell out $1000+ for the spec >> suite. On top of that, I only have newlib ported as the runtime, which >> means very limited support for OS facilities. >> >> I already have dhrystone, but what else would you recommend using? >> >> I'm looking for 'general purpose' payloads, things, where I can judge >> object code size, instruction set utilization, look for tuning >> opportunities, etc. >> >> I would like to also be able to compare the results with other >> architectures (FPGA cores, such as nios2 as well as some low-end cores, >> such as 32-bit arm/thumb and riscv-RV32IMFC). >> >> So, can you suggest some benchmarks or applications to be used as ones? > > I don't see Coremark being mentioned yet. It's at > https://github.com/eembc/coremark.git and certainly > general-purpose; just have follow README.md. I suggest the 10 > iterations mentioned in README.md and outputting the number of > cycles from your simulator at exit (through a hook or by a > simulator option). > > brgds, H-P
