[Perf] Linux/arm64: 2 Improvements on 7/12/2024 11:27:13 PM

[performanceautofiler]

Run Information

Name	Value
Architecture	arm64
OS	ubuntu 22.04
Queue	AmpereUbuntu
Baseline	42b2b19e883f06af5771b5d85b26af263c62e781
Compare	7f881716e5a08899a4e16aaf32e689af2ac75568
Diff	Diff
Configs	CompilationMode:tiered, LLVM:true, MonoAOT:true, MonoInterpreter:false, RunKind:micro_mono

Improvements in PerfLabTests.CastingPerf

Benchmark	Baseline	Test	Test/Base	Test Quality	Edge Detector	Baseline IR	Compare IR	IR Ratio
CheckArrayIsVariantGenericInterfaceReflection - Duration of single invocation 📝 - Benchmark Source ADX - Test Multi Config Graph	251.02 ns	156.07 ns	0.62	0.55	False
AssignArrayElementByVariance - Duration of single invocation 📝 - Benchmark Source ADX - Test Multi Config Graph	245.38 ns	114.21 ns	0.47	0.53	False

Test Report

Repro

General Docs link: https://github.com/dotnet/performance/blob/main/docs/benchmarking-workflow-dotnet-runtime.md

Repro Steps

Prerequisites (Files either built locally (with build.(sh/cmd) or downloaded from payload above (if same system setup) (in this order))

• Libraries build extracted to runtime/artifacts or build instructions: Libraries README args: -subset libs+libs.tests -rc release -configuration Release -arch $RunArch -framework net8.0
• CoreCLR product build extracted to runtime/artifacts/bin/coreclr/$RunOS.$RunArch.Release, build instructions: CoreCLR README args: -subset clr+libs -rc release -configuration Release -arch $RunArch -framework net8.0
• AOT MONO build extracted to runtime/artifacts/bin/mono/$RunOS.$RunArch.Release, build instructions: MONO README args: -arch $RunArch -os $RunOS -s mono+libs+host+packs -c Release /p:CrossBuild=false /p:MonoLLVMUseCxx11Abi=false
• Dotnet SDK installed for dotnet commands
• Running commands from the runtime folder

Linux

# Set $RunDir to the runtime directory
RunDir=`pwd`

# Set the OS, arch, and OSId
RunOS='linux'
RunOSId='linux'
RunArch='x64'

# Create aot directory 
mkdir -p $RunDir/artifacts/bin/aot/sgen
mkdir -p $RunDir/artifacts/bin/aot/pack
cp -r $RunDir/artifacts/obj/mono/$RunOS.$RunArch.Release/mono/* $RunDir/artifacts/bin/aot/sgen
cp -r $RunDir/artifacts/bin/microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.$RunOS-$RunArch/Release/* $RunDir/artifacts/bin/aot/pack

# Create Core Root
$RunDir/src/tests/build.sh release $RunArch generatelayoutonly /p:LibrariesConfiguration=Release

# Clone performance 
git clone --branch main --depth 1 --quiet https://github.com/dotnet/performance.git $RunDir/performance

# One line run:
python3 $RunDir/performance/scripts/benchmarks_ci.py --csproj $RunDir/performance/src/benchmarks/micro/MicroBenchmarks.csproj --incremental no --architecture $RunArch -f net8.0 --filter 'PerfLabTests.CastingPerf*' --bdn-artifacts $RunDir/artifacts/BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts --bdn-arguments="--anyCategories Libraries Runtime  --category-exclusion-filter NoAOT NoWASM --runtimes monoaotllvm --aotcompilerpath $RunDir/artifacts/bin/aot/sgen/mini/mono-sgen --customruntimepack $RunDir/artifacts/bin/aot/pack --aotcompilermode llvm --logBuildOutput --generateBinLog"

# Individual Commands:
# Restore 
dotnet restore $RunDir/performance/src/benchmarks/micro/MicroBenchmarks.csproj --packages $RunDir/performance/artifacts/packages /p:UseSharedCompilation=false /p:BuildInParallel=false /m:1

# Build
dotnet build $RunDir/performance/src/benchmarks/micro/MicroBenchmarks.csproj --configuration Release --framework net8.0 --no-restore /p:NuGetPackageRoot=$RunDir/performance/artifacts/packages /p:UseSharedCompilation=false /p:BuildInParallel=false /m:1

# Run
dotnet run --project $RunDir/performance/src/benchmarks/micro/MicroBenchmarks.csproj --configuration Release --framework net8.0 --no-restore --no-build -- --filter PerfLabTests.CastingPerf* --anyCategories Libraries Runtime " --category-exclusion-filter NoAOT NoWASM --runtimes monoaotllvm --aotcompilerpath $RunDir/artifacts/bin/aot/sgen/mini/mono-sgen --customruntimepack $RunDir/artifacts/bin/aot/pack --aotcompilermode llvm --logBuildOutput --generateBinLog " --artifacts $RunDir/artifacts/BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts --packages $RunDir/performance/artifacts/packages --buildTimeout 1200

Windows

# Set $RunDir to the runtime directory
$RunDir="FullPathHere"

# Set the OS, arch, and OSId
RunOS='windows'
RunOSId='win'
RunArch='x64'

# Create aot directory
mkdir $RunDir\artifacts\bin\aot\sgen
mkdir $RunDir\artifacts\bin\aot\pack
xcopy $RunDir\artifacts\obj\mono\$RunOS.$RunArch.Release\mono $RunDir\artifacts\bin\aot\sgen\ /e /y
xcopy $RunDir\artifacts\bin\microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.$RunOSId-$RunArch\Release $RunDir\artifacts\bin\aot\pack\ /e /y

# Create Core Root
$RunDir\src\tests\build.cmd release $RunArch generatelayoutonly /p:LibrariesConfiguration=Release

# Clone performance 
git clone --branch main --depth 1 --quiet https://github.com/dotnet/performance.git $RunDir\performance

# One line run:
python3 $RunDir\performance\scripts\benchmarks_ci.py --csproj $RunDir\performance\src\benchmarks\micro\MicroBenchmarks.csproj --incremental no --architecture $RunArch -f net8.0 --filter 'PerfLabTests.CastingPerf*' --bdn-artifacts $RunDir\artifacts\BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts --bdn-arguments="--anyCategories Libraries Runtime  --category-exclusion-filter NoAOT NoWASM --runtimes monoaotllvm --aotcompilerpath $RunDir\artifacts\bin\aot\sgen\mini\mono-sgen.exe --customruntimepack $RunDir\artifacts\bin\aot\pack --aotcompilermode llvm --logBuildOutput --generateBinLog"

# Individual Commands:
# Restore 
dotnet restore $RunDir\performance\src\benchmarks\micro\MicroBenchmarks.csproj --packages $RunDir\performance\artifacts\packages /p:UseSharedCompilation=false /p:BuildInParallel=false /m:1

# Build
dotnet build $RunDir\performance\src\benchmarks\micro\MicroBenchmarks.csproj --configuration Release --framework net8.0 --no-restore /p:NuGetPackageRoot=$RunDir\performance\artifacts\packages /p:UseSharedCompilation=false /p:BuildInParallel=false /m:1

# Run
dotnet run --project $RunDir\performance\src\benchmarks\micro\MicroBenchmarks.csproj --configuration Release --framework net8.0 --no-restore --no-build -- --filter PerfLabTests.CastingPerf* --anyCategories Libraries Runtime " --category-exclusion-filter NoAOT NoWASM --runtimes monoaotllvm --aotcompilerpath $RunDir\artifacts\bin\aot\sgen\mini\mono-sgen.exe --customruntimepack $RunDir\artifacts\bin\aot\pack -aotcompilermode llvm --logBuildOutput --generateBinLog " --artifacts $RunDir\artifacts\BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts --packages $RunDir\performance\artifacts\packages --buildTimeout 1200

PerfLabTests.CastingPerf.CheckArrayIsVariantGenericInterfaceReflection

ETL Files

Histogram

JIT Disasms

PerfLabTests.CastingPerf.AssignArrayElementByVariance

ETL Files

Histogram

JIT Disasms

Docs

Profiling workflow for dotnet/runtime repository
Benchmarking workflow for dotnet/runtime repository

[matouskozak]

Could the improvements be caused by dotnet/runtime#103757 @kg ?

[kg]

I wouldn't have expected impact on AOT, and we have a special path for arrays that I don't think I changed, but it seems reasonable that my changes would have impacted those two measurements.