Phoronix Test Suite 1.2.0 Beta 1

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Phoronix: Phoronix Test Suite 1.2.0 Beta 1

Two months after shipping Phoronix Test Suite 1.0, we're announcing the first beta release for Phoronix Test Suite 1.2. This release incorporates many changes and new features, in fact too many to go over in a single article...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=NjY0MQ

[Michael]

Also check out the new resolution detector option in there too

[Marox]

Nice work Michael (and others), this is an impressive change-log.

I found a small fix again

This time regarding to monitoring voltages.
File: system_monitor.php

if(in_array("v3.voltage", $to_show) || $monitor_voltage)
		{
			define("MONITOR_V3_VOLTAGE", 1);
			pts_module::save_file(".s/BATTERY_POWER");
		}

should be

if(in_array("v3.voltage", $to_show) || $monitor_voltage)
		{
			define("MONITOR_V3_VOLTAGE", 1);
			pts_module::save_file(".s/V3_VOLTAGE");
		}

in order to work probably.

My ideas for a future release:

when viewing results for monitoring in a web browser, maybe

* add a legend for MIN/MAX/AVERAGE values

* put something like "Elapsed Time: x min/hrs" under the diagram

and some hints for other users setting up their sensors3.conf:
(works with version 1.0.5 and 1.2.0b1)

set your labels for
* +3.33V to "V3.3"
* +5.00V to "V5"
* +12.00V to "V12"
and the corresponding labels for temperatures to
* "CPU Temp"
* "Board Temp"

whether it works or not, you can check easyly with

phoronix-test-suite sensors

(ver. 1.0.5)

for version 1.2.0b1 this was dropped, seems the docs need some small updates, too.

[Michael]

Nice work Michael (and others), this is an impressive change-log.

I found a small fix again

This time regarding to monitoring voltages.
File: system_monitor.php

if(in_array("v3.voltage", $to_show) || $monitor_voltage)
        {
            define("MONITOR_V3_VOLTAGE", 1);
            pts_module::save_file(".s/BATTERY_POWER");
        }

should be

if(in_array("v3.voltage", $to_show) || $monitor_voltage)
        {
            define("MONITOR_V3_VOLTAGE", 1);
            pts_module::save_file(".s/V3_VOLTAGE");
        }

in order to work probably.

Thanks, should be fixed in git.

My ideas for a future release:

when viewing results for monitoring in a web browser, maybe

* add a legend for MIN/MAX/AVERAGE values

* put something like "Elapsed Time: x min/hrs" under the diagram

Thanks for the feedback, I may incorporate some of this into the next beta.

for version 1.2.0b1 this was dropped, seems the docs need some small updates, too.

Where isn't this reflected in the docs? I thought I had updated them all.

[Marox]

Where isn't this reflected in the docs? I thought I had updated them all.

The corresponding passage is:

The full list of supported sensor options can be found by running phoronix-test-suite module-info system_monitor. The sensors actually detected on the current system and their values can be read by running phoronix-test-suite sensors.

(from sensor_monitoring.html in the .deb (1.2.0b1)

phoronix-test-suite sensors

This option was dropped from the Phoronix Test Suite. For more information and the replacement option, view the latest documentation.

so is there a new command, to check which / whether sensors are detected ?

[Michael]

The corresponding passage is:
(from sensor_monitoring.html in the .deb (1.2.0b1)

phoronix-test-suite sensors

This option was dropped from the Phoronix Test Suite. For more information and the replacement option, view the latest documentation.

so is there a new command, to check which / whether sensors are detected ?

Oops, I'll get that corrected.

Regarding a new command, I have an idea for one that just came to mind... Will probably write it up tonight. I am thinking it will be:

phoronix-test-suite test-module system_monitor

[Michael]

so is there a new command, to check which / whether sensors are detected ?

With git, use debug-module:

$ MONITOR=all ./phoronix-test-suite debug-module system_monitor

====================================
Starting Module Test Process
====================================

Calling: __startup()
Calling: __pre_install_process()
Calling: __pre_test_install()
Calling: __post_test_install()
Calling: __post_install_process()
Calling: __pre_run_process()
Calling: __pre_test_run()
Calling: __interim_test_run()
Calling: __post_test_run()
Calling: __post_run_process()
Calling: __shutdown()

====================================
Current Sensor Readings:

GPU Thermal Monitor: 58 °C
CPU Thermal Monitor: 49 °C
System Thermal Monitor: 39 °C
CPU Frequency Monitor: 2501.00 MHz
GPU Frequency Monitor: 400 MHz
CPU Usage Monitor: 15.60 Percent
====================================

Or to have a bit less output, use test-module:

$ MONITOR=all ./phoronix-test-suite test-module system_monitor

====================================
Starting Module Test Process
====================================


====================================
Current Sensor Readings:

GPU Thermal Monitor: 58 °C
CPU Thermal Monitor: 51 °C
System Thermal Monitor: 41 °C
CPU Frequency Monitor: 2501.00 MHz
GPU Frequency Monitor: 400 MHz
CPU Usage Monitor: 9.22 Percent
====================================

This also provides a way for developers to test modules

[Marox]

While monitoring sensors works fine, at least for me, i couldn't pass the compliance-sensors test. So i looked up the corresponding scripts and found some inconsistences.

for monitoring temperatures and voltages we use:
File: pts-functions_system.php

function system_line_voltage($type)
{
    if($type == "CPU")
        $voltage = read_sensors("VCore");
    else if($type == "V3")
        $voltage = read_sensors("V3.3");
    else if($type == "V5")
        $voltage = read_sensors("V5");
    else if($type == "V12")
        $voltage = read_sensors("V12");
    ...
    ...

and

function system_temperature()
{
    $temp_c = read_sensors("Sys Temp");

    if(empty($temp_c))
        $temp_c = read_sensors("Board Temp");
    ...
    ...

when running

 phoronix-test-suite run compliance-sensors

we check against different strings:
File: sensors-check

array_push($sensors, read_sensors("VCore"));
array_push($sensors, read_sensors("+3.3V"));
array_push($sensors, read_sensors("+5V"));
array_push($sensors, read_sensors("+12V"));

and

$sys_temp = read_sensors("Sys Temp");
if(empty($sys_temp))
	$sys_temp = read_sensors("temp2");
array_push($sensors, $sys_temp);

So strings for voltages are different and a check to include "Board Temp" is missing.

Marox

[Michael]

Thanks, in git master this should be improved.