Total Changes:

Add different constraint types (decompression speed, compression memory, parameter constraints)
Separate search space by strategy + strategy selection
Memoize results
Real random restarts
Support multiple files
Support Dictionary inputs
Debug Macro for extra printing

programs/bench.c

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static UTIL_time_t g_displayClock = UTIL_TIME_INITIALIZER;
 *  Exceptions
 ***************************************/
 #ifndef DEBUG
-#  define DEBUG 1
+#  define DEBUG 0
 #endif
 #define DEBUGOUTPUT(...) { if (DEBUG) DISPLAY(__VA_ARGS__); }
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ BMK_customReturn_t BMK_benchFunction(
     BMK_initFn_t initFn, void* initPayload,
     size_t blockCount,
     const void* const * const srcBlockBuffers, const size_t* srcBlockSizes,
-    void* const * const dstBlockBuffers, const size_t* dstBlockCapacities,
+    void** const dstBlockBuffers, size_t* dstBlockCapacities,
     unsigned nbLoops) {
     size_t srcSize = 0, dstSize = 0, ind = 0;
     U64 totalTime;
@@ -338,6 +338,11 @@ BMK_customReturn_t BMK_benchFunction(
                         j, (U32)dstBlockCapacities[j], ZSTD_getErrorName(res));
                 }  else if(firstIter) {
                     dstSize += res;
+                    //Make compressed blocks continuous
+                    if(j != blockCount - 1) {
+                        dstBlockBuffers[j+1] = (void*)((char*)dstBlockBuffers[j] + res);
+                        dstBlockCapacities[j] = res;
+                    }
                 } 
             }
             firstIter = 0;
@@ -370,13 +375,14 @@ void BMK_freeTimeState(BMK_timedFnState_t* state) {
     free(state);
 }
 
+/* make option for dstBlocks to be */
 BMK_customTimedReturn_t BMK_benchFunctionTimed(
     BMK_timedFnState_t* cont,
     BMK_benchFn_t benchFn, void* benchPayload,
     BMK_initFn_t initFn, void* initPayload,
     size_t blockCount,
     const void* const* const srcBlockBuffers, const size_t* srcBlockSizes,
-    void* const* const dstBlockBuffers, const size_t* dstBlockCapacities) 
+    void** const dstBlockBuffers, size_t* dstBlockCapacities) 
 {
     U64 fastest = cont->fastestTime;
     int completed = 0;

programs/bench.h

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ BMK_customReturn_t BMK_benchFunction(
                         BMK_initFn_t initFn, void* initPayload,
                         size_t blockCount,
                         const void* const * const srcBuffers, const size_t* srcSizes,
-                        void* const * const dstBuffers, const size_t* dstCapacities,
+                        void** const dstBuffers, size_t* dstCapacities,
                         unsigned nbLoops);
 
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ BMK_customTimedReturn_t BMK_benchFunctionTimed(BMK_timedFnState_t* cont,
     BMK_initFn_t initFn, void* initPayload,
     size_t blockCount,
     const void* const * const srcBlockBuffers, const size_t* srcBlockSizes,
-    void* const * const dstBlockBuffers, const size_t* dstBlockCapacities);
+    void** const dstBlockBuffers, size_t* dstBlockCapacities);
 
 #endif   /* BENCH_H_121279284357 */
 

tests/Makefile

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ zstreamtest-dll : $(ZSTDDIR)/common/xxhash.c  # xxh symbols not exposed from dll
 zstreamtest-dll : $(ZSTREAM_LOCAL_FILES)
 	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(filter %.c,$^) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@$(EXT)
 
-#paramgrill : DEBUGFLAGS =   # turn off assert() for speed measurements
+paramgrill : DEBUGFLAGS =   # turn off assert() for speed measurements
 paramgrill : $(ZSTD_FILES) $(PRGDIR)/bench.c $(PRGDIR)/datagen.c paramgrill.c
 	$(CC) $(FLAGS) $^ -lm -o $@$(EXT)
 

tests/fullbench.c

@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ size_t local_ZSTD_decompressContinue(const void* src, size_t srcSize, void* dst,
 static size_t benchMem(const void* src, size_t srcSize, U32 benchNb, int cLevel, ZSTD_compressionParameters* cparams)
 {
     BYTE*  dstBuff;
-    size_t const dstBuffSize = ZSTD_compressBound(srcSize);
+    size_t dstBuffSize = ZSTD_compressBound(srcSize);
     void*  buff2, *buff1;
     const char* benchName;
     BMK_benchFn_t benchFunction;
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static size_t benchMem(const void* src, size_t srcSize, U32 benchNb, int cLevel,
     {
         r = BMK_benchFunction(benchFunction, buff2, 
             NULL, NULL,  1, &src, &srcSize, 
-            (void * const * const)&dstBuff, &dstBuffSize, g_nbIterations);
+            (void **)&dstBuff, &dstBuffSize, g_nbIterations);
         if(r.error) {
             DISPLAY("ERROR %d ! ! \n", r.error);
             errorcode = r.error;