[Perf] Linux/x64: 3 Regressions on 5/1/2023 3:42:23 PM

[performanceautofiler]

Run Information

Name	Value
Architecture	x64
OS	ubuntu 18.04
Queue	TigerUbuntu
Baseline	79647f40acc3bc3dd0e6fa14e4a158cad6d63c05
Compare	6f19e373de35dbf2c68f8744cc48c1bfeb13644f
Diff	Diff
Configs	CompilationMode:tiered, LLVM:false, MonoAOT:true, MonoInterpreter:false, RunKind:micro_mono

Regressions in System.Memory.ReadOnlySpan

Benchmark	Baseline	Test	Test/Base	Test Quality	Edge Detector	Baseline IR	Compare IR	IR Ratio	Baseline ETL	Compare ETL
IndexOfString - Duration of single invocation	28.47 ns	30.00 ns	1.05	0.06	False
IndexOfString - Duration of single invocation	34.34 ns	38.11 ns	1.11	0.02	True
IndexOfString - Duration of single invocation	46.27 ns	49.59 ns	1.07	0.05	False

Test Report

Repro

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

Payloads

Baseline
Compare

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 'System.Memory.ReadOnlySpan*' --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 System.Memory.ReadOnlySpan* --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 'System.Memory.ReadOnlySpan*' --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 System.Memory.ReadOnlySpan* --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

Payloads

Baseline
Compare

Histogram

System.Memory.ReadOnlySpan.IndexOfString(input: "Hello WorldbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbareallyreallylongHello WorldbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbareallyreallylongHello Worldbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbareallyreallylong!xyz", value: "w", comparisonType: OrdinalIgnoreCase)

Description of detection logic

IsRegressionBase: Marked as regression because the compare was 5% greater than the baseline, and the value was not too small.
IsRegressionChecked: Marked as regression because the three check build points were 0.05 greater than the baseline.
IsImprovementBase: Marked as not an improvement because the compare was not 5% less than the baseline, or the value was too small.
IsRegressionBase: Marked as regression because the compare was 5% greater than the baseline, and the value was not too small.
IsRegressionChecked: Marked as regression because the three check build points were 0.05 greater than the baseline.
IsRegressionWindowed: Marked as regression because 30.00440304598232 > 28.433785143845075.
IsChangePoint: Marked as a change because one of 2/23/2023 8:54:44 PM, 3/13/2023 2:14:21 PM, 3/20/2023 11:25:43 AM, 5/1/2023 10:17:01 AM, 5/2/2023 3:18:41 PM falls between 4/23/2023 8:38:14 PM and 5/2/2023 3:18:41 PM.
IsRegressionStdDev: Marked as regression because -27.92800135162235 (T) = (0 -30.100221317155015) / Math.Sqrt((0.22013198976512477 / (47)) + (0.007770829472252323 / (4))) is less than -2.0095752371279447 = MathNet.Numerics.Distributions.StudentT.InvCDF(0, 1, (47) + (4) - 2, .025) and -0.08169850942702772 = (27.82681223541577 - 30.100221317155015) / 27.82681223541577 is less than -0.05.
IsImprovementBase: Marked as not an improvement because the compare was not 5% less than the baseline, or the value was too small.
IsChangeEdgeDetector: Marked not as a regression because Edge Detector said so.

JIT Disasms

System.Memory.ReadOnlySpan.IndexOfString(input: "StrIng", value: "string", comparisonType: OrdinalIgnoreCase)

Description of detection logic

IsRegressionBase: Marked as regression because the compare was 5% greater than the baseline, and the value was not too small.
IsRegressionChecked: Marked as regression because the three check build points were 0.05 greater than the baseline.
IsImprovementBase: Marked as not an improvement because the compare was not 5% less than the baseline, or the value was too small.
IsRegressionBase: Marked as regression because the compare was 5% greater than the baseline, and the value was not too small.
IsRegressionChecked: Marked as regression because the three check build points were 0.05 greater than the baseline.
IsRegressionWindowed: Marked as regression because 38.107397138909846 > 36.03361471633596.
IsChangePoint: Marked as a change because one of 5/1/2023 10:17:01 AM, 5/2/2023 3:18:41 PM falls between 4/23/2023 8:38:14 PM and 5/2/2023 3:18:41 PM.
IsRegressionStdDev: Marked as regression because -142.37444074547653 (T) = (0 -38.077441059465) / Math.Sqrt((0.005617357846802235 / (47)) + (0.0023151034502374994 / (4))) is less than -2.0095752371279447 = MathNet.Numerics.Distributions.StudentT.InvCDF(0, 1, (47) + (4) - 2, .025) and -0.1096390319384111 = (34.315160122790665 - 38.077441059465) / 34.315160122790665 is less than -0.05.
IsImprovementBase: Marked as not an improvement because the compare was not 5% less than the baseline, or the value was too small.
IsChangeEdgeDetector: Marked as regression because Edge Detector said so.

JIT Disasms

System.Memory.ReadOnlySpan.IndexOfString(input: "More Test's", value: "Tests", comparisonType: OrdinalIgnoreCase)

Description of detection logic

IsRegressionBase: Marked as regression because the compare was 5% greater than the baseline, and the value was not too small.
IsRegressionChecked: Marked as regression because the three check build points were 0.05 greater than the baseline.
IsImprovementBase: Marked as not an improvement because the compare was not 5% less than the baseline, or the value was too small.
IsRegressionBase: Marked as regression because the compare was 5% greater than the baseline, and the value was not too small.
IsRegressionChecked: Marked as regression because the three check build points were 0.05 greater than the baseline.
IsRegressionWindowed: Marked as regression because 49.58781878484862 > 48.474337281891074.
IsChangePoint: Marked as a change because one of 2/10/2023 2:43:15 PM, 5/1/2023 10:17:01 AM, 5/2/2023 3:18:41 PM falls between 4/23/2023 8:38:14 PM and 5/2/2023 3:18:41 PM.
IsRegressionStdDev: Marked as regression because -34.2350268759896 (T) = (0 -49.880914655215804) / Math.Sqrt((0.030515694053234226 / (47)) + (0.04448146745229432 / (4))) is less than -2.0095752371279447 = MathNet.Numerics.Distributions.StudentT.InvCDF(0, 1, (47) + (4) - 2, .025) and -0.08044928416588988 = (46.166826510254964 - 49.880914655215804) / 46.166826510254964 is less than -0.05.
IsImprovementBase: Marked as not an improvement because the compare was not 5% less than the baseline, or the value was too small.
IsChangeEdgeDetector: Marked not as a regression because Edge Detector said so.

JIT Disasms

Docs

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

[kotlarmilos]

@stephentoub could be dotnet/runtime#85437.

/cc: @vargaz

[stephentoub]

Yeah. I'll take a look.