rust-lang / rust-lang/rustc_codegen_cranelift

Better benchmarks

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Description

Currently only compilation and execution of very simple crates is benchmarked. An example of a useful benchmark would be https://github.com/ebobby/simple-raytracer.

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Research direction

Review the existing compilation and execution benchmark setup, then inspect the simple-raytracer example linked in the issue. Determine how a representative crate can be added and measured alongside the current simple-crate benchmarks; done means the benchmark runs as part of the project's benchmark suite.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers, performance, testing-qa
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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