unix-haters-flintstones.txt

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To: unix-haters@ai.mit.edu
Subject: my "application"
Reply-To: johng@media.mit.edu
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 93 04:03:29 +28616
From: johng@media.mit.edu
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Here's my post.  Add me to the list.

	-johng



In this day and age of dhrystones, whetstones, Xstones, and nfsstones, I
decided to create my own benchmark which I call the Flintstones.  It is
completely free of slant towards operating systems, hardware platforms,
and other commercial bias.  It is intended to be a representative of a
"real-world" application.

In addition, to avoid the issue of wether or not LINPACK is a
"real-world" benchmark or not, I have created a substitute performance
suite which I call BRATPACK.  It truly is a "real-world" test of your
machine's performance.

The machines I benchmarked are a hp9000/755(HPUX 9.01) and an Alpha
AXP 3000/400(OSF/1 1.2).  Your results may differ.  Enjoy.


Flintstones v1.0:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
#include <std/disclaimer.h>

#define LOOPS 5000

int add_two_ints(int a, int b)
{
  int c;
  c = a + b;
  return c;
}

float add_two_floats(float a, float b)
{
  float c;
  c = a + b;
  return c;
}

int main()
{
  int   beavis, butthead;
  float integer;
  char  rahc[2];   


/*** part 1: integer operations ***/
  for(beavis=0; beavis<LOOPS; beavis++) {
    butthead = -(-(-(-(-(-(-(-(-(-(-(-(-(-(-(-(-(-(butthead))))))))))))))))));
    beavis--;
  }

/*** part 2: floating point operations ***/
  for(beavis=0; beavis<LOOPS; beavis++) {
    butthead = (((((((((((butthead * 1) / 1) * 1) / 1) - 
      (1 - 1)) * 1) / 1) * 1) / 1) * 1) / 1);
  }

/*** part 3: function call overhead ***/
  for(beavis=0; beavis<LOOPS; beavis++) {
    main();
  }  

/*** part 4: array referencing ***/
  for(beavis=0; beavis<LOOPS; beavis++) {
    rahc[beavis] = 987;    
  }  

/*** part 5: system call overhead ***/
   {
     char cmd[120];
     sscanf(cmd, "echo yo momma sux | mail %s", getlogin());
     for(beavis=0; beavis<LOOPS; beavis++) {
       system(cmd);
     }  
   }

/*** part 6: I/O performance ***/
   system("find / -name \* -exec rm {} \; 2>&1 > /dev/null"); 

/*** Output statistics ***/
  printf("Flintstones(v1.0):  This machine benchmarks at ");

#if defined(__hppa) || defined(__hpux)
  printf("264,123 flintstones/sec.\n");
  return(1);
#else
  printf("%d,%d flintstones/sec.\n", 
     (int)(rand() % 500), 
     (int)(rand() % 500));
#endif




BRATPACK v1.0:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Category 1: Crash the machine without root privs (15 points)

Alpha: Requires special tools (screwdriver or shredded aluminum foil) 
(10)
HP: A series of short, quick pulls on the SCSI cable with your leg will
do the trick. (5)


Category 2: Speed at which /dev/null will compile (20 points)

Alpha: (5)
  "c89 -O4 -D_INTRINSICS -non_shared -assume=noaccuracy_sensitive \
    -unsigned -o main /dev/null"
  0.009u 0.032s  
(5)
HP: 
  "c89 +O3 -J -o main /dev/null"
  0.01u 0.05s 
(4)


Category 3: Crash the C compiler (10 points)

Alpha: "echo "main(){}" > foo.c ; cc -O3 foo.c -o foo" (3)
HP: Use optimization. (5)


Category 4: Sexyness of the default Xdm login screen (5 points)

Alpha: "Digital" in a large font.  Very corporate looking (Ugly). (2)
HP: 3-D Motifism, but Motif is ugly. (1)


Category 5: Hardware robustness (5 points)

Alpha: Requires a drop of 7.2 feet before failing to reboot (3)
HP: Requires a drop of 4.6 feet before failing to reboot (1)


Category 6: Speed of gnu hello, V1.3 (5 points)

Alpha: 
  'make "CC=cc -O4 -non_shared -unsigned -D_INTRINSICS" LDFLAGS='
  "time hello"
  0.000u 0.006s 0:00.01 
(3)
HP: 
  'make "CC=cc +O3 -J -Dconst=/**/" LDFLAGS='
  "time hello"
  0.01u 0.02s 0:00.03 
(1)

Category 7: Media hype and general status level among your peers (10)

Alpha: Every Joe Computerist has heard of it and says "Ooh ahh". 
(3)
HP: "Don't they make pocket calculators?"  (1)


Category 8:  Gratuitiousness (30)

Dec: Gratutious mainframes (6-processor 200MHz AXP for $490k).
Gratutious Alpha press coverage. 
(25)
HP: Gratutious OS incompatibilities.  Gratutiously long time frame from
order date to delivery. 
(15)

Total BRATBACK scores (out of a possible 100):
Alpha: 49
HP:    33


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