GSoC Benchmarking Project – Questions on asv Coverage

[Mohammed Muien]

Hello pvlib team,

I am preparing a proposal for the GSoC “Benchmarking and Profiling” project and have been reviewing the existing asv benchmarks in the repository.

Before drafting a concrete plan, I wanted to ask:

1. Which pvlib modules currently lack benchmark coverage but are considered performance-sensitive?

2. Are there known bottlenecks (e.g., irradiance, solarposition, ModelChain) that would benefit most from profiling?

3. Is there prior discussion on benchmark structure or performance goals that I should review?

I plan to experiment locally with asv and begin profiling selected modules in the coming days.

Thank you for your guidance.

Best,
Mohammed Muien
GitHub: https://github.com/muien5080