How to run sniper?

[akb2020]

I have understood that this project is probably not actively maintained any more. Only hope is that existing users may kindly reply my question.

My question is after installing/building sniper and benchmark, how to run it.

I have found that there is one run-sniper inside the benchmark folder and in the sniper folder where I build sniper. I used the following command as per the sniper manual.

./run-sniper -p splash2-fft -i small -n 4 -c gainestown

It says "option -p not recognized"

Then I tried the following command.

./run-sniper -n 64 -c gainestown --benchmarks=parsec-blackscholes-test-1,parsec-bodytrack-test-1 --no-roi --sim-end=last

It says "option --benchmarks not recognized"

I want to add that I have already tested the fft example using "make run" without any problem.

If someone using sniper can answer my basic question that will be very helpful for me.

[akb2020]

I think that the command run-sniper should be run from the benchmark folder. In that case, I am getting the error that sniper is not compiled.

I have declared all the ROOT variables as per the document.

[ahmad sedigh]

Your commands are for benchmarks so they should be run in benchmarks root
In sniper root try this command
./run-sniper -- /bin/ls

Then check the directory for sim.out which is the output of the simulation.

[akb2020]

Hi Ahmad,

I want to thank you for your reply. But as I have mentioned in my question, I am not able to run anything from the benchmark root directory. It is saying that sniper is not compiled. I am able to run sniper with the /bin/ls and also fft when I run sniper in Sniper root directory.

I want to run benchmarks which is not happening.

[ahmad sedigh]

Hi

do the 9th step here:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!starred/snipersim/2yL2x6nNfVs

[Zilmarij Iqbal]

Hi,

I am encountering a similar kind of error using --benchmarks (running in the benchmarks root dir). The output for

./run-sniper --benchmarks=splash2-fft-test-4 -c gainestown :

option --nosift not recognized
Run program under the Sniper simulator
Usage:
  /home/zilmarij/sniper-latest/sniper-7.2/run-sniper  [-n <ncores (1)>]  [-d <outputdir (.)>]  [-c <sniper-config>]  [-c [objname:]<name[.cfg]>,<name2[.cfg]>,...]  [-c <sniper-options: section/key=value>]  [-s <script>]  [--roi]  [--roi-script]  [--viz]  [--viz-aso]  [--profile]  [--memory-profile]  [--cheetah]  [--perf]  [--gdb]  [--gdb-wait]  [--gdb-quit]  [--appdebug]  [--appdebug-manual]  [--appdebug-enable]  [--follow-execv=1]  [--power]  [--cache-only]  [--fast-forward]  [--no-cache-warming]  [--save-output]  [--save-patch]  [--pin-stats]  [--wrap-sim=]  [--mpi [--mpi-ranks=<ranks>] [--mpi-exec="<mpiexec -mpiarg...>"] ]  {--traces=<trace0>,<trace1>,... [--sim-end=<first|last|last-restart (default: first)>]  |  --pinballs=<pinball-basename>,*  |  --pid=<process-pid>  |  [--sift]  |  [--frontend=]  |  [--isa=ia32|x86_64]  -- <cmdline> }

Example: $ ./run-sniper -- /bin/ls

Note: To get started quickly with our integrated benchmarks distribution (supports SPLASH-2 and PARSEC 2.1),
 see http://snipersim.org/w/Download_Benchmarks

[app0] [SPLASH] Benchmarks to run: fft
[app0]
[app0] [SPLASH] [========== Running benchmark fft ==========]
[app0] [SPLASH] Setting up run directory: /home/zilmarij/benchmarks
[app0] Directory exists, using the same
[app0] [SPLASH] Running '/home/zilmarij/sniper-latest/sniper-7.2/record-trace --routine-tracing -o /tmp/tmp3MKiF0/run_benchmarks -e 1 -r 1 -s 0 --roi -- /home/zilmarij/benchmarks/splash2/splash2/codes/kernels/fft/FFT -m10 -p4':
[app0] [SPLASH] [---------- Beginning of output ----------]

The  simulation doesn't proceed normally, and it seems reasonable to point at  option --nosift not recognized for being the cause.

-p, on the other hand, runs fine.

Further, running ./run-sniper -- /bin/ls from sniper root dir gives the following output:

[SNIPER] Warning: Unable to use physical addresses for shared memory simulation.
[SNIPER] Start
[SNIPER] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[SNIPER] Sniper using SIFT/trace-driven frontend
[SNIPER] Running full application in DETAILED mode
[SNIPER] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[SNIPER] Enabling performance models
[SNIPER] Setting instrumentation mode to DETAILED
[RECORD-TRACE] Using the Pin frontend (sift/recorder)
app_0.log         lib                  pintool.log
app_1.log         LICENSE              plot2.txt
app_2.log         LICENSE.interval          plot.txt
benchmark-app0-run0.log  Makefile              plt_all.py
benchmark-app1-run0.log  Makefile2              plt.py
benchmark-app2-run0.log  Makefile.config          pltt.py
benchmark-app3-run0.log  mbuild                  power.png
benchmark-app4-run0.log  mcpat                  power.py
benchmark-app5-run0.log  NOTICE                  power.txt
benchmark-app6-run0.log  pin                  power.xml
benchmark-app7-run0.log  pinball_replay.app0.txt      python_kit
benchmark-app8-run0.log  pinball_replay.app1.txt      README
benchmark-app9-run0.log  pinball_replay.app2.txt      README.riscv
CHANGELOG         pinball_replay.app3.txt      record-trace
cmnds.txt         pinball_replay.app4.txt      riscv
common             pinball_replay.app5.txt      run-sniper
COMPILATION         pinball_replay.app6.txt      scripts
config             pinball_replay.app7.txt      sift
CONTRIBUTORS         pinball_replay.app9.txt      sim.cfg
decoder_lib         pinball_result.app0.result_play  sim.scripts.py
dmpstats.txt         pinball_result.app1.result_play  sim.stats.sqlite3
docker             pinball_result.app2.result_play  sniper_cfg
Doxyfile         pinball_result.app3.result_play  snipermlm
energystats-temp.cfg     pinball_result.app4.result_play  standalone
energystats-temp.py     pinball_result.app5.result_play  system.log
energystats-temp.txt     pinball_result.app6.result_play  test
energystats-temp.xml     pinball_result.app7.result_play  tools
frontend         pinball_result.app9.result_play  xed
include             pin_kit              xed_kit
[TRACE:0] -- DONE --
[SNIPER] Disabling performance models
[SNIPER] Leaving ROI after 7.61 seconds
[SNIPER] Simulated 1.2M instructions, 1.4M cycles, 0.85 IPC
[SNIPER] Simulation speed 153.6 KIPS (153.6 KIPS / target core - 6511.7ns/instr)
[SNIPER] Setting instrumentation mode to FAST_FORWARD
[SNIPER] End
[SNIPER] Elapsed time: 7.89 seconds

Any help in this direction would be appreciated.

Zilmarij Iqbal

MS(R) Scholar

IIT Delhi