timer.py

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# Copyright (c) 2015, ArrayFire
# All rights reserved.
#
# This file is distributed under 3-clause BSD license.
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"""
Functions to time arrayfire.
"""

from .library import *
from .device import (sync, eval)
from time import time
import math

def timeit(af_func, *args):
    """
    Function to time arrayfire functions.

    Parameters
    ----------

    af_func    : arrayfire function

    *args      : arguments to `af_func`

    Returns
    --------

    t   : Time in seconds
    """

    sample_trials = 3

    sample_time = 1E20

    for i in range(sample_trials):
        start = time()
        res = af_func(*args)
        eval(res)
        sync()
        sample_time = min(sample_time, time() - start)

    if (sample_time >= 0.5):
        return sample_time

    num_iters = max(math.ceil(1.0 / sample_time), 3.0)

    start = time()
    for i in range(int(num_iters)):
        res = af_func(*args)
        eval(res)
    sync()
    sample_time = (time() - start) / num_iters
    return sample_time