[FFmpeg-devel] [FFmpeg-cvslog] checkasm: test for abs_pow34

Michael Niedermayer michael at niedermayer.cc
Tue Jan 23 22:09:39 EET 2024


On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 04:52:07PM -0300, James Almer wrote:
> On 1/23/2024 4:49 PM, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 04:40:46PM -0300, James Almer wrote:
> > > On 1/23/2024 4:33 PM, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 04:17:22PM -0300, James Almer wrote:
> > > > > On 1/23/2024 4:07 PM, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> > > > > > On Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 04:42:26PM +0000, sunyuechi wrote:
> > > > > > > ffmpeg | branch: master | sunyuechi <sunyuechi at iscas.ac.cn> | Tue Nov 28 14:08:12 2023 +0800| [1c3620b2bbe73db9239fcf605e8f535b58f03b86] | committer: Rémi Denis-Courmont
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > checkasm: test for abs_pow34
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi at remlab.net>
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/ffmpeg.git/?a=commit;h=1c3620b2bbe73db9239fcf605e8f535b58f03b86
> > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >     tests/checkasm/Makefile    |  1 +
> > > > > > >     tests/checkasm/aacencdsp.c | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > > >     tests/checkasm/checkasm.c  |  3 ++
> > > > > > >     tests/checkasm/checkasm.h  |  1 +
> > > > > > >     tests/fate/checkasm.mak    |  3 +-
> > > > > > >     5 files changed, 77 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > > > [...]
> > > > > > > +static void test_abs_pow34(AACEncContext *s) {
> > > > > > > +#define BUF_SIZE 1024
> > > > > > > +    LOCAL_ALIGNED_32(float, in, [BUF_SIZE]);
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +    declare_func(void, float *, const float *, int);
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +    randomize_float(in, BUF_SIZE);
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +    if (check_func(s->abs_pow34, "abs_pow34")) {
> > > > > > > +        LOCAL_ALIGNED_32(float, out, [BUF_SIZE]);
> > > > > > > +        LOCAL_ALIGNED_32(float, out2, [BUF_SIZE]);
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +        call_ref(out, in, BUF_SIZE);
> > > > > > > +        call_new(out2, in, BUF_SIZE);
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +        if (memcmp(out, out2, BUF_SIZE * sizeof(float)) != 0)
> > > > > > > +            fail();
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > This is wrong if one of the functions is implemented in C
> > > > > > C does not specify float to give bitexact results. Any equality check with
> > > > > > float thats expected to end in a reproduceable outcome is generally wrong
> > > > > 
> > > > > Yes, that's why float_near_abs_eps_array() or float_near_ulp_array() should
> > > > > be used.
> > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > it also fails in practice
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > TEST    checkasm-aacencdsp
> > > > > > Test checkasm-aacencdsp failed. Look at tests/data/fate/checkasm-aacencdsp.err for details.
> > > > > > src/tests/Makefile:308: recipe for target 'fate-checkasm-aacencdsp' failed
> > > > > > make: *** [fate-checkasm-aacencdsp] Error 1
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > checkasm: using random seed 2523748868
> > > > > > SSE:
> > > > > >       abs_pow34_sse (aacencdsp.c:55)
> > > > > >     - aacencdsp.abs_pow34 [FAILED]
> > > > > > checkasm: 1 of 1 tests have failed
> > > > > > threads=1
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > thats on plain simple x86-32
> > > > > 
> > > > > Can you check if the following passes for x86-32?
> > > > > 
> > > > > > diff --git a/tests/checkasm/aacencdsp.c b/tests/checkasm/aacencdsp.c
> > > > > > index 684c775862..7cc8a01158 100644
> > > > > > --- a/tests/checkasm/aacencdsp.c
> > > > > > +++ b/tests/checkasm/aacencdsp.c
> > > > > > @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
> > > > > >     */
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >    #include <string.h>
> > > > > > +#include <float.h>
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >    #include "libavutil/mem.h"
> > > > > >    #include "libavutil/mem_internal.h"
> > > > > > @@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ static void test_abs_pow34(AACEncContext *s) {
> > > > > >            call_ref(out, in, BUF_SIZE);
> > > > > >            call_new(out2, in, BUF_SIZE);
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > -        if (memcmp(out, out2, BUF_SIZE * sizeof(float)) != 0)
> > > > > > +        if (!float_near_abs_eps_array(out, out2, FLT_EPSILON, BUF_SIZE))
> > > > > >                fail();
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >            bench_new(out, in, BUF_SIZE);
> > > > > 
> > > > > That target tends to be pretty picky about the epsilon value because of the
> > > > > 80 bits precision for floats.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > with float.h
> > > > 
> > > > float_near_abs_eps_array
> > > > 
> > > > Test checkasm-aacencdsp failed. Look at tests/data/fate/checkasm-aacencdsp.err for details.
> > > > checkasm: using random seed 4097080137
> > > > test failed comparing 5.68635 with 5.68635 (abs diff=4.76837e-07 with EPS=1.19209e-07)
> > > > SSE:
> > > >      abs_pow34_sse (aacencdsp.c:56)
> > > >    - aacencdsp.abs_pow34 [FAILED]
> > > > checkasm: 1 of 1 tests have failed
> > > > threads=1
> > > > src/tests/Makefile:317: recipe for target 'fate-checkasm-aacencdsp' failed
> > > > make: *** [fate-checkasm-aacencdsp] Error 1
> > > > 
> > > > if (!float_near_abs_eps_array(out, out2, FLT_EPSILON*10, BUF_SIZE))
> > > > works but feels wrong
> > > > 
> > > > this works too (only tested 100x on only x86-32 yet)
> > > > if (!float_near_ulp_array(out, out2, 1, BUF_SIZE))
> > > > 
> > > > thx
> > > 
> > > 1 is excessive. Some tests use an epsilon value like 0.005, so
> > > FLT_EPSILON*10 is IMO fine. Or we could hardcode something like 0.000005
> > > instead if it passes.
> > 
> > 1 ULP is the smallest that works
> > tested 100x on mips, arm, mingw32 now too
> > 
> > epsilon anything is IMHO wrong but iam happy to hear an argument why
> > absolute is better than relative here (which is the difference bascially
> > IIUC)
> > 
> > absolute is bad as the difference in what can be represented is relative
> > to the values size and so a absolute check will inevitably be very loose
> > on small values or will fail on large ones
> 
> My bad, didn't notice you suggested float_near_ulp_array() instead of
> float_near_abs_eps_array(), and thought you were suggesting an epsilon of
> 1.0
> 
> Should be ok then.

will apply

thx

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