Phoronix Test Suite Documentation
The Phoronix Test Suite itself is an open-source framework for conducting automated tests along with reporting of test results, detection of installed system software/hardware, and other features. This framework is designed to be an extensible architecture so that new test profiles and suites can be easily added to represent performance benchmarks, unit tests, and other quantitative and qualitative (e.g. image quality comparison and pass/fail) measurements. Available through OpenBenchmarking.org, a collaborative storage platform developed in conjunction with the Phoronix Test Suite, are more than 600 individual test profiles and more than 200 test suites available by default from the Phoronix Test Suite. Independent users are also able to upload their test results, profiles, and suites to OpenBenchmarking.org.
A test profile is a single test that can be executed by the Phoronix Test Suite -- with a series of options possible within every test -- and a test suite is a seamless collection of test profiles and/or additional test suites. A test profile consists of a set of Bash/shell scripts and XML files while a test suite is a single XML file. Modules for the Phoronix Test Suite also allow for integration with git-bisect and other revision control systems for per-commit regression testing, system sensor monitoring, and other extras.
OpenBenchmarking.org also allows for conducting side-by-side result comparisons, a central location for storing and sharing test results, and collaborating over test data. Phoromatic is a complementary platform to OpenBenchmarking.org and the Phoronix Test Suite for interfacing with Phoronix Test Suite client(s) to automatically execute test runs on a timed, per-commit, or other trigger-driven basis. Phoromatic is designed for enterprise and allows for the easy management of multiple networked systems running Phoronix Test Suite clients via a single web-based interface.
Professional support and custom engineering for the Phoronix Test Suite, Phoromatic, and OpenBenchmarking.org is available by contacting https://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/.
Full details on the Phoronix Test Suite setup and usage is available from the included HTML/PDF documentation within the phoronix-test-suite package and from the Phoronix Test Suite documentation directory.