[RFC] tweak merge-approval criterion: performance

[Martin Pool]

On 9/5/07, Marius Kruger <amanic at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 9/4/07, Ian Clatworthy <ian.clatworthy at internode.on.net> wrote:
> > I'm not sure profiling every potential change by hand is practical. If
> > it's automated PQM-like, that's different. Until then, I think some
> > focussed performance regression testing during the freeze period - which
> > I've been doing for some months BTW - together with keeping up good
> > reviews is acceptable.
> >
>
> I think it would be good to have performance testing suite,
>
> which could print the times for certain things, and at the end
> we can assert if its acceptable compared to previous runs.
>
> It might make sense to get some system running these tests
> on a weekly basis and post the improvements or disimprovements
> to the list.

We do actually have a machine doing that, at
http://benchmark.bazaar-vcs.org/  The output at the moment is a bit
technical, with the summary table right down the bottom.  It does not
send mail at present.

-- 
Martin