Merge pull request #690 from ajocksch/benchmarks/mch_description

[test] Add description to the collective halo tests

cscs-checks/mch/collectives_halo.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import reframe.utility.sanity as sn
 
 
-class CollectivesBaseTest(rfm.RegressionTest):
+class CommunicationTestBase(rfm.RegressionTest):
     def __init__(self, variant, bench_reference):
         super().__init__()
         self.valid_systems = ['dom:gpu', 'daint:gpu', 'kesch:cn']
@@ -86,8 +86,11 @@ def setup(self, *args, **kwargs):
                                          '--cpu_bind=q']
 
 
+# the values default, nocomm and nocomp refer to the different parts
+# of the check where the time is measured; default == all
+# nocomm == no communication  nocomp == no computation
 @rfm.parameterized_test(['default'], ['nocomm'], ['nocomp'])
-class AlltoallvTest(CollectivesBaseTest):
+class AlltoallvTest(CommunicationTestBase):
     def __init__(self, variant):
         super().__init__(variant,
                          {
@@ -102,13 +105,14 @@ def __init__(self, variant):
                                  'default': 0.0138493
                              }
                          })
+        self.descr = 'Alltoall communication test'
         self.strict_check = False
         self.sourcesdir = 'https://github.com/cosunae/comm_overlap_bench'
         self.prebuild_cmd = ['git checkout alltoallv']
 
 
 @rfm.parameterized_test(['default'], ['nocomm'], ['nocomp'])
-class HaloExchangeTest(CollectivesBaseTest):
+class HaloExchangeTest(CommunicationTestBase):
     def __init__(self, variant):
         super().__init__(variant,
                          {
@@ -123,5 +127,6 @@ def __init__(self, variant):
                                  'default': 2.53509
                              }
                          })
+        self.descr = 'Halo-cell exchange test'
         self.sourcesdir = 'https://github.com/MeteoSwiss-APN/comm_overlap_bench.git'
         self.prebuild_cmd = ['git checkout barebones']