From 789525f8e846b3e575c6166dfec5a9795a0ad3eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Diyou Shen <dishen@iis.ee.ethz.ch>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 15:35:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 01/10] [CI] Add an environment check.

---
 .gitlab-ci.yml | 85 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index df58016..0a49879 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -31,44 +31,63 @@ cache:
     when: always
     expire_in: 1 day
 
+cc-preflight:
+  stage: build
+  script:
+    - export CC="$(command -v gcc-11.2.0 || command -v gcc)"
+    - export CXX="$(command -v g++-11.2.0 || command -v g++)"
+    - echo "CC=$CC"
+    - echo "CXX=$CXX"
+    - $CC --version
+    - $CXX --version
+    - |
+      cat > /tmp/cc_test.c <<'EOF'
+      #include <stdio.h>
+      int main(){ puts("cc_ok"); return 0; }
+      EOF
+      $CC /tmp/cc_test.c -o /tmp/cc_test
+      /tmp/cc_test
+
 build-tmp:
   extends: .base
   stage: build
   script:
     - echo "CI WIP, no check available now"
 
-# build-tc:
-#   extends: .base
-#   stage: build
-#   timeout: 3h
-#   script:
-#     # Check if the cache was restored (i.e., if 'install/bin' exists)
-#     - if [ ! -d "install/llvm" ]; then
-#     -   echo "Toolchain not found in cache. Building dependencies..."
-#     -   make bender
-#     -   make toolchain
-#     -   echo "Toolchain built. Will be cached."
-#     - else
-#     -   echo "Toolchain found in cache. Skipping build."
-#     - fi
+build-tc:
+  extends: .base
+  stage: build
+  timeout: 3h
+  script:
+    - |
+      if [ ! -d "install/llvm" ]; then
+        echo "Toolchain not found in cache. Building dependencies..."
+        make bender
+        make toolchain
+        echo "Toolchain built. Will be cached."
+      else
+        echo "Toolchain found in cache. Skipping build."
+      fi
 
-# build-vsim:
-#   extends: .base
-#   needs: [ build-tc ]
-#   stage: build
-#   script:
-#     - make init
-#     - make dram-build CMAKE=cmake-3.28.3
-#     - make generate config=cachepool_fpu_512
-#     - make vsim config=cachepool_fpu_512
-#   artifacts:
-#     paths: [ "software/build", "sim/bin" ]
+build-vsim:
+  extends: .base
+  needs: [ build-tc cc-preflight ]
+  stage: build
+  script:
+    - make init
+    - make dram-build CMAKE=cmake-3.28.3
+    - make generate config=cachepool_fpu_512
+    - export CC=$(command -v gcc-11.2.0 || command -v gcc)
+    - export CXX=$(command -v g++-11.2.0 || command -v g++)
+    - make vsim config=cachepool_fpu_512
+  artifacts:
+    paths: [ "software/build", "sim/bin" ]
 
-# run_dotp:
-#   extends: .base
-#   needs: [ build-vsim ]
-#   stage: sim-vsim
-#   script:
-#     - ./sim/bin/cachepool_cluster.vsim ./software/build/CachePoolTests/test-cachepool-fdotp-32b_M1024
-#   artifacts:
-#     paths: [ "software/build", "sim/bin" ]
+run_dotp:
+  extends: .base
+  needs: [ build-vsim ]
+  stage: sim-vsim
+  script:
+    - ./sim/bin/cachepool_cluster.vsim ./software/build/CachePoolTests/test-cachepool-fdotp-32b_M1024
+  artifacts:
+    paths: [ "software/build", "sim/bin" ]

From bff9e0052584684f8e977990f0a9eea31ddb8b38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Diyou Shen <dishen@iis.ee.ethz.ch>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 15:44:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 02/10] [CI] Fix a workflow typo

---
 .gitlab-ci.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0a49879..641cc8e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ build-tc:
 
 build-vsim:
   extends: .base
-  needs: [ build-tc cc-preflight ]
+  needs: [ "build-tc", "cc-preflight" ]
   stage: build
   script:
     - make init

From 14e649e87a98bb7a80ae8b045d1f6640974a75fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Diyou Shen <dishen@iis.ee.ethz.ch>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 15:46:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 03/10] [CI] Typo fix

---
 .gitlab-ci.yml | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 641cc8e..f6c30f8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -69,25 +69,25 @@ build-tc:
         echo "Toolchain found in cache. Skipping build."
       fi
 
-build-vsim:
-  extends: .base
-  needs: [ "build-tc", "cc-preflight" ]
-  stage: build
-  script:
-    - make init
-    - make dram-build CMAKE=cmake-3.28.3
-    - make generate config=cachepool_fpu_512
-    - export CC=$(command -v gcc-11.2.0 || command -v gcc)
-    - export CXX=$(command -v g++-11.2.0 || command -v g++)
-    - make vsim config=cachepool_fpu_512
-  artifacts:
-    paths: [ "software/build", "sim/bin" ]
+# build-vsim:
+#   extends: .base
+#   needs: [ "build-tc", "cc-preflight" ]
+#   stage: build
+#   script:
+#     - make init
+#     - make dram-build CMAKE=cmake-3.28.3
+#     - make generate config=cachepool_fpu_512
+#     - export CC=$(command -v gcc-11.2.0 || command -v gcc)
+#     - export CXX=$(command -v g++-11.2.0 || command -v g++)
+#     - make vsim config=cachepool_fpu_512
+#   artifacts:
+#     paths: [ "software/build", "sim/bin" ]
 
-run_dotp:
-  extends: .base
-  needs: [ build-vsim ]
-  stage: sim-vsim
-  script:
-    - ./sim/bin/cachepool_cluster.vsim ./software/build/CachePoolTests/test-cachepool-fdotp-32b_M1024
-  artifacts:
-    paths: [ "software/build", "sim/bin" ]
+# run_dotp:
+#   extends: .base
+#   needs: [ build-vsim ]
+#   stage: sim-vsim
+#   script:
+#     - ./sim/bin/cachepool_cluster.vsim ./software/build/CachePoolTests/test-cachepool-fdotp-32b_M1024
+#   artifacts:
+#     paths: [ "software/build", "sim/bin" ]

From 30d17fa815e87e9d1c27376a012aab70c65e1969 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Diyou Shen <dishen@iis.ee.ethz.ch>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 16:00:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 04/10] [CI] Add dolent tag

---
 .gitlab-ci.yml | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f6c30f8..10b1004 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ variables:
   python: 'python3'
   python3: 'python3'
 
+default:
+  tags:
+    - dolent
+
 stages:
   - build
   # - sim-vsim
@@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ cache:
     expire_in: 1 day
 
 cc-preflight:
+  extends: .base
   stage: build
   script:
     - export CC="$(command -v gcc-11.2.0 || command -v gcc)"

From bf74e882c6997e3ad2f6ade0358d4aafbab04160 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Diyou Shen <dishen@iis.ee.ethz.ch>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:50:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 05/10] [CI] Enable smoke test for debug.

---
 .gitlab-ci.yml | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 10b1004..b726cbd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ default:
 
 stages:
   - build
-  # - sim-vsim
+  - sim-vsim
 
 cache:
   paths:
@@ -74,25 +74,25 @@ build-tc:
         echo "Toolchain found in cache. Skipping build."
       fi
 
-# build-vsim:
-#   extends: .base
-#   needs: [ "build-tc", "cc-preflight" ]
-#   stage: build
-#   script:
-#     - make init
-#     - make dram-build CMAKE=cmake-3.28.3
-#     - make generate config=cachepool_fpu_512
-#     - export CC=$(command -v gcc-11.2.0 || command -v gcc)
-#     - export CXX=$(command -v g++-11.2.0 || command -v g++)
-#     - make vsim config=cachepool_fpu_512
-#   artifacts:
-#     paths: [ "software/build", "sim/bin" ]
+build-vsim:
+  extends: .base
+  needs: [ "build-tc", "cc-preflight" ]
+  stage: build
+  script:
+    - export CC="$(command -v gcc-11.2.0 || command -v gcc)"
+    - export CXX="$(command -v g++-11.2.0 || command -v g++)"
+    - make init
+    - make dram-build
+    - make generate config=cachepool_fpu_512
+    - make vsim config=cachepool_fpu_512
+  artifacts:
+    paths: [ "software/build", "sim/bin" ]
 
-# run_dotp:
-#   extends: .base
-#   needs: [ build-vsim ]
-#   stage: sim-vsim
-#   script:
-#     - ./sim/bin/cachepool_cluster.vsim ./software/build/CachePoolTests/test-cachepool-fdotp-32b_M1024
-#   artifacts:
-#     paths: [ "software/build", "sim/bin" ]
+run_dotp:
+  extends: .base
+  needs: [ "build-vsim" ]
+  stage: sim-vsim
+  script:
+    - ./sim/bin/cachepool_cluster.vsim ./software/build/CachePoolTests/test-cachepool-fdotp-32b_M1024
+  artifacts:
+    paths: [ "software/build", "sim/bin" ]

From 9acd1f3c1ff0a5fdc04a18005a92f0353788961d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Diyou Shen <dishen@iis.ee.ethz.ch>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:59:10 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 06/10] [CI] Try quick-tool built-up

---
 .gitlab-ci.yml | 29 +++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b726cbd..42f457d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ stages:
   - build
   - sim-vsim
 
-cache:
-  paths:
-    - install/
-  key: "$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG-toolchain-v1" # Recommended key structure
-  policy: pull-push
+# cache:
+#   paths:
+#     - install/
+#   key: "$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG-toolchain-v1" # Recommended key structure
+#   policy: pull-push
 
 .base:
   artifacts:
@@ -64,15 +64,16 @@ build-tc:
   stage: build
   timeout: 3h
   script:
-    - |
-      if [ ! -d "install/llvm" ]; then
-        echo "Toolchain not found in cache. Building dependencies..."
-        make bender
-        make toolchain
-        echo "Toolchain built. Will be cached."
-      else
-        echo "Toolchain found in cache. Skipping build."
-      fi
+    - make quick-tool
+    # - |
+    #   if [ ! -d "install/llvm" ]; then
+    #     echo "Toolchain not found in cache. Building dependencies..."
+    #     make bender
+    #     make toolchain
+    #     echo "Toolchain built. Will be cached."
+    #   else
+    #     echo "Toolchain found in cache. Skipping build."
+    #   fi
 
 build-vsim:
   extends: .base

From 130d9059e5af42100eba392d2adeae547f5d24aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Diyou Shen <dishen@iis.ee.ethz.ch>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:06:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 07/10] [CI] Add quick-tool also in build target.

---
 .gitlab-ci.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 42f457d..fcbb506 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ build-vsim:
   script:
     - export CC="$(command -v gcc-11.2.0 || command -v gcc)"
     - export CXX="$(command -v g++-11.2.0 || command -v g++)"
+    - make quick-tool
     - make init
     - make dram-build
     - make generate config=cachepool_fpu_512

From 66a0b8a2b09c0dcbd5ac9e11b613011387de4f7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Diyou Shen <dishen@iis.ee.ethz.ch>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:14:19 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 08/10] [CI] Try to export real path for gcc and g++

---
 .gitlab-ci.yml | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fcbb506..4166b8f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -82,11 +82,28 @@ build-vsim:
   script:
     - export CC="$(command -v gcc-11.2.0 || command -v gcc)"
     - export CXX="$(command -v g++-11.2.0 || command -v g++)"
+    - |
+      mkdir -p "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin"
+      cat > "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin/g++" <<'EOF'
+      #!/usr/bin/env bash
+      exec /usr/ela/local/sepp-linux/bin/g++-11.2.0 "$@"
+      EOF
+      chmod +x "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin/g++"
+      cat > "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin/gcc" <<'EOF'
+      #!/usr/bin/env bash
+      exec /usr/ela/local/sepp-linux/bin/gcc-11.2.0 "$@"
+      EOF
+      chmod +x "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin/gcc"
+      export PATH="$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin:$PATH"
+      which g++ && g++ --version
     - make quick-tool
     - make init
     - make dram-build
     - make generate config=cachepool_fpu_512
     - make vsim config=cachepool_fpu_512
+    - export CC="$(command -v gcc-11.2.0 || command -v gcc)"
+    - export CXX="$(command -v g++-11.2.0 || command -v g++)"
+    - ./sim/bin/cachepool_cluster.vsim ./software/build/CachePoolTests/test-cachepool-fdotp-32b_M1024
   artifacts:
     paths: [ "software/build", "sim/bin" ]
 

From b0360de98ccef10cf1595d9d61a3a5da753d7087 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Diyou Shen <dishen@iis.ee.ethz.ch>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:25:59 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 09/10] [CI] activate bash and conda for run.

---
 .gitlab-ci.yml | 17 +++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4166b8f..ade5b74 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -85,17 +85,22 @@ build-vsim:
     - |
       mkdir -p "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin"
       cat > "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin/g++" <<'EOF'
-      #!/usr/bin/env bash
-      exec /usr/ela/local/sepp-linux/bin/g++-11.2.0 "$@"
+      ./
+      exec /usr/pack/gcc-11.2.0-af/linux-x64/bin/g++ "$@"
       EOF
       chmod +x "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin/g++"
       cat > "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin/gcc" <<'EOF'
-      #!/usr/bin/env bash
-      exec /usr/ela/local/sepp-linux/bin/gcc-11.2.0 "$@"
+      source /home/dishen/.bashrc
+      conda activate /home/dishen/.conda/envs/mempool
+      exec /usr/pack/gcc-11.2.0-af/linux-x64/bin/gcc "$@"
       EOF
       chmod +x "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin/gcc"
-      export PATH="$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin:$PATH"
-      which g++ && g++ --version
+      # override what Makefile uses
+      export CXX="$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin/g++"
+      export CC="$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin/gcc"
+      echo "CXX=$CXX"; echo "CC=$CC"
+      realpath -P "$CXX"
+      realpath -P "$CC"
     - make quick-tool
     - make init
     - make dram-build

From 61fc6ec2fcc8dd6b7d8e9d6a673f17a1acb70b4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Diyou Shen <dishen@iis.ee.ethz.ch>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:20:10 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 10/10] [CI] Activate more tests using auto-benchmark.

---
 .gitlab-ci.yml                    | 101 +++++-------------------------
 util/auto-benchmark/configs-ci.sh |   5 ++
 util/auto-benchmark/run_ci.sh     |  59 +++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 78 insertions(+), 87 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 util/auto-benchmark/configs-ci.sh
 create mode 100755 util/auto-benchmark/run_ci.sh

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ade5b74..59d5188 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,113 +10,40 @@ variables:
   APPS: "tests"
   PATH: '/home/gitlabci/.cargo/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/condor/bin:/usr/sepp/bin:$CI_PROJECT_DIR/install/verilator/bin:/home/gitlabci/.local/bin'
   OBJCACHE: ''
-  CC: 'gcc-11.2.0'
-  CXX: 'g++-11.2.0'
+  CC:  '/usr/pack/gcc-11.2.0-af/linux-x64/bin/gcc'
+  CXX: '/usr/pack/gcc-11.2.0-af/linux-x64/bin/g++'
   CMAKE: 'cmake-3.28.3'
   python: 'python3'
   python3: 'python3'
 
 default:
-  tags:
-    - dolent
+  tags: [dolent]
 
 stages:
   - build
-  - sim-vsim
-
-# cache:
-#   paths:
-#     - install/
-#   key: "$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG-toolchain-v1" # Recommended key structure
-#   policy: pull-push
 
 .base:
   artifacts:
     when: always
     expire_in: 1 day
 
-cc-preflight:
-  extends: .base
-  stage: build
-  script:
-    - export CC="$(command -v gcc-11.2.0 || command -v gcc)"
-    - export CXX="$(command -v g++-11.2.0 || command -v g++)"
-    - echo "CC=$CC"
-    - echo "CXX=$CXX"
-    - $CC --version
-    - $CXX --version
-    - |
-      cat > /tmp/cc_test.c <<'EOF'
-      #include <stdio.h>
-      int main(){ puts("cc_ok"); return 0; }
-      EOF
-      $CC /tmp/cc_test.c -o /tmp/cc_test
-      /tmp/cc_test
-
-build-tmp:
-  extends: .base
-  stage: build
-  script:
-    - echo "CI WIP, no check available now"
-
-build-tc:
-  extends: .base
-  stage: build
-  timeout: 3h
-  script:
-    - make quick-tool
-    # - |
-    #   if [ ! -d "install/llvm" ]; then
-    #     echo "Toolchain not found in cache. Building dependencies..."
-    #     make bender
-    #     make toolchain
-    #     echo "Toolchain built. Will be cached."
-    #   else
-    #     echo "Toolchain found in cache. Skipping build."
-    #   fi
-
 build-vsim:
   extends: .base
-  needs: [ "build-tc", "cc-preflight" ]
   stage: build
   script:
-    - export CC="$(command -v gcc-11.2.0 || command -v gcc)"
-    - export CXX="$(command -v g++-11.2.0 || command -v g++)"
-    - |
-      mkdir -p "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin"
-      cat > "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin/g++" <<'EOF'
-      ./
-      exec /usr/pack/gcc-11.2.0-af/linux-x64/bin/g++ "$@"
-      EOF
-      chmod +x "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin/g++"
-      cat > "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin/gcc" <<'EOF'
-      source /home/dishen/.bashrc
-      conda activate /home/dishen/.conda/envs/mempool
-      exec /usr/pack/gcc-11.2.0-af/linux-x64/bin/gcc "$@"
-      EOF
-      chmod +x "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin/gcc"
-      # override what Makefile uses
-      export CXX="$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin/g++"
-      export CC="$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.ci/bin/gcc"
-      echo "CXX=$CXX"; echo "CC=$CC"
-      realpath -P "$CXX"
-      realpath -P "$CC"
+    - echo "Using CC=$CC"
+    - echo "Using CXX=$CXX"
+    - test -x "$CC"
+    - test -x "$CXX"
     - make quick-tool
     - make init
     - make dram-build
-    - make generate config=cachepool_fpu_512
-    - make vsim config=cachepool_fpu_512
-    - export CC="$(command -v gcc-11.2.0 || command -v gcc)"
-    - export CXX="$(command -v g++-11.2.0 || command -v g++)"
-    - ./sim/bin/cachepool_cluster.vsim ./software/build/CachePoolTests/test-cachepool-fdotp-32b_M1024
-  artifacts:
-    paths: [ "software/build", "sim/bin" ]
+    - cd util/auto-benchmark
+    - chmod +x ./run_ci.sh
+    - ./run_ci.sh
 
-run_dotp:
-  extends: .base
-  needs: [ "build-vsim" ]
-  stage: sim-vsim
-  script:
-    - ./sim/bin/cachepool_cluster.vsim ./software/build/CachePoolTests/test-cachepool-fdotp-32b_M1024
   artifacts:
-    paths: [ "software/build", "sim/bin" ]
+    paths:
+      - software/build
+      - sim/bin
+      - util/auto-benchmark/logs
diff --git a/util/auto-benchmark/configs-ci.sh b/util/auto-benchmark/configs-ci.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..961a3fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/auto-benchmark/configs-ci.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Configs and kernel suffixes (without prefix)
+CONFIGS="cachepool_fpu_128 cachepool_fpu_256 cachepool_fpu_512"
+KERNELS="spin-lock fdotp-32b_M32768 gemv-col_M256_N128_K32 fmatmul-32b_M32_N32_K32"
+PREFIX="test-cachepool-"  # common prefix for all kernels
+ROOT_PATH=../..           # adjust if needed (path to repo root)
diff --git a/util/auto-benchmark/run_ci.sh b/util/auto-benchmark/run_ci.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8066d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/auto-benchmark/run_ci.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+# Load user configs
+source ./configs-ci.sh
+
+# Derived paths
+SIM_CMD="${ROOT_PATH}/sim/bin/cachepool_cluster.vsim"
+SW_PATH="${ROOT_PATH}/software/build/CachePoolTests"
+SIM_LOG_DIR="./sim/bin/logs"   # where perf logs appear
+LOG_DIR="logs/$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
+mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR"
+ln -sfn "$(realpath "$LOG_DIR")" logs/latest
+
+echo "== CachePool batch run =="
+echo "ROOT_PATH : $ROOT_PATH"
+echo "CONFIGS   : $CONFIGS"
+echo "KERNELS   : $KERNELS"
+echo "PREFIX    : $PREFIX"
+echo "Logs      : $LOG_DIR (also at logs/latest)"
+echo
+
+for cfg in $CONFIGS; do
+  echo "==== Building $cfg ===="
+  make -C "$ROOT_PATH" -s clean generate vsim config=$cfg
+
+  summary_file="${LOG_DIR}/${cfg}_summary.txt"
+  rm -f "$summary_file"  # start fresh for each config
+
+  for k in $KERNELS; do
+    kernel_name="${PREFIX}${k}"
+    bin_path="${SW_PATH}/${kernel_name}"
+    log_file="${LOG_DIR}/${cfg}_${k}.log"
+
+    echo "---- Running $cfg / $kernel_name ----"
+    if [[ ! -f "$bin_path" ]]; then
+      echo "  [WARN] Binary not found: $bin_path" | tee "$log_file"
+      continue
+    fi
+
+    # Run simulation and capture output
+    "$SIM_CMD" "$bin_path" 2>&1 | tee "$log_file"
+
+    # Move generated perf logs if any
+    if [[ -d "$SIM_LOG_DIR" && "$(ls -A "$SIM_LOG_DIR")" ]]; then
+      new_pm_dir="${LOG_DIR}/${cfg}_${k}_pm"
+      mv "$SIM_LOG_DIR" "$new_pm_dir"
+      echo "  [INFO] Moved perf logs to $new_pm_dir"
+    fi
+
+    # Extract UART summary
+    python3 write_results.py "$log_file" "$summary_file" "$cfg" "$k"
+  done
+
+  echo "---- Summary for $cfg written to $summary_file ----"
+done
+
+echo
+echo "All runs complete. Logs stored in $LOG_DIR"