From 2865ea24e73114a709784e04d6eb1e78fba3bb05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathan Baltzell <baltzell@gmx.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:02:27 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/9] improve scaling script

---
 libexec/scaling     |  2 +-
 libexec/scaling.gpl | 86 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 libexec/taskset     |  2 ++
 3 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 libexec/taskset

diff --git a/libexec/scaling b/libexec/scaling
index a2fd8a072..2afc13666 100755
--- a/libexec/scaling
+++ b/libexec/scaling
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def table(benchmarks):
     for b in benchmarks:
         threads,benchmark = b[0],b[1]
         row = [threads]
-        for k in ['Event','Avg','Total','Orch','Services']:
+        for k in ['Avg','Total','Orch','Services']:
             if k in benchmark:
                 if k == 'Services':
                     row.extend(benchmark[k].values())
diff --git a/libexec/scaling.gpl b/libexec/scaling.gpl
index c858a734c..b0ea5f6c0 100644
--- a/libexec/scaling.gpl
+++ b/libexec/scaling.gpl
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
 
+# parse command line arguments:
+datafile = 'scaling.txt'
+if (ARGC > 0) {
+    if (ARGV[1] eq "-u") {
+        uberMode = 1
+        if (ARGC > 1) {
+            datafile = ARGV[ARGC]
+        }
+    } else {
+        datafile = ARGV[ARGC]
+    }
+}
+
 set terminal svg size 1000,700
 
 set multiplot layout 2,2
@@ -9,43 +22,68 @@ set xlabel 'Threads'
 set ylabel 'Event Time [ms]'
 set yrange [0:]
 
-set title 'I/O'
-set key outside right width 2
-plot 'scaling.txt' \
-           using 1:(($2*$1))        pt 7 with points title columnhead(2) ,\
-        '' using 1:((column($#)))   pt 7 with points title 'Total' ,\
-        '' using 1:($6)             pt 7 with points title 'Reader' ,\
-        '' using 1:((column($#-1))) pt 7 with points title 'Writer' ,\
-        '' using 1:(($6*$1))        pt 7 with points title 'IOver' ,\
+set key outside top center horizontal
+set size 0.4,0.5
+set origin 0.0,0.5
+plot datafile \
+           using 1:((column($#)))   pt 7 with points title 'Total' ,\
+        '' using 1:($5)             pt 9 with points title 'Reader' ,\
+        '' using 1:((column($#-1))) pt 9 with points title 'Writer' ,\
+        '' using 1:(($5*$1))        pt 7 with points title 'IOver'
+        #'' using 1:(($2*$1))        pt 7 with points title columnhead(2)
 
+set size 0.6,1.0
+set origin 0.4,0.0
 set title 'Engines'
-
-# data-ai-uber.yml:
-#plot 'scaling.txt' \
+set key outside right vertical
+#if (exists("uberMode")) {
+#    plot datafile \
 #           using 1:($7)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(7) ,\
 #        '' using 1:($8)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(8) ,\
 #        '' using 1:($9)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(9) ,\
 #        '' using 1:($10) pt 7 with points title columnhead(10) ,\
 #        '' using 1:($11) pt 7 with points title columnhead(11) ,\
 #        '' using 1:($12) pt 7 with points title columnhead(12) ,\
-
-# rgd-clarode.yml:
-plot 'scaling.txt' \
-           using 1:($7)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(7) ,\
-        '' using 1:($14) pt 7 with points title columnhead(14) ,\
-        '' using 1:($15) pt 7 with points title columnhead(15) ,\
-        '' using 1:($16) pt 7 with points title columnhead(16) ,\
+#} else {
+    plot datafile \
+           using 1:($6)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(6) ,\
+        '' using 1:($7)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(7) ,\
+        '' using 1:($8)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(8) ,\
+        '' using 1:($9)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(9) ,\
+        '' using 1:($10) pt 7 with points title columnhead(10) ,\
+        '' using 1:($11) pt 7 with points title columnhead(11) ,\
+        '' using 1:($12) pt 7 with points title columnhead(12) ,\
+        '' using 1:($13) pt 7 with points title columnhead(13) ,\
+        '' using 1:($14) pt 8 with points title columnhead(14) ,\
+        '' using 1:($15) pt 8 with points title columnhead(15) ,\
+        '' using 1:($16) pt 8 with points title columnhead(16) ,\
+        '' using 1:($17) pt 8 with points title columnhead(17) ,\
+        '' using 1:($18) pt 8 with points title columnhead(18) ,\
+        '' using 1:($19) pt 8 with points title columnhead(19) ,\
+        '' using 1:($20) pt 8 with points title columnhead(20) ,\
+        '' using 1:($21) pt 8 with points title columnhead(21) ,\
+        '' using 1:($22) pt 9 with points title columnhead(22) ,\
+        '' using 1:($23) pt 9 with points title columnhead(23) ,\
+        '' using 1:($24) pt 9 with points title columnhead(24) ,\
+        '' using 1:($25) pt 9 with points title columnhead(25) ,\
         '' using 1:($26) pt 9 with points title columnhead(26) ,\
-        '' using 1:($19) pt 7 with points title columnhead(19) ,\
+        '' using 1:($27) pt 9 with points title columnhead(27) ,\
         '' using 1:($28) pt 9 with points title columnhead(28) ,\
-        '' using 1:($33) pt 9 with points title columnhead(33) ,\
+        '' using 1:($29) pt 9 with points title columnhead(29) ,\
+        '' using 1:($30) pt 6 with points title columnhead(30) ,\
+        '' using 1:($31) pt 6 with points title columnhead(31) ,\
+        '' using 1:($32) pt 6 with points title columnhead(32) ,\
+        '' using 1:($33) pt 6 with points title columnhead(33)
+#}
 
 set title 'Throughput'
 set ylabel 'Rate [Hz]'
-set size 0.7,0.5
-set origin 0.12,0
+set size 0.4,0.5
+set origin 0,0
+#set size 0.7,0.5
+#set origin 0.12,0
 unset key
 f(x) = m*x
-fit [0:24] f(x) 'scaling.txt' using 1:(1/$2*1e3) via m
-plot 'scaling.txt' using 1:(1/$2*1e3) pt 7, f(x)
+fit [0:24] f(x) datafile using 1:(1/$2*1e3) via m
+plot datafile using 1:(1/$2*1e3) pt 7, f(x)
 
diff --git a/libexec/taskset b/libexec/taskset
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e93ce6931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libexec/taskset
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+echo $(numactl -H | grep "^node $1 cpus:" | awk '{for(i=4;i<=NF;++i)print$i}') | sed 's/ /,/g'

From 1533c91cdf5176d08a736a9fe95d3a1566952bec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathan Baltzell <baltzell@gmx.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:09:37 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/9] separate plotting from clara

---
 libexec/scaling | 61 -------------------------------------------------
 1 file changed, 61 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libexec/scaling b/libexec/scaling
index 2afc13666..fff3d52d8 100755
--- a/libexec/scaling
+++ b/libexec/scaling
@@ -100,66 +100,6 @@ def save(benchmarks):
         for row in table(benchmarks):
             f.write(' '.join([str(x) for x in row])+'\n') 
 
-gnuplot='''
-set terminal qt size 1000,700
-
-set multiplot layout 2,2
-set datafile columnheaders
-set title font 'sans,14'
-set key box
-set xlabel 'Threads'
-set ylabel 'Event Time [ms]'
-set yrange [0:]
-
-set title 'I/O'
-set key outside right width 2
-plot 'scaling.txt' \
-           using 1:(($2*$1))        pt 7 with points title columnhead(2) ,\
-        '' using 1:((column($#)))   pt 7 with points title 'Total' ,\
-        '' using 1:($6)             pt 7 with points title 'Reader' ,\
-        '' using 1:((column($#-1))) pt 7 with points title 'Writer' ,\
-        '' using 1:(($6*$1))        pt 7 with points title 'IOver' ,\
-
-set title 'Engines'
-
-# data-ai-uber.yml:
-#plot 'scaling.txt' \
-#           using 1:($7)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(7) ,\
-#        '' using 1:($8)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(8) ,\
-#        '' using 1:($9)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(9) ,\
-#        '' using 1:($10) pt 7 with points title columnhead(10) ,\
-#        '' using 1:($11) pt 7 with points title columnhead(11) ,\
-#        '' using 1:($12) pt 7 with points title columnhead(12) ,\
-
-# rgd-clarode.yml:
-plot 'scaling.txt' \
-           using 1:($7)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(7) ,\
-        '' using 1:($14) pt 7 with points title columnhead(14) ,\
-        '' using 1:($15) pt 7 with points title columnhead(15) ,\
-        '' using 1:($16) pt 7 with points title columnhead(16) ,\
-        '' using 1:($26) pt 9 with points title columnhead(26) ,\
-        '' using 1:($19) pt 7 with points title columnhead(19) ,\
-        '' using 1:($28) pt 9 with points title columnhead(28) ,\
-        '' using 1:($33) pt 9 with points title columnhead(33) ,\
-
-set title 'Throughput'
-set ylabel 'Rate [Hz]'
-set size 0.7,0.5
-set origin 0.12,0
-unset key
-f(x) = m*x
-fit [0:24] f(x) 'scaling.txt' using 1:(1/$2*1e3) via m
-plot 'scaling.txt' using 1:(1/$2*1e3) pt 7, f(x)
-'''
-
-def plot():
-    import tempfile
-    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w') as f:
-        f.write(gnuplot)
-        f.flush()
-        list(run(['gnuplot','-p',f.name]))
-        input()
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     cfg = cli()
     if not cfg.P:
@@ -168,5 +108,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             benchmarks.append([threads, benchmark(cfg, threads)])
         show(benchmarks)
         save(benchmarks)
-    plot()
 

From 222e526a78d69dc678cc24d31f37d56c8442def9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathan Baltzell <baltzell@gmx.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:20:14 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 3/9] restore uber option

---
 libexec/scaling.gpl | 22 ++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libexec/scaling.gpl b/libexec/scaling.gpl
index b0ea5f6c0..3d9228bfa 100644
--- a/libexec/scaling.gpl
+++ b/libexec/scaling.gpl
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ set size 0.6,1.0
 set origin 0.4,0.0
 set title 'Engines'
 set key outside right vertical
-#if (exists("uberMode")) {
-#    plot datafile \
-#           using 1:($7)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(7) ,\
-#        '' using 1:($8)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(8) ,\
-#        '' using 1:($9)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(9) ,\
-#        '' using 1:($10) pt 7 with points title columnhead(10) ,\
-#        '' using 1:($11) pt 7 with points title columnhead(11) ,\
-#        '' using 1:($12) pt 7 with points title columnhead(12) ,\
-#} else {
+if (exists("uberMode")) {
+    plot datafile \
+           using 1:($7)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(7) ,\
+        '' using 1:($8)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(8) ,\
+        '' using 1:($9)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(9) ,\
+        '' using 1:($10) pt 7 with points title columnhead(10) ,\
+        '' using 1:($11) pt 7 with points title columnhead(11) ,\
+        '' using 1:($12) pt 7 with points title columnhead(12) ,\
+} else {
     plot datafile \
            using 1:($6)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(6) ,\
         '' using 1:($7)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(7) ,\
@@ -74,14 +74,12 @@ set key outside right vertical
         '' using 1:($31) pt 6 with points title columnhead(31) ,\
         '' using 1:($32) pt 6 with points title columnhead(32) ,\
         '' using 1:($33) pt 6 with points title columnhead(33)
-#}
+}
 
 set title 'Throughput'
 set ylabel 'Rate [Hz]'
 set size 0.4,0.5
 set origin 0,0
-#set size 0.7,0.5
-#set origin 0.12,0
 unset key
 f(x) = m*x
 fit [0:24] f(x) datafile using 1:(1/$2*1e3) via m

From 8af4befd31bf074cd4bf79eed649451f04602f9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathan Baltzell <baltzell@gmx.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:17:48 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 4/9] bugfix, try harder to find run-clara

---
 libexec/scaling | 14 +++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libexec/scaling b/libexec/scaling
index fff3d52d8..8d3a7896e 100755
--- a/libexec/scaling
+++ b/libexec/scaling
@@ -32,14 +32,18 @@ def run(cmd):
         pass
 
 def benchmark(cfg, threads):
-    import sys,shutil,collections
-    if not shutil.which('run-clara'):
-        sys.exit('run-clara is not in $PATH')
+    import os,sys,shutil,collections
+    run_clara = shutil.which('run-clara')
+    if not run_clara:
+        run_clara = cfg.c + '/plugins/clas12/bin/run-clara'
+        if not os.path.exists(run_clara):
+            sys.exit('run-clara is not in $PATH')
     exiting,benchmarks = False,collections.OrderedDict()
-    cmd = ['run-clara',
+    cmd = [run_clara,
             '-c',cfg.c,
             '-n',str(cfg.e*int(threads)),
             '-t',str(threads),
+            '-l',
             '-y',cfg.y,
             '-o',f'tmp-scaling-{threads}',
             cfg.i]
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ def table(benchmarks):
     table = []
     header = [ 'Threads' ]
     b = benchmarks[0][1]
-    header.extend([x for x in b if x != 'Services'])
+    header.extend([x for x in b if x != 'Services' and x != 'Event'])
     if 'Services' in b:
         header.extend(b['Services'].keys())
     table.append(header)

From f7fb9df09ce4c528cdb0534ab5bc78039fed8d44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathan Baltzell <baltzell@gmx.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:18:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 5/9] cleanup image

---
 libexec/scaling.gpl | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libexec/scaling.gpl b/libexec/scaling.gpl
index 3d9228bfa..b3aa29b96 100644
--- a/libexec/scaling.gpl
+++ b/libexec/scaling.gpl
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+set terminal svg size 1000,700
 
 # parse command line arguments:
 datafile = 'scaling.txt'
@@ -12,44 +13,52 @@ if (ARGC > 0) {
     }
 }
 
-set terminal svg size 1000,700
-
 set multiplot layout 2,2
 set datafile columnheaders
-set title font 'sans,14'
-set key box
+set yrange [0:]
+
+set xlabel 'Threads'
+set ylabel 'Rate [Hz]'
+set size 0.4,0.45
+set origin 0.0,0.55
+unset key
+f(x) = m*x
+
+fit [0:24] f(x) datafile using 1:(1/$2*1e3) via m
+plot datafile using 1:(1/$2*1e3) pt 7, f(x)
+
 set xlabel 'Threads'
 set ylabel 'Event Time [ms]'
-set yrange [0:]
+set key box outside top center horizontal
+set size 0.4,0.55
+set origin 0.0,0.0
 
-set key outside top center horizontal
-set size 0.4,0.5
-set origin 0.0,0.5
 plot datafile \
-           using 1:((column($#)))   pt 7 with points title 'Total' ,\
+           using 1:((column($#)))   pt 7 with points title 'Total'  ,\
+        '' using 1:(($5*$1))        pt 7 with points title 'N-Readers'  ,\
         '' using 1:($5)             pt 9 with points title 'Reader' ,\
         '' using 1:((column($#-1))) pt 9 with points title 'Writer' ,\
-        '' using 1:(($5*$1))        pt 7 with points title 'IOver'
-        #'' using 1:(($2*$1))        pt 7 with points title columnhead(2)
 
+#set logscale y
 set size 0.6,1.0
 set origin 0.4,0.0
-set title 'Engines'
 set key outside right vertical
+
 if (exists("uberMode")) {
     plot datafile \
-           using 1:($7)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(7) ,\
-        '' using 1:($8)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(8) ,\
-        '' using 1:($9)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(9) ,\
+           using 1:($6)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(7)  ,\
+        '' using 1:($7)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(7)  ,\
+        '' using 1:($8)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(8)  ,\
+        '' using 1:($9)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(9)  ,\
         '' using 1:($10) pt 7 with points title columnhead(10) ,\
         '' using 1:($11) pt 7 with points title columnhead(11) ,\
         '' using 1:($12) pt 7 with points title columnhead(12) ,\
 } else {
     plot datafile \
-           using 1:($6)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(6) ,\
-        '' using 1:($7)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(7) ,\
-        '' using 1:($8)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(8) ,\
-        '' using 1:($9)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(9) ,\
+           using 1:($6)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(6)  ,\
+        '' using 1:($7)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(7)  ,\
+        '' using 1:($8)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(8)  ,\
+        '' using 1:($9)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(9)  ,\
         '' using 1:($10) pt 7 with points title columnhead(10) ,\
         '' using 1:($11) pt 7 with points title columnhead(11) ,\
         '' using 1:($12) pt 7 with points title columnhead(12) ,\
@@ -73,15 +82,6 @@ if (exists("uberMode")) {
         '' using 1:($30) pt 6 with points title columnhead(30) ,\
         '' using 1:($31) pt 6 with points title columnhead(31) ,\
         '' using 1:($32) pt 6 with points title columnhead(32) ,\
-        '' using 1:($33) pt 6 with points title columnhead(33)
+        '' using 1:($33) pt 6 with points title columnhead(33) ,\
 }
 
-set title 'Throughput'
-set ylabel 'Rate [Hz]'
-set size 0.4,0.5
-set origin 0,0
-unset key
-f(x) = m*x
-fit [0:24] f(x) datafile using 1:(1/$2*1e3) via m
-plot datafile using 1:(1/$2*1e3) pt 7, f(x)
-

From ce5e07f627845bf795707d826a1dd5e27c86e07c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathan Baltzell <baltzell@gmx.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:47:08 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 6/9] adjust run-clara memory calculation

---
 bin/run-clara | 11 +++--------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/run-clara b/bin/run-clara
index fff8e9cb2..37989eba4 100755
--- a/bin/run-clara
+++ b/bin/run-clara
@@ -52,14 +52,9 @@ shift $((OPTIND-1))
 inputs=$@
 
 # Configure JVM memory settings (overridedable via $JAVA_OPTS):
-if [ -z ${large+x} ]
-then
-    gb_max=$((threads<3?threads+2:threads+2-threads/4))
-    gb_init=$((threads<3?threads:threads-threads/3))
-else
-    gb_max=$((threads<3?threads+2:threads+2-threads/8))
-    gb_init=$((threads<3?threads:threads-threads/6))
-fi
+gb_init=$((threads))
+gb_max=$((threads+2))
+[ $threads -gt 1 ] && ! [ -z ${large+x} ] gb_max=$((threads*2))
 java_opts="-Xms${gb_init}g -Xmx${gb_max}g"
 
 # Check configuration:

From 4d4f677de418eb23ab1d2eabf65f64a27252e794 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathan Baltzell <baltzell@gmx.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:48:49 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 7/9] beautify scaling plot

---
 libexec/scaling.gpl | 112 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 77 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libexec/scaling.gpl b/libexec/scaling.gpl
index b3aa29b96..7e8a263c5 100644
--- a/libexec/scaling.gpl
+++ b/libexec/scaling.gpl
@@ -1,4 +1,46 @@
-set terminal svg size 1000,700
+set terminal svg size 1000,700 enhanced font 'Verdana, 14'
+set palette maxcolors 8
+set palette defined ( \
+    0 '#A6CEE3',\
+    1 '#1F78B4',\
+    2 '#B2DF8A',\
+    3 '#33A02C',\
+    4 '#FB9A99',\
+    5 '#E31A1C',\
+    6 '#FDBF6F',\
+    7 '#FF7F00' )
+set style line 1 pt 7 lt 1 lc rgb '#A6CEE3' # light blue
+set style line 2 pt 7 lt 1 lc rgb '#1F78B4' # dark blue
+set style line 3 pt 7 lt 1 lc rgb '#B2DF8A' # light green
+set style line 4 pt 7 lt 1 lc rgb '#33A02C' # dark green
+set style line 5 pt 7 lt 1 lc rgb '#FB9A99' # light red
+set style line 6 pt 7 lt 1 lc rgb '#E31A1C' # dark red
+set style line 7 pt 7 lt 1 lc rgb '#FDBF6F' # light orange
+set style line 8 pt 7 lt 1 lc rgb '#FF7F00' # dark orange
+set style line 11 pt 11 lt 1 lc rgb '#A6CEE3' # light blue
+set style line 12 pt 11 lt 1 lc rgb '#1F78B4' # dark blue
+set style line 13 pt 11 lt 1 lc rgb '#B2DF8A' # light green
+set style line 14 pt 11 lt 1 lc rgb '#33A02C' # dark green
+set style line 15 pt 11 lt 1 lc rgb '#FB9A99' # light red
+set style line 16 pt 11 lt 1 lc rgb '#E31A1C' # dark red
+set style line 17 pt 11 lt 1 lc rgb '#FDBF6F' # light orange
+set style line 18 pt 11 lt 1 lc rgb '#FF7F00' # dark orange
+set style line 21 pt 8 lt 1 lc rgb '#A6CEE3' # light blue
+set style line 22 pt 8 lt 1 lc rgb '#1F78B4' # dark blue
+set style line 23 pt 8 lt 1 lc rgb '#B2DF8A' # light green
+set style line 24 pt 8 lt 1 lc rgb '#33A02C' # dark green
+set style line 25 pt 8 lt 1 lc rgb '#FB9A99' # light red
+set style line 26 pt 8 lt 1 lc rgb '#E31A1C' # dark red
+set style line 27 pt 8 lt 1 lc rgb '#FDBF6F' # light orange
+set style line 28 pt 8 lt 1 lc rgb '#FF7F00' # dark orange
+set style line 31 pt 6 lt 1 lc rgb '#A6CEE3' # light blue
+set style line 32 pt 6 lt 1 lc rgb '#1F78B4' # dark blue
+set style line 33 pt 6 lt 1 lc rgb '#B2DF8A' # light green
+set style line 34 pt 6 lt 1 lc rgb '#33A02C' # dark green
+set style line 35 pt 6 lt 1 lc rgb '#FB9A99' # light red
+set style line 36 pt 6 lt 1 lc rgb '#E31A1C' # dark red
+set style line 37 pt 6 lt 1 lc rgb '#FDBF6F' # light orange
+set style line 38 pt 6 lt 1 lc rgb '#FF7F00' # dark orange
 
 # parse command line arguments:
 datafile = 'scaling.txt'
@@ -29,15 +71,15 @@ plot datafile using 1:(1/$2*1e3) pt 7, f(x)
 
 set xlabel 'Threads'
 set ylabel 'Event Time [ms]'
-set key box outside top center horizontal
+set key nobox outside top center horizontal
 set size 0.4,0.55
 set origin 0.0,0.0
 
 plot datafile \
-           using 1:((column($#)))   pt 7 with points title 'Total'  ,\
-        '' using 1:(($5*$1))        pt 7 with points title 'N-Readers'  ,\
-        '' using 1:($5)             pt 9 with points title 'Reader' ,\
-        '' using 1:((column($#-1))) pt 9 with points title 'Writer' ,\
+           using 1:((column($#)))   pt 7  with points title 'Total'  ,\
+        '' using 1:(($5*$1))        pt 7  with points title 'N-Readers'  ,\
+        '' using 1:($5)             pt 9  with points title 'Reader' ,\
+        '' using 1:((column($#-1))) pt 11 with points title 'Writer' ,\
 
 #set logscale y
 set size 0.6,1.0
@@ -46,7 +88,7 @@ set key outside right vertical
 
 if (exists("uberMode")) {
     plot datafile \
-           using 1:($6)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(7)  ,\
+           using 1:($6)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(6)  ,\
         '' using 1:($7)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(7)  ,\
         '' using 1:($8)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(8)  ,\
         '' using 1:($9)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(9)  ,\
@@ -55,33 +97,33 @@ if (exists("uberMode")) {
         '' using 1:($12) pt 7 with points title columnhead(12) ,\
 } else {
     plot datafile \
-           using 1:($6)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(6)  ,\
-        '' using 1:($7)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(7)  ,\
-        '' using 1:($8)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(8)  ,\
-        '' using 1:($9)  pt 7 with points title columnhead(9)  ,\
-        '' using 1:($10) pt 7 with points title columnhead(10) ,\
-        '' using 1:($11) pt 7 with points title columnhead(11) ,\
-        '' using 1:($12) pt 7 with points title columnhead(12) ,\
-        '' using 1:($13) pt 7 with points title columnhead(13) ,\
-        '' using 1:($14) pt 8 with points title columnhead(14) ,\
-        '' using 1:($15) pt 8 with points title columnhead(15) ,\
-        '' using 1:($16) pt 8 with points title columnhead(16) ,\
-        '' using 1:($17) pt 8 with points title columnhead(17) ,\
-        '' using 1:($18) pt 8 with points title columnhead(18) ,\
-        '' using 1:($19) pt 8 with points title columnhead(19) ,\
-        '' using 1:($20) pt 8 with points title columnhead(20) ,\
-        '' using 1:($21) pt 8 with points title columnhead(21) ,\
-        '' using 1:($22) pt 9 with points title columnhead(22) ,\
-        '' using 1:($23) pt 9 with points title columnhead(23) ,\
-        '' using 1:($24) pt 9 with points title columnhead(24) ,\
-        '' using 1:($25) pt 9 with points title columnhead(25) ,\
-        '' using 1:($26) pt 9 with points title columnhead(26) ,\
-        '' using 1:($27) pt 9 with points title columnhead(27) ,\
-        '' using 1:($28) pt 9 with points title columnhead(28) ,\
-        '' using 1:($29) pt 9 with points title columnhead(29) ,\
-        '' using 1:($30) pt 6 with points title columnhead(30) ,\
-        '' using 1:($31) pt 6 with points title columnhead(31) ,\
-        '' using 1:($32) pt 6 with points title columnhead(32) ,\
-        '' using 1:($33) pt 6 with points title columnhead(33) ,\
+           using 1:($6)  ls 1  with points title columnhead(6)  ,\
+        '' using 1:($7)  ls 2  with points title columnhead(7)  ,\
+        '' using 1:($8)  ls 3  with points title columnhead(8)  ,\
+        '' using 1:($9)  ls 4  with points title columnhead(9)  ,\
+        '' using 1:($10) ls 5  with points title columnhead(10) ,\
+        '' using 1:($11) ls 6  with points title columnhead(11) ,\
+        '' using 1:($12) ls 7  with points title columnhead(12) ,\
+        '' using 1:($13) ls 8  with points title columnhead(13) ,\
+        '' using 1:($14) ls 11 with points title columnhead(14) ,\
+        '' using 1:($15) ls 12 with points title columnhead(15) ,\
+        '' using 1:($16) ls 13 with points title columnhead(16) ,\
+        '' using 1:($17) ls 14 with points title columnhead(17) ,\
+        '' using 1:($18) ls 15 with points title columnhead(18) ,\
+        '' using 1:($19) ls 16 with points title columnhead(19) ,\
+        '' using 1:($20) ls 17 with points title columnhead(20) ,\
+        '' using 1:($21) ls 18 with points title columnhead(21) ,\
+        '' using 1:($22) ls 21 with points title columnhead(22) ,\
+        '' using 1:($23) ls 22 with points title columnhead(23) ,\
+        '' using 1:($24) ls 23 with points title columnhead(24) ,\
+        '' using 1:($25) ls 24 with points title columnhead(25) ,\
+        '' using 1:($26) ls 25 with points title columnhead(26) ,\
+        '' using 1:($27) ls 26 with points title columnhead(27) ,\
+        '' using 1:($28) ls 27 with points title columnhead(28) ,\
+        '' using 1:($29) ls 28 with points title columnhead(29) ,\
+        '' using 1:($30) ls 31 with points title columnhead(30) ,\
+        '' using 1:($31) ls 32 with points title columnhead(31) ,\
+        '' using 1:($32) ls 33 with points title columnhead(32) ,\
+        '' using 1:($33) ls 34 with points title columnhead(33) ,\
 }
 

From be04c4a7e4f84f4b0ea4309fe400585dd0b3c99e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathan Baltzell <baltzell@gmx.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:52:58 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 8/9] fix label

---
 libexec/scaling.gpl | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/libexec/scaling.gpl b/libexec/scaling.gpl
index 7e8a263c5..56a8452ed 100644
--- a/libexec/scaling.gpl
+++ b/libexec/scaling.gpl
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ set datafile columnheaders
 set yrange [0:]
 
 set xlabel 'Threads'
-set ylabel 'Rate [Hz]'
+set ylabel 'Event Rate [Hz]'
 set size 0.4,0.45
 set origin 0.0,0.55
 unset key

From a599f5f0f299ad56752c3c503b42f2c4cb840753 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathan Baltzell <baltzell@gmx.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:57:29 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 9/9] remove all plotting remnants

---
 libexec/scaling | 23 ++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libexec/scaling b/libexec/scaling
index 8d3a7896e..e4248eef4 100755
--- a/libexec/scaling
+++ b/libexec/scaling
@@ -3,20 +3,14 @@
 def cli():
     import os,sys,argparse
     cli = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='CLARA scaling test')
-    cli.add_argument('-P',help='plot only',action='store_true')
-    cli.add_argument('-y',help='YAML file',default=None)
+    cli.add_argument('-y',help='YAML file',required=True)
     cli.add_argument('-c',help='CLARA_HOME path',default=os.getenv('CLARA_HOME',None))
     cli.add_argument('-t',help='threads (default=4,8)',default='4,8')
     cli.add_argument('-e',help='events per thread',default=100,type=int)
-    cli.add_argument('-i',help='input data file',default=None)
+    cli.add_argument('-i',help='input data file',required=True)
     cfg = cli.parse_args()
     cfg.t = cfg.t.split(',')
-    if cfg.P:
-        cfg.i = 'scaling.txt'
-    else:
-        if cfg.y is None: sys.exit('-y YAML is required w/o -P')
-        if cfg.c is None: sys.exit('-c or $CLARA_HOME is required w/o -P')
-    if cfg.i is None: sys.exit('-i is required')
+    if cfg.c is None: sys.exit('-c or $CLARA_HOME is required.')
     return cfg
 
 def run(cmd):
@@ -106,10 +100,9 @@ def save(benchmarks):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     cfg = cli()
-    if not cfg.P:
-        benchmarks = []
-        for threads in cfg.t:
-            benchmarks.append([threads, benchmark(cfg, threads)])
-        show(benchmarks)
-        save(benchmarks)
+    benchmarks = []
+    for threads in cfg.t:
+        benchmarks.append([threads, benchmark(cfg, threads)])
+    show(benchmarks)
+    save(benchmarks)