diff --git a/fast/- b/fast/-
new file mode 100755
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diff --git a/fast/async.so b/fast/async.so
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..1d8594a3c66
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diff --git a/fast/logging.patch b/fast/logging.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..72252a13d76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fast/logging.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+diff --git a/devito/logger.py b/devito/logger.py
+index 2a7eed95a..b104efd34 100644
+--- a/devito/logger.py
++++ b/devito/logger.py
+@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ logger.addHandler(stream_handler)
+ # Add extra logging levels (note: INFO has value=20, WARNING has value=30)
+ DEBUG = logging.DEBUG
+ PERF = 19
++BENCH = logging.DEBUG
+ INFO = logging.INFO
+ WARNING = logging.WARNING
+ ERROR = logging.ERROR
+ CRITICAL = logging.CRITICAL
+ 
+ logging.addLevelName(PERF, "PERF")
++logging.addLevelName(BENCH, "BENCH")
++
+ 
+ logger_registry = {
+     'DEBUG': DEBUG,
+@@ -29,7 +32,8 @@ logger_registry = {
+     'INFO': INFO,
+     'WARNING': WARNING,
+     'ERROR': ERROR,
+-    'CRITICAL': CRITICAL
++    'CRITICAL': CRITICAL,
++    'BENCH': BENCH
+ }
+ 
+ NOCOLOR = '%s'
+@@ -133,6 +137,8 @@ def warning(msg, *args, **kwargs):
+ def error(msg, *args, **kwargs):
+     log(msg, ERROR, *args, **kwargs)
+ 
++def bench(msg, *args, **kwargs):
++    log(msg, BENCH, *args, **kwargs)
+ 
+ def debug(msg, *args, **kwargs):
+     log(msg, DEBUG, *args, **kwargs)
+diff --git a/devito/operator/profiling.py b/devito/operator/profiling.py
+index f7633a740..2d576df5e 100644
+--- a/devito/operator/profiling.py
++++ b/devito/operator/profiling.py
+@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ class PerformanceSummary(OrderedDict):
+ 
+ def create_profile(name):
+     """Create a new Profiler."""
+-    if configuration['log-level'] in ['DEBUG', 'PERF'] and \
++    if configuration['log-level'] in ['DEBUG', 'PERF', 'BENCH'] and \
+        configuration['profiling'] == 'basic':
+         # Enforce performance profiling in DEBUG mode
+         level = 'advanced'
+* Unmerged path fast/slurm/diffusion-16.slurm
+* Unmerged path fast/slurm/diffusion-2.slurm
+* Unmerged path fast/slurm/diffusion-32.slurm
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-1.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-1.slurm
index 0d38fdbd150..ee5dc005bee 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-1.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-1.slurm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=1
 export DEVITO_AUTOTUNING=aggressive
 # export DEVITO_PROFILING=advanced2
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-128.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-128.slurm
index d78da834dd4..e6c1a8db90f 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-128.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-128.slurm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=1
 export DEVITO_AUTOTUNING=aggressive
 
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-16.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-16.slurm
index 540e30aea28..e39179fa6c3 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-16.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-16.slurm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=1
 export DEVITO_AUTOTUNING=aggressive
 
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-2.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-2.slurm
index 8d24017ff7b..cbcbe6517d3 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-2.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-2.slurm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=1
 export DEVITO_AUTOTUNING=aggressive
 
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-32.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-32.slurm
index d24ec70256b..698248a4744 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-32.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-32.slurm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=1
 export DEVITO_AUTOTUNING=aggressive
 
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-4.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-4.slurm
index 0aaa7184563..5f279c5dc21 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-4.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-4.slurm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=1
 export DEVITO_AUTOTUNING=aggressive
 # export DEVITO_PROFILING=advanced2
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-64.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-64.slurm
index 8ecea840b30..dfa9f259b9b 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-64.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-64.slurm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=1
 export DEVITO_AUTOTUNING=aggressive
 
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-8.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-8.slurm
index 3369a0e7653..57a2385ca79 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-8.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/diffusion-8.slurm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=1
 export DEVITO_AUTOTUNING=aggressive
 # export DEVITO_PROFILING=advanced2
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/job-devito-xdsl-wave.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/job-devito-xdsl-wave.slurm
index 98ac935e158..c622ecc6e29 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/job-devito-xdsl-wave.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/job-devito-xdsl-wave.slurm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=1
 # export DEVITO_PROFILING=advanced2
 
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/job-devito-xdsl.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/job-devito-xdsl.slurm
index fecbdc0f6a1..001bcff5805 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/job-devito-xdsl.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/job-devito-xdsl.slurm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=1
 # export DEVITO_PROFILING=advanced2
 
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-1.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-1.slurm
index f212a6f2e31..5e6d73da32d 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-1.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-1.slurm
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=1
 export DEVITO_AUTOTUNING=aggressive
 # export DEVITO_PROFILING=advanced2
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-128.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-128.slurm
index d2abb6d1546..553756b7a9f 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-128.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-128.slurm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=diag2
 export DEVITO_AUTOTUNING=aggressive
 
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-16.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-16.slurm
index c6c547a135e..2e6eb9997b0 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-16.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-16.slurm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=1
 export DEVITO_AUTOTUNING=aggressive
 
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-2.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-2.slurm
index 70fec5de362..a6f270dcf9b 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-2.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-2.slurm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=1
 export DEVITO_AUTOTUNING=aggressive
 
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-32.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-32.slurm
index f234fffc317..0d93f7ab2b0 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-32.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-32.slurm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=1
 export DEVITO_AUTOTUNING=aggressive
 
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-4.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-4.slurm
index ef7d5f0d6be..1f1f529902a 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-4.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-4.slurm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=1
 export DEVITO_AUTOTUNING=aggressive
 # export DEVITO_PROFILING=advanced2
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-64.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-64.slurm
index de9cc146c6e..06cdb863db5 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-64.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-64.slurm
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=1
 export DEVITO_AUTOTUNING=aggressive
 
diff --git a/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-8.slurm b/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-8.slurm
index 7b8e130d769..73454898d48 100644
--- a/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-8.slurm
+++ b/fast/slurm-jobs/wave-8.slurm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export OMP_PLACES=cores
 # Devito-specific env variables
 export DEVITO_ARCH=cray
 export DEVITO_LANGUAGE=openmp
-export DEVITO_LOGGING=DEBUG
+export DEVITO_LOGGING=BENCH
 export DEVITO_MPI=1
 export DEVITO_AUTOTUNING=aggressive
 # export DEVITO_PROFILING=advanced2