diff --git a/benching/benchlib/DwBenchmark.cpp b/benching/benchlib/DwBenchmark.cpp
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+#include "DwBenchmark.hpp"
+
+#include <ostream>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <chrono>
+
+#ifdef UNWIND_EH_ELF
+#include "../../stack_walker/stack_walker.hpp"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef UNWIND_LIBUNWIND
+#include <libunwind.h>
+#endif
+
+using namespace std;
+
+unique_ptr<DwBenchmark> DwBenchmark::instance = nullptr;
+
+DwBenchmark::DwBenchmark() {
+#ifdef UNWIND_EH_ELF
+    stack_walker_init();
+#endif
+}
+
+DwBenchmark& DwBenchmark::get_instance() {
+    if(!DwBenchmark::instance)
+        instance = unique_ptr<DwBenchmark>(new DwBenchmark);
+    return *instance;
+}
+
+void DwBenchmark::unwind_measure() {
+#ifdef UNWIND_EH_ELF
+    unwind_context_t context = get_context();
+    SingleUnwind this_measure;
+    this_measure.nb_frames = 0;
+
+    auto start_time = chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+    while(unwind_context(context)) {
+        this_measure.nb_frames++;
+    }
+    auto end_time = chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+
+    this_measure.nanoseconds = chrono::duration_cast<chrono::nanoseconds>(
+            end_time - start_time).count();
+
+    add_measure(this_measure);
+#elif UNWIND_LIBUNWIND
+    unw_context_t context;
+    int rc = unw_getcontext(&context);
+    if(rc < 0)
+        assert(false);
+    unw_cursor_t cursor;
+    rc = unw_init_local(&cursor, &context);
+    if(rc < 0)
+        assert(false);
+
+    SingleUnwind this_measure;
+    this_measure.nb_frames = 0;
+
+    auto start_time = chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+    while(unw_step(&cursor) > 0) {
+        this_measure.nb_frames++;
+    }
+    auto end_time = chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+
+    this_measure.nanoseconds = chrono::duration_cast<chrono::nanoseconds>(
+            end_time - start_time).count();
+
+    add_measure(this_measure);
+#else
+    assert(false);
+#endif
+}
+
+void DwBenchmark::add_measure(const SingleUnwind& measure) {
+    measures.push_back(measure);
+}
+void DwBenchmark::add_measure(int nb_frames, size_t microseconds) {
+    add_measure(SingleUnwind({nb_frames, microseconds}));
+}
+
+void DwBenchmark::format_output(std::ostream& os) const {
+    size_t nb_unwind_frames = 0;
+    size_t total_nanoseconds = 0;
+
+    for(const auto& measure: measures) {
+        nb_unwind_frames += measure.nb_frames;
+        total_nanoseconds += measure.nanoseconds;
+    }
+
+    double clock_precision_ns =
+        ((double)
+            (1000*1000*1000 * std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::period::num))
+        / ((double) std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::period::den);
+
+    os << "Total time:        " << total_nanoseconds << "ns" << endl
+       << "Total frames:      " << nb_unwind_frames << endl
+       << "Avg frames/unwind: "
+       << (double)nb_unwind_frames / (double)measures.size() << endl
+       << "Avg time/frame:    "
+       << (double)total_nanoseconds / nb_unwind_frames << "ns" << endl
+       << "Clock precision:   " << clock_precision_ns << "ns" << endl;
+}
diff --git a/benching/benchlib/DwBenchmark.hpp b/benching/benchlib/DwBenchmark.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+class DwBenchmark {
+    /** Singleton class - keeps track of benchmarks performed during a run */
+
+    public:
+        struct SingleUnwind {
+            int nb_frames;
+            size_t nanoseconds;
+        };
+
+        static DwBenchmark& get_instance();
+
+        void unwind_measure(); ///< Unwind from here, and add the measure
+
+        void add_measure(const SingleUnwind& measure); ///< Add this measure
+        void add_measure(int nb_frames, size_t microseconds);
+
+        /** Dump formatted output on `os` displaying stats about this benchmark
+         * run */
+        void format_output(std::ostream& os) const;
+
+    private:
+        DwBenchmark();
+
+        static std::unique_ptr<DwBenchmark> instance;
+
+        std::vector<SingleUnwind> measures;
+};
diff --git a/benching/benchlib/Makefile b/benching/benchlib/Makefile
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+++ b/benching/benchlib/Makefile
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+TARGETS=libbench.eh_elf.so libbench.unwind.so
+COMMON_OBJS=bench.o
+EH_ELF_OBJS=DwBenchmark.eh_elf.o
+UNWIND_OBJS=DwBenchmark.unwind.o
+CXX=g++
+CXXFLAGS=-Wall -Wextra -O2 -std=c++14
+CXXLIBS=
+
+
+all: $(TARGETS)
+
+libbench.eh_elf.so: $(EH_ELF_OBJS) $(COMMON_OBJS)
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -shared -o $@ $^ $(CXXLIBS) \
+		-L../../stack_walker -lstack_walker.global
+
+libbench.unwind.so: $(UNWIND_OBJS) $(COMMON_OBJS)
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -shared -o $@ $^ $(CXXLIBS) \
+		-lunwind -lunwind-x86_64
+
+%.eh_elf.o: %.cpp
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -fPIC -DUNWIND_EH_ELF -o $@ -c $<
+
+%.unwind.o: %.cpp
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -fPIC -DUNWIND_LIBUNWIND -o $@ -c $<
+
+%.o: %.cpp
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -fPIC -o $@ -c $<
+
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	rm *.o $(TARGETS)
diff --git a/benching/benchlib/bench.cpp b/benching/benchlib/bench.cpp
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+++ b/benching/benchlib/bench.cpp
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+#include "bench.h"
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include "DwBenchmark.hpp"
+
+void bench_unwinding() {
+    DwBenchmark::get_instance().unwind_measure();
+}
+
+void bench_dump_data() {
+    DwBenchmark::get_instance().format_output(std::cout);
+}
diff --git a/benching/benchlib/bench.h b/benching/benchlib/bench.h
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+++ b/benching/benchlib/bench.h
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+/** Benchmarking library: a collection of functions that can be called to
+ * benchmark dwarf-assembly
+ **/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+void bench_unwinding();
+void bench_dump_data();
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+} // END extern "C"
+#endif