Abstract: A method comprising: selecting a test for execution on a computing system; identifying a set of performance counters that is associated with the test; executing the test and the set of performance counters on the computing system, the test and the set of performance counters being executed concurrently with one another; generating an execution signature for the test based on the set of performance counters, the execution signature being generated while the test is being executed on the computing system; reconfiguring the test based on the execution signature, the test being reconfigured while the test is being executed on the computing system, wherein each of the performance counters in the set is associated with a different respective operational parameter of the computing system; wherein each of the performance counters in the set includes logic for collecting values of the performance counter's respective operational parameter.