It means wall time. Can we think of a "non techy" term that means the same
thing that can be clearly distinguished from CPU time?
jm7
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I haven't got BOINC 6.6.16 or later so my version has a 'CPU time' column
in
the Tasks tab.
I'm assuming this column is now called 'Elapsed time'. There's a problem
with this. To elapse just means to pass. 'Elapse' doesn't specify what sort
of time is passing. The phrase 'Elapsed time' could refer to CPU time or
GPU
time or wallclock time. How will anyone know what sort of time is measured
in this column?
Mark Pottorff who is a sophisticated BOINC user has misunderstood the
meaning of this new column header, which isn't surprising because it could
mean three different things. Thousands of other BOINC users will also
misunderstand it. They will assume it means the same sort of time as in the
To completion column ie crunching time.
This column header should be changed. It should specify the type of
time that has elapsed. It could say 'Wallclock time'. (The word elapsed
isn't necessary because everyone knows that time passes.)
Mo
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