> Does anyone actually use the following? They could be moved to cc_config.xml
> leave apps in memory (should default to No) This is important as some projects WUs will either keep repeating WUs or crash them if set to no. > network connection interval and work buffer (these should by computed automatically based on actual behavior) Very important for projects such as GPUGRID and others that demand very fast turnaround of WUs. In fact it would be beneficial to allow different settings for CPU and GPU apps. Also would like to ask for a setting to allow limiting the number of "project WUs" that are allowed to run concurrently. This is getting to be more and more of an issue as the number of processor cores increase. The longer NFS, Lattice and Yoyo (to name a few) can bring a multi core machine to it's knees and there seems to be no good way in BOINC to regulate the number of these WUs that are run concurrently. Setting a memory limit results in a long line of suspended, partially run WUs as BOINC keeps trying to start new instances and then swapping them out. Setting a low project priority on a quad for instance (20%) often results in the project not running for a given period then trying to equalize by running 3 or 4 instances at once, making the machine unusable. The situation has been a problem for quite a while and is getting worse as the number of 6 core (and virtual 8 core) machines increase. With true 8 core machines due any time now this should be addressed. _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
