Well, I could re-formulate question in such way:
how can app be aware about <count> field in its app_info record under anonymous 
platform or about  corresponding field in BOINC new configuration file for 
stock apps ?



Понедельник, 18 марта 2013, 18:41 +04:00 от Raistmer the Sorcerer 
<[email protected]>:
>There are some findings on SETI forums that affinity can improve GPU load if 
>only 1 CPU bound with GPU app (under full CPU load w/o CPU core reservation).
>But very possible that binding all GPU apps (if there are few GPU devices or 
>few instances per device or both) to the same CPU would be not so efficient as 
>to bind each instance to each own CPU. But for such load balancing app should 
>know how many another instances are in fly already. Considering GPU apps from 
>different projects it would be better to keep track of GPU app instances in 
>fly with their GPU assignments on BOINC level rather than on app level. Hence 
>my question.
>
>
>
>Понедельник, 18 марта 2013, 12:50 UTC от Richard Haselgrove < 
>[email protected] >:
>>Under what circumstances would an app need to know?
>>
>>I don't think there is a way at the moment: if you're putting in a feature 
>>request - eg for a converse of the MT --nthreads x cmdline construct - I 
>>suggest you put in some more explanation.
>>
>>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>From: Raistmer the Sorcerer < [email protected] >
>>>To:  [email protected]
>>>Sent: Monday, 18 March 2013, 12:19
>>>Subject: [boinc_dev] How to find number of instances of app?
>>>
>>>BOINC provides GPU device number for app via --device switch.
>>>But how it informs app how many app instances it will run on single GPU 
>>>device ? 
>>>Is there some way for app to know this w/o implementing own counting scheme ?
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