On 21 Jul 00, at 19:45, Terry S. Arnold wrote:
> I don't appear to have gotten credit for a factor found with P-1.
>
> What is the procedure for getting credit for a factor found during P-1
> testing as part of Double checking?
AFAIK PrimeNet doesn't yet have the capability to credit CPU time for
P-1 work (although factors found are certainly logged!)
The point is that running P-1 is cost effective because by running
P-1 with the suggested limits you expect (statistically) to find more
factors than you would complete LL tests (first test or DC
assignments) in the same time.
IMHO PrimeNet _should_ give CPU credit for P-1 tests - in a seperate
category like the CPU credit given for factoring assignments. The
algorithm would be quite straightforward as there are only two cases
to consider: only Stage 1 completed, or Stage 2 completed (whether or
not a factor is found - the time is the same!)
Implementing this arrangement would also prevent P-1 being run
unneccessarily when an assignment is recycled or becomes available
for double-checking, and would enable interested people (perhaps with
limited CPU power but with adequate memory) to run just P-1 in a
coordinated manner.
Regards
Brian Beesley
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