Re: [OMPI users] Mimicking timeout for MPI_Wait

2009-12-10 Thread Ashley Pittman
On Tue, 2009-12-08 at 10:14 +, Number Cruncher wrote: > Whilst MPI has traditionally been run on dedicated hardware, the rise of > cheap multicore CPUs makes it very attractive for ISVs such as ourselves > (http://www.cambridgeflowsolutions.com/) to build a *single* executable > that can be

Re: [OMPI users] Mimicking timeout for MPI_Wait

2009-12-07 Thread George Bosilca
There are many papers published at this subject. Google scholar with a search for "system noise" will give you a starting point. george. On Dec 7, 2009, at 10:13 , Douglas Guptill wrote: >> In most MPI applications if even one task is sharing its CPU with >> other processes, like users doing

Re: [OMPI users] Mimicking timeout for MPI_Wait

2009-12-07 Thread Douglas Guptill
On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 08:21:46AM -0500, Richard Treumann wrote: > The need for a "better" timeout depends on what else there is for the CPU > to do. > > If you get creative and shift from {99% MPI_WAIT , 1% OS_idle_process} to > {1% MPI_Wait, 99% OS_idle_process} at a cost of only a few extra

Re: [OMPI users] Mimicking timeout for MPI_Wait

2009-12-07 Thread Richard Treumann
- > Jacob M. Katz | jacob.k...@intel.com | Work: +972-4-865-5726 | iNet: > (8)-465-5726 > > > -Original Message- > From: users-boun...@open-mpi.org [mailto:users-boun...@open-mpi.org] > On Behalf Of Douglas Guptill > Sent: Sunday, Decembe

Re: [OMPI users] Mimicking timeout for MPI_Wait

2009-12-06 Thread Eugene Loh
Douglas Guptill wrote: On Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 02:29:01PM +0200, Katz, Jacob wrote: Yes, I meant in the question that I was looking for something creative, both fast responding and not using 100% CPU all the time. I guess I’m not the first one to face this question. Have anyone

Re: [OMPI users] Mimicking timeout for MPI_Wait

2009-12-06 Thread Katz, Jacob
] On Behalf Of Katz, Jacob Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 17:42 To: Open MPI Users Subject: Re: [OMPI users] Mimicking timeout for MPI_Wait Thanks, Douglas. I found your code in the archive. Jacob M. Katz | jacob.k...@intel.com | Work: +972-4-865-5726 | iNet: (8)-465-5726

Re: [OMPI users] Mimicking timeout for MPI_Wait

2009-12-06 Thread Katz, Jacob
Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 15:53 To: us...@open-mpi.org Subject: Re: [OMPI users] Mimicking timeout for MPI_Wait On Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 02:29:01PM +0200, Katz, Jacob wrote: > Thanks. > Yes, I meant in the question that I was looking for something creative, both > fast responding and

Re: [OMPI users] Mimicking timeout for MPI_Wait

2009-12-04 Thread Jeff Squyres
On Dec 3, 2009, at 3:31 AM, Katz, Jacob wrote: > I wonder if there is a BKM (efficient and portable) to mimic a timeout with a > call to MPI_Wait, i.e. to interrupt it once a given time period has passed if > it hasn’t returned by then yet. Pardon my ignorance, but what does BKM stand for?

[OMPI users] Mimicking timeout for MPI_Wait

2009-12-03 Thread Katz, Jacob
Hi, I wonder if there is a BKM (efficient and portable) to mimic a timeout with a call to MPI_Wait, i.e. to interrupt it once a given time period has passed if it hasn't returned by then yet. I'll appreciate if anyone may send a pointer/idea. Thanks. Jacob M.