- client: add a <dont_throttle/> flag to APP_VERSION.

If set, the app does its own CPU throttling
    so the client doesn't have to.


svn path=/trunk/boinc/; revision=23748

checkin_notes

@@ -3609,3 +3609,12 @@ Rom    17 Jun 2011
         
     clientgui/
         ProjectInfoPage.cpp, .h
+
+David  17 Jun 2011
+    - client: add a <dont_throttle/> flag to APP_VERSION.
+        If set, the app does its own CPU throttling
+        so the client doesn't have to.
+
+    client/
+        client_types.cpp,h
+        app_control.cpp

client/app_control.cpp

@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ void ACTIVE_TASK_SET::suspend_all(int reason) {
             // if we're doing CPU throttling, don't bother suspending apps
             // that don't use a full CPU
             //
-            if (atp->result->non_cpu_intensive()) continue;
+            if (atp->result->dont_throttle()) continue;
             if (atp->app_version->avg_ncpus < 1) continue;
             atp->preempt(REMOVE_NEVER);
             break;

client/client_types.cpp

@@ -1301,6 +1301,7 @@ int APP_VERSION::parse(MIOFILE& in) {
     flops = gstate.host_info.p_fpops;
     missing_coproc = false;
     strcpy(missing_coproc_name, "");
+    dont_throttle = false;
 
     while (in.fgets(buf, 256)) {
         if (match_tag(buf, "</app_version>")) return 0;
@@ -1337,6 +1338,7 @@ int APP_VERSION::parse(MIOFILE& in) {
             }
             continue;
         }
+        if (parse_bool(buf, "dont_throttle", dont_throttle)) continue;
         if (log_flags.unparsed_xml) {
             msg_printf(0, MSG_INFO,
                 "[unparsed_xml] APP_VERSION::parse(): unrecognized: %s\n", buf
@@ -1406,6 +1408,11 @@ int APP_VERSION::write(MIOFILE& out, bool write_file_info) {
             gpu_ram
         );
     }
+    if (dont_throttle) {
+        out.printf(
+            "    <dont_throttle/>\n"
+        );
+    }
 
     out.printf(
         "</app_version>\n"

client/client_types.h

@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ struct APP_VERSION {
     bool missing_coproc;
     double missing_coproc_usage;
     char missing_coproc_name[256];
+    bool dont_throttle;
 
     int index;  // temp var for make_scheduler_request()
 #ifdef SIM
@@ -699,7 +700,14 @@ struct RESULT {
         return avp->gpu_usage.rsc_type;
     }
     inline bool non_cpu_intensive() {
-        return project->non_cpu_intensive || app->non_cpu_intensive;
+        if (project->non_cpu_intensive) return true;
+        if (app->non_cpu_intensive) return true;
+        return false;
+    }
+    inline bool dont_throttle() {
+        if (non_cpu_intensive()) return true;
+        if (avp->dont_throttle) return true;
+        return false;
     }
 
     // temporaries used in CLIENT_STATE::rr_simulation():

doc/project_list.php

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ foreach($proj_list as $p) {
         <url>$p->url</url>
         <general_area>$p->general_area</general_area>
         <specific_area>$p->specific_area</specific_area>
-        <description>$p->description</description>
+        <description><![CDATA[$p->description]]></description>
         <home>$p->home</home>
 ";
     $platforms = get_platforms_cached($p->web_url);