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svn path=/trunk/boinc/; revision=12329

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@@ -3270,10 +3270,17 @@ David  5 Apr 2007
     lib/
         boinc_cmd.C
 
-David  5 Apr 2007
+David  6 Apr 2007
     - client simulator: add the ability to do many simulations,
         each specified in a separate directory,
         and show the individual and total results.
 
     client/
         sim.C,h
+
+David  6 Apr 2007
+	- core client: sanity check on work request size
+		(from John McLeod)
+
+	client/
+		work_fetch.C

client/work_fetch.C

@@ -577,6 +577,16 @@ bool CLIENT_STATE::compute_work_requests() {
             cpu_shortfall * (prrs ? pbest->resource_share/prrs : 1)
         );
 
+        // sanity check
+        //
+        double x = (work_buf_additional() + work_buf_min())*ncpus;
+        if (pbest->work_request > x) {
+        	msg_printf(NULL, MSG_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+        	    "Proposed work request %f bigger than max %f",
+        	    pbest->work_request, x
+        	);
+        	pbest->work_request = x;
+        }
         if (!pbest->nearly_runnable()) {
             pbest->work_request_urgency = WORK_FETCH_NEED_IMMEDIATELY;
         } else if (pbest->cpu_shortfall) {