(a) make DB queries more efficient using name>'FILE__' and name<'FILE__~' rather than
name like 'FILE__%'
(b) Set 'no remaining work for this file' flag correctly by making a DB scan if needed.
One can show that this is the 'cheapest' reliable place to put this scan.
(c) Modify deterministic algorithm for finding unsent results so that instead of
starting with FILE="" and scanning forward over all files, it starts at a random
place in file space, scans cyclicly to the end, and then from "" to the start
point.
(d) Satisfy work request if possible. Don't terminate sending work until none left that
is feasible, or request satisfed.
(e) If a new file is needed, first pick file associated with unsent results which are more
than 2 hours old. Note: need to make this a user-configurable option, and add some
random +- slack.
For the record, here is the current locality scheduler logic.
I will update the docs once this is a bit better tested and
stable.
(1) If there is an (one) unsent result which is older than
(1) config.locality_scheduling_send_timeout (7 days) and is
(1) feasible for the host, sent it.
(2) If we did send a result in the previous step, then send any
(2) additional results that are feasible for the same input file.
(3) If additional results are needed, step through input files on
(3) the host. For each, if there are results that are feasible for
(3) the host, send them. If there are no results that are feasible
(3) for the host, delete the input file from the host.
(4) If additional results are needed, and there is (one) unsent
(4) result which is older than 2 hours and is feasible for the
(4) host, send it.
(5) If we did send a result in the previous step, then send any
(5) additional results that are feasible for the same input file.
(6) If additional results are needed, select an input file name at
(6) random from the current input file working set advertised by
(6) the WU generator. If there are results for this input file
(6) that are feasible for this host, send them.
(7) If additional results are needed, carry out an expensive,
(7) deterministic search for ANY results that are feasible for the
(7) host. This search starts from a random filename advertised by
(7) the WU generator, but continues cyclicly to cover ALL results
(7) for ALL files. If a feasible result is found, send it. Then
(7) send any additional results that use the same input file. If
(7) there are no feasible results for the host, we are finished:
(7) exit.
(8) If addtional results are needed, return to step 4 above.
svn path=/trunk/boinc/; revision=5129
actually not impossible. Consider the following scenario: WU A
has result 1 and WU B has result 2. These are both sent to a
host. Some time later, result 1 fails and the transitioner
creates a new result, result 3 for WU A. Then the host requests
a new result. The maximum result already sent to the host is 2.
The next unsent result (sorted by ID) is #3. But since it is
for WU A, and since the host has already gotten a result for WU
A, it's infeasible. So I think this is only wacky if
!one_wu_per_result_per_host.
- David, I simplified the inner part of send_results_for_file()
somewhat. I can't see the need/use for the bool bool
in_working_set argument. If I have really screwed the pooch
please revert.
svn path=/trunk/boinc/; revision=5106
Trivial bug, FPE on n % 0 when host has no files.
Hard bug, in the deterministic search to find a new result that can
be sent, the upwards search on name must be done not by comparing
RESULT name to FILENAME, but instead by comparing result name to the
maximal lexical resultname that can be constructed from the
filename, which is filename_ZZZ...Z where Z==0xff.
svn path=/trunk/boinc/; revision=5085
flag a file as over unless the WU generator has already indicated that
no further work can be remaining. Search code for 'David' to find some
comments.
svn path=/trunk/boinc/; revision=5077
log information from different scheduler requests running
in parallel don't collide in the log file and appear
intermingled. Very useful when doing verbose debugging.
svn path=/trunk/boinc/; revision=5069
scheduler notifies the project when it has no results remaining for a given
file, and gives the project a brief interval to try and make more WU for
that file. Likewise, the project can tell the scheduler if there are
no more WU that it can add for a given file.
svn path=/trunk/boinc/; revision=5034
names for locality scheduling must start:
FILENAME__anything
whereas before this bug fix the locality scheduler would assume that a
WU named
FILENAMEanything
would satisfy the locality scheduling requirement. If a project is
doing a mix of locality and non-locality scheduling, this might
cause problems.
svn path=/trunk/boinc/; revision=5008
"Secondly, your validator and assimilator should call
int get_output_file_path(RESULT const& result, string& path);"
I've updated the example code to do this, and modified Makefile.am
so that the correct objects are linked.
svn path=/trunk/boinc/; revision=4984
David Anderson