Also remember that missed deadlines may mean that the work does not count. Sent from my Android phone using TouchDown (www.nitrodesk.com)
-----Original Message----- From: Erik Veit [[email protected]] Received: Saturday, 04 Oct 2014, 11:38AM To: McLeod, John [[email protected]] CC: [email protected] [[email protected]] Subject: Re: [boinc_dev] High priority status message removed. But that’s exactly what BOINC *is* doing. It’s stopped thinking, and is no longer considering all the normal scheduling rules. It’s scheduling on pure fear (panic) of a missed deadline. > On Oct 4, 2014, at 8:04 AM, McLeod, John <[email protected]> wrote: > > Panic is a word that we really do not want to use. When you panic, you stop > thinking... > > Sent from my Android phone using TouchDown > (www.nitrodesk.com<http://www.nitrodesk.com>) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erik Veit [[email protected]] > Received: Saturday, 04 Oct 2014, 10:26AM > To: [email protected] [[email protected]] > Subject: Re: [boinc_dev] High priority status message removed. > >> Set a two day queue, and BOINC panics. > > Use the words that the users are already using. > > “Panic Mode”. It’s concise, easily understandable, no confusion with system > priority, and is the term BOINC users have been using for years to describe > it on all the forums. > > > > >> On Oct 4, 2014, at 5:48 AM, Richard Haselgrove >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Just observe. I'm currently running two SIMAP tasks which were issued with a >> two-day deadline (additional replications required for validation - they >> must be using >> >> <reliable_reduced_delay_bound>X</reliable_reduced_delay_bound> >> When a need-reliable result is sent to a reliable host, multiply the delay >> bound by reliable_reduced_delay_bound (typically 0.5 or so). >> >> Set a two day queue, and BOINC panics. >> >> Don't judge every BOINC operation by the relaxed timings used at SETI. >> >> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Charles Elliott <[email protected]> >>> To: "'McLeod, John'" <[email protected]>; [email protected]; >>> [email protected]; [email protected] >>> Sent: Saturday, October 4, 2014 1:37 PM >>> Subject: Re: [boinc_dev] High priority status message removed. >>> >>> >>>> You can still easily get into deadline trouble with either large queues, >>> or multiple projects and an occasional tight deadline >>> >>> >>> >>> Proof? >>> >>> >>> >>> From: McLeod, John [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 10:54 PM >>> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; >>> [email protected]; [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: [boinc_dev] High priority status message removed. >>> >>> >>> >>> You can still easily get into deadline trouble with either large queues, or >>> multiple projects and an occasional tight deadline. >>> >>> Sent from my Android phone using TouchDown >>> (www.nitrodesk.com<http://www.nitrodesk.com<http://www.nitrodesk.com<http://www.nitrodesk.com>>) >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Charles Elliott [[email protected]] >>> Received: Friday, 03 Oct 2014, 10:10PM >>> To: 'Jacob Klein' [[email protected]]; 'Richard Haselgrove' >>> [[email protected]]; McLeod, John [[email protected]]; >>> [email protected] [[email protected]] >>> Subject: RE: [boinc_dev] High priority status message removed. >>> >>> On my computer, which is allocated about 300 AP WUs at a time, in late >>> September Boinc was running AP WUs due in late October. Then when October >>> 1 came it seemingly panicked and stopped doing anything but processing AP >>> WUs >>> due October 17. That behavior was useful when we could download thousands >>> of WUs, but I think it should be questioned now. >>> >>> Charles Elliott >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: boinc_dev [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>>> Of Jacob Klein >>>> Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 9:24 AM >>>> To: Richard Haselgrove; McLeod, John; [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [boinc_dev] High priority status message removed. >>>> >>>> I'd like to see "Prioritized to meet deadline" in the UI, next to >>>> "Running". >>>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> From: Richard Haselgrove<mailto:[email protected]> >>>> Sent: 10/3/2014 9:19 AM >>>> To: McLeod, John<mailto:[email protected]>; >>>> [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]%3cmailto:[email protected]> >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [boinc_dev] High priority status message removed. >>>> >>>> The removal followed a question and answer session at the BOINC >>>> workshop in Budapest earlier this week. The OS scheduler mis- >>>> interpretation was one that I highlighted, but there was also a problem >>>> with users thinking that High Priority was a project-chosen queue- >>>> jumping facility. I think we're much better off without those >>>> confusions over terminology, but I agree with John that it would be >>>> good if the reason for non-FIFO running could be marked in some way - >>>> if we can find a less-frightening word. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> ________________________________ >>>>> From: "McLeod, John" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 2:01 PM >>>>> Subject: [boinc_dev] High priority status message removed. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> OK, High Priority made it sound like it was running at High OS >>>> Scheduler Priority, but some tag that it is not in the normal RR >>>> schedule might be good for helping diagnose problems. >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> boinc_dev mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev >>>>> To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and >>>>> (near bottom of page) enter your email address. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> boinc_dev mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev >>>> To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and >>>> (near bottom of page) enter your email address. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> boinc_dev mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev >>>> To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and >>>> (near bottom of page) enter your email address. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> boinc_dev mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev >>> To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and >>> (near bottom of page) enter your email address. >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> boinc_dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev >> To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and >> (near bottom of page) enter your email address. > > _______________________________________________ > boinc_dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev > To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and > (near bottom of page) enter your email address. > _______________________________________________ > boinc_dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev > To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and > (near bottom of page) enter your email address. _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
