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My wish--matching turnaround times
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Jacqke Send message Joined: 28 Mar 08 Posts: 1 Credit: 18,621 RAC: 0 |
I would like to see tasks being sent to computers that have similar average turnaround times. Why should someone with a computer that turns files out in just over half a day have to wait 7 or 8 days for credit, due to the matching task being sent to a computer with a much longer average turnaround. If files were sent to computers with similar turnaround times, wouldn't there be fewer pending credits, since most tasks would then be completed at about the same time? Just my two cents. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
Turnaround times can be very misleading. Fast systems that aren't online very often will have longer turnaround times than a slower system that is online all the time. Or a fast system that spends most of its time crunching for other projects may also have a longer turnaround time than usual. Moreover, all the data we're processing is many light-years old, should it really matter how quickly your credits roll in if its a few weeks? Just think of it as cash in the bank. Personally, I don't think hosts should be discriminated against simply because people want credits faster. The science is the most important aspect of the project. Just my $.02 [funny]: Why is it that you can give two cents, but its only a penny for your thoughts? Where does that other penny go? :-D |
bdragon Send message Joined: 25 Jan 04 Posts: 1 Credit: 75,545 RAC: 0 |
as to the other penny have you never heard of taxes |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
as to the other penny have you never heard of taxes I knew it! Dang government is taxing me on my thoughts now too! LOL :) |
inuyasha Send message Joined: 17 Aug 07 Posts: 15 Credit: 33,434 RAC: 0 |
as to the other penny have you never heard of taxes maybe claim it on income tax refund? XD back to the subject, i agree computers with fast turn around times should be prioritized, but imo it would cause problems on the server backend. there would be more cpu labor, so to speak, to find a "matched pair" of pcs. but on the other hand, if they were both returned at about the same time, disk usage would go down because they wouldnt be lingering there waiting to be analyzed and credited. maybe as an interim trial, use an option to prefer fast computers for "rechecks" in the event the two original computers come back with different results(if it doesn't already do this) |
Gundolf Jahn Send message Joined: 19 Sep 00 Posts: 3184 Credit: 446,358 RAC: 0 |
...back to the subject, i agree computers with fast turn around times should be prioritized... It's not a thing of "prioritizing"; the OP spoke of matching slow computers with slow wingmans and fast with fast ones. But your argument of server overhead catches anyway. ...there would be more cpu labor, so to speak, to find a "matched pair" of pcs... Gruß, Gundolf Computer sind nicht alles im Leben. (Kleiner Scherz) SETI@home classic workunits 3,758 SETI@home classic CPU time 66,520 hours |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
...back to the subject, i agree computers with fast turn around times should be prioritized... It is not matching slow computers with slow computers and fast with fast. It is matching turn around times. A fast computer that is only connected to the network once a week may have a longer turn around time that a slower computer that is connected all the time. BOINC WIKI |
Gundolf Jahn Send message Joined: 19 Sep 00 Posts: 3184 Credit: 446,358 RAC: 0 |
It is not matching slow computers with slow computers and fast with fast. It is matching turn around times. A fast computer that is only connected to the network once a week may have a longer turn around time that a slower computer that is connected all the time. You are right, my wording wasn't correct, but what I meant is the effective speed of a host, which roughly is the reciprocal of the turnaround time. :-) Gruß, Gundolf |
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