Changes between Version 11 and Version 12 of GpuWorkFetch

Timestamp:

Dec 26, 2008, 12:29:13 PM (16 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

--

GpuWorkFetch

@@ -10 +10 @@
 indicating the total duration of jobs being requested.
 
-This policy has various problems.  First:
+This policy has some problems.  First:
 
  * There's no way for the client to say "I have N idle CPUs; send me enough jobs to use them all".
 
-Problems related to GPUs:
+And various problems related to GPUs:
 
  * If there is no CPU shortfall, no work will be fetched even if GPUs are idle.
@@ -54 +54 @@
 == Client ==
 
-
 New abstraction: '''processing resource''' or PRSC.
 There are two processing resource types: CPU and CUDA.
 
-=== Per-resource-type backoff
+=== Per-resource-type backoff ===
 
 We need to handle the situation where there's a GPU shortfall
@@ -68 +67 @@
 it's cleared whenever we get a job of that type.
 
-==- Work-fetch state ==
+=== Work-fetch state ===
 
 Each PRSC has its own set of data related to work fetch.
 This is stored in an object of class PRSC_WORK_FETCH.
 
-Data members of PRSC_WORK_FETCH:
+Data members of PRSC_WORK_FETCH (set by rr_simulation()):
 
 '''double shortfall''': shortfall for this resource
-'''double max_nidle''': number of idle instances
+
+'''double nidle''': number of currently idle instances
 
 Member functions of PRSC_WORK_FETCH:
 
-'''clear()''': called at the start of RR simulation
-
+'''rr_init()''': called at the start of RR simulation.
+Compute share of each project for this PRSC,
+and clear shortfall.
+
+------------
 '''prepare()''': called before exists_fetchable_project().
 sees if there's project to req from for this resource, and caches it
@@ -135 +138 @@
 Each PRSC also needs to have some per-project data.
 This is stored in an object of class PRSC_PROJECT_DATA.
-Its members include (* means save in state file):
+It has the following "persistent" members (i.e., saved in state file):
+
+'''double long_term_debt*'''
+
+'''backoff timer'''*:  how long to wait until ask project for work specifically for this PRSC;
+double this any time we ask for work for this rsc and get none
+(maximum 24 hours).
+Clear it when we ask for work for this PRSC and get some job.
+
+And the following transient members (used by rr_simulation()):
 
 '''double shortfall'''
 
-'''int last_job'''*: last time we had a job from this proj using this rsc
-if the time is within last N days (30?)
-we assume that the project may possibly have jobs of that type
-
 '''bool runnable'''
 
 '''max deficit'''
 
-'''backoff timer'''*:  how long to wait until ask project for work only for this rsc
-double this any time we ask only for work for this rsc and get none
-(maximum 24 hours).
-Clear it when we have a job that uses the PRSC.
-
 '''double share''': # of instances this project should get based on RS
 
-'''double long_term_debt*'''
-
+'''instances_used''': # of instances currently being used
 
 === debt accounting ===
@@ -166 +168 @@
 
 {{{
+cpu_work_fetch.rr_init()
+cuda_work_fetch.rr_init()
 do simulation as current
 on completion of an interval dt