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Project: 2662 (Run 1, Clone 301, Gen 56)

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:27 am
by SKeptical_Thinker
Top is showing very poor scaling of the WU on a dual core AMD chip running XP-32. One process is showing 2-5% three are showing 32%. Sometimes two processes are showing 2-5%. 1% times are all over the map.

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[23:41:52] - Ask before connecting: No
[23:41:52] - User name: SKeptical_Thinker (Team 31574)
[23:41:52] - User ID: 4ABF5DCE797BE682
[23:41:52] - Machine ID: 1
[23:41:52] 
[23:41:53] Loaded queue successfully.
[23:41:53] - Autosending finished units...
[23:41:53] Trying to send all finished work units
[23:41:53] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[23:41:53] - Autosend completed
[23:41:53] 
[23:41:53] + Processing work unit
[23:41:53] Core required: FahCore_a2.exe
[23:41:53] Core found.
[23:41:53] Working on Unit 07 [November 24 23:41:53]
[23:41:53] + Working ...
[23:41:53] - Calling './mpiexec -np 4 -host 127.0.0.1 ./FahCore_a2.exe -dir work/ -suffix 07 -checkpoint 15 -verbose -lifeline 1771 -version 602'

[23:41:53] 
[23:41:53] *------------------------------*
[23:41:53] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[23:41:53] Version 2.10 (Sun Aug 30 03:43:28 CEST 2009)
[23:41:53] 
[23:41:53] Preparing to commence simulation
[23:41:53] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[23:41:53] Files status OK
[23:41:57] - Expanded 5002664 -> 24742709 (decompressed 494.5 percent)
[23:41:57] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=5002664 data_size=24742709, decompressed_data_size=24742709 diff=0
[23:41:57] - Digital signature verified
[23:41:57] 
[23:41:57] Project: 2662 (Run 1, Clone 301, Gen 56)
[23:41:57] 
[23:41:57] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[23:41:57] Entering M.D.
[23:42:03] Using Gromacs checkpoints
[23:42:07] 
[23:42:07] Entering M.D.
[23:42:13] Using Gromacs checkpoints
[23:42:19] Resuming from checkpoint
[23:42:20] Verified work/wudata_07.log
[23:42:20] Verified work/wudata_07.trr
[23:42:20] Verified work/wudata_07.xtc
[23:42:20] Verified work/wudata_07.edr
[23:42:22] Completed 25160 out of 250000 steps  (10%)
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[05:33:42] Completed 67500 out of 250000 steps  (27%)
[05:41:53] - Autosending finished units...
[05:41:53] Trying to send all finished work units
[05:41:53] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[05:41:53] - Autosend completed
[05:53:38] Completed 70000 out of 250000 steps  (28%)
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[11:36:56] Completed 112500 out of 250000 steps  (45%)
[11:41:53] - Autosending finished units...
[11:41:53] Trying to send all finished work units
[11:41:53] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[11:41:53] - Autosend completed
[11:59:34] Completed 115000 out of 250000 steps  (46%)
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[17:20:43] Completed 152500 out of 250000 steps  (61%)
[17:41:53] - Autosending finished units...
[17:41:53] Trying to send all finished work units
[17:41:53] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[17:41:53] - Autosend completed
[17:42:05] Completed 155000 out of 250000 steps  (62%)
[18:03:35] Completed 157500 out of 250000 steps  (63%)
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[23:41:53] - Autosending finished units...
[23:41:53] Trying to send all finished work units
[23:41:53] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[23:41:53] - Autosend completed
[00:05:01] Completed 187500 out of 250000 steps  (75%)

Re: Project: 2662 (Run 1, Clone 301, Gen 56)

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:47 am
by 7im
What happens after a reboot?

Re: Project: 2662 (Run 1, Clone 301, Gen 56)

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 2:04 pm
by SKeptical_Thinker
7im wrote:What happens after a reboot?
What I posted was after a reboot. It started out a bit lower than usual and got worse with time. I rebooted again this morning since at 295PPD I was going to miss the deadline. Performance has improved to 1320PPD, nominal for this WU on this VM . I will watch to see if it decays again.

EDIT: Performance remained nominal and the WU was completed in time to meet the deadline. The next WU is running at nominal PPD.