Project: 5101 (Run 0, Clone 16, Gen 28) poor cpu loading
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:51 pm
I have received one of these WUs and it seems to load the cpu very poorly-only about 65-85 per cent on an Opteron 185 running Ubuntu 8.04.
It also seems to go through stages of both increased and decreased usage; for example, an period of 2 checkpoints per 1%, followed by another period of 3 or 4 checkpoints per 1%. Note the log snippet:
It doesn't seem to be a problem to run, but is anyone else noticing this on 5101? It's the first one I've had and I'm not sure if it's normal. The box has produced hundreds of WUs previously, so I don't see any reason to think it's the hardware. All of the WUs I have gotten recently have been loading the cpu quite well-normally 92-95%++ at all times.
It also seems to go through stages of both increased and decreased usage; for example, an period of 2 checkpoints per 1%, followed by another period of 3 or 4 checkpoints per 1%. Note the log snippet:
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[09:38:21] + Results successfully sent
[09:38:21] Thank you for your contribution to Folding@Home.
[09:38:21] + Number of Units Completed: 24
[09:38:22] + Sent 1 of 1 completed units to the server
[09:38:22] - Autosend completed
[09:45:55] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[10:00:55] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[10:01:35] Writing local files
[10:01:36] Completed 220000 out of 2000000 steps (11 percent)
[10:16:35] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[10:31:35] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[10:46:35] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[10:50:33] Writing local files
[10:50:33] Completed 240000 out of 2000000 steps (12 percent)
[11:05:32] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[11:20:32] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[11:35:32] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[11:44:31] Writing local files
[11:44:31] Completed 260000 out of 2000000 steps (13 percent)
[11:59:31] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[12:14:31] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[12:29:31] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[12:38:27] Writing local files
[12:38:27] Completed 280000 out of 2000000 steps (14 percent)
[12:53:27] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[13:08:27] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[13:23:27] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[13:25:49] Writing local files
[13:25:50] Completed 300000 out of 2000000 steps (15 percent)
[13:40:49] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[13:55:49] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[14:10:11] Writing local files
[14:10:11] Completed 320000 out of 2000000 steps (16 percent)
[14:25:11] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[14:40:11] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[14:54:14] Writing local files
[14:54:14] Completed 340000 out of 2000000 steps (17 percent)
[15:09:13] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[15:24:13] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[15:38:22] - Autosending finished units...
[15:38:22] Trying to send all finished work units
[15:38:22] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[15:38:22] - Autosend completed
[15:38:55] Writing local files
[15:38:55] Completed 360000 out of 2000000 steps (18 percent)
[15:53:54] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[16:08:54] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[16:23:33] Writing local files
[16:23:33] Completed 380000 out of 2000000 steps (19 percent)
[16:38:32] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[16:53:32] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[17:07:28] Writing local files
[17:07:28] Completed 400000 out of 2000000 steps (20 percent)
[17:22:28] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[17:37:28] Timered checkpoint triggered.