> Here's an idea, whether it's practical or not I don't know...
>
> How about workunit quota based on the host's benchmark scores? Faster hosts
> could download more workunits.
It's a good idea. Like you, I don't know if it's practical, but I'll find
out.
> What you are really trying to protect against is a host going nuts and spewing
> out a lot of trash, but there obviously faster machines (not necessarily
> overclocked) out there which can legitimately handle a lot of work. This
> would also protect against a slow machine going nuts and running through an
> arbitrarily high number of workunits.
> Here's an idea, whether
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> Here's an idea, whether it's practical or not I don't know...
>
> How about workunit quota based on the host's benchmark scores? Faster hosts
> could download more workunits.
It's a good idea. Like you, I don't know if it's practical, but I'll find
out.
> What you are really trying to protect against is a host going nuts and spewing
> out a lot of trash, but there obviously faster machines (not necessarily
> overclocked) out there which can legitimately handle a lot of work. This
> would also protect against a slow machine going nuts and running through an
> arbitrarily high number of workunits.
Yes. It's a good idea.
Director, Einstein@Home