So I was going through my WU's that were sitting around waiting for wingmen to report back and came across http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/show_host_detail.php?hostid=247482.

At first I thought perhaps it was a bug and the tasks would go down as they timed out / were reported. But it went from having 74xx last night to 76xx when I just checked... So obviously something is wrong here.

Not being sure what to do, I figured I'd post it here and someone else would know / a mod / project admin would see it or whatever.

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All but 3 tasks are under 'In Progress', and none listed as 'Invalid or Error'

Info from one of the "inconclusive" wus

Name de_separation_19_3s_fix_1_313826_1295527124_0
Workunit 222092203
Created 20 Jan 2011 12:38:48 UTC
Sent 20 Jan 2011 12:38:52 UTC
Received 20 Jan 2011 14:59:38 UTC
Server state Over
Outcome Success
Client state Done
Exit status 0 (0x0)
Computer ID 247482
Report deadline 28 Jan 2011 12:38:52 UTC
Run time 687.59375
CPU time 27.64063
stderr out <core_client_version>6.10.58</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<stderr_txt>
<search_application> milkywayathome separation 0.50 Windows x86 double OpenCL </search_application>
Found 1 platforms
Platform 0 information:
Platform name: NVIDIA CUDA
Platform version: OpenCL 1.0 CUDA 3.2.1
Platform vendor:
Platform profile:
Platform extensions: cl_khr_byte_addressable_store cl_khr_icd cl_khr_gl_sharing cl_nv_d3d9_sharing cl_nv_compiler_options cl_nv_device_attribute_query cl_nv_pragma_unroll
Using device 0 on platform 0
Found 1 CL devices
Device GeForce GTX 460 (NVIDIA Corporation:0x10de)
Type: CL_DEVICE_TYPE_GPU
Driver version: 263.06
Version: OpenCL 1.0 CUDA
Compute capability: 2.1
Little endian: CL_TRUE
Error correction: CL_FALSE
Image support: CL_TRUE
Address bits: 32
Max compute units: 7
Clock frequency: 1420 Mhz
Global mem size: 2147024896
Max mem alloc: 536756224
Global mem cache: 114688
Cacheline size: 128
Local mem type: CL_LOCAL
Local mem size: 49152
Max const args: 9
Max const buf size: 65536
Max parameter size: 4352
Max work group size: 1024
Max work item dim: 3
Max work item sizes: { 1024, 1024, 64 }
Mem base addr align: 4096
Min type align size: 128
Timer resolution: 1000 ns
Double extension: MW_CL_KHR_FP64
Extensions: cl_khr_byte_addressable_store cl_khr_icd cl_khr_gl_sharing cl_nv_d3d9_sharing cl_nv_compiler_options cl_nv_device_attribute_query cl_nv_pragma_unroll cl_khr_global_int32_base_atomics cl_khr_global_int32_extended_atomics cl_khr_local_int32_base_atomics cl_khr_local_int32_extended_atomics cl_khr_fp64

Compiler flags:
-cl-mad-enable -cl-no-signed-zeros -cl-strict-aliasing -cl-finite-math-only -DUSE_CL_MATH_TYPES=0 -DUSE_MAD=1 -DUSE_FMA=0 -cl-nv-verbose -DDOUBLEPREC=1 -DMILKYWAY_MATH_COMPILATION -DNSTREAM=3 -DFAST_H_PROB=1 -DAUX_BG_PROFILE=0 -DUSE_IMAGES=1 -DI_DONT_KNOW_WHY_THIS_DOESNT_WORK_HERE=1

Build status: CL_BUILD_SUCCESS
Build log:

: Considering profile 'compute_20' for gpu='sm_21' in 'cuModuleLoadDataEx_4'
Kernel work group info:
Work group size = 512
Kernel local mem size = 0
Compile work group size = { 0, 0, 0 }
Group size = 64, per CU = 32, threads per CU = 2048
Block size = 14336
Desired = 79
Min sol: 79 25088
Lower n solution: n = 79, x = 25088
Higher n solution: n = 79, x = 25088
Using solution: n = 79, x = 25088
Range: { nu_steps = 640, mu_steps = 1600, r_steps = 1400 }
Iteration area: 2240000
Chunk estimate: 79
Num chunks: 79
Added area: 25088
Effective area: 2265088
Integration time: 661.995528 s. Average time per iteration = 1034.368012 ms
<background_integral> 0.00050653271838051195 </background_integral>
<stream_integrals> 30.29634760623997300000 418.20851865009780000000 1225.58300161937880000000 </stream_integrals>
<background_only_likelihood> -3.17210622225932020000 </background_only_likelihood>
<stream_only_likelihood> -118.87773635757581000000 -3.83210281007669450000 -10.20086471572446700000 </stream_only_likelihood>
<search_likelihood> -2.97032635821775330000 </search_likelihood>
15:59:26 (2084): called boinc_finish

</stderr_txt>
]]>

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Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?
If it makes sense, DON'T do it.

In case you think it is, it's not my computer. Only reason I saw it was due to the fact that I was checking on who was crunching some of my older pendings.

Since the number of tasks they have is going up, while I'm still waiting for them to crunch something from the 13th... I'm wondering if it's some kind of error like the SETI Ghost WU's or something of the like.

But no matter if it's an error or someone cheating the system to get way more WU's than they should, it's not good.

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I would like a computer like this one
http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/show_host_detail.php?hostid=243441

10000 cpu's that would be nice to help me fill my cache.

Are computers like that expensive?

one of my wu's is pending "Completed, validation inconclusive", and I'm waiting on this computer, that is how I found it.

PM them and tell them to stop cheating...

Up to 9000 wus now. Atleast it should stop at 10000. It is recieving wus every minute when it is requesting them. It seems like a downloading error. Total credit is at: 741,001 and doesn't seem to be jumping up.

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Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?
If it makes sense, DON'T do it.

hello,

how on earth do you convince boinc that any CPU has thousands of cores on it ?
i thought that was written in stone your pc only told the truth about it ?

best regards
Ian

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I would like a computer like this one
http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/show_host_detail.php?hostid=243441

10000 cpu's that would be nice to help me fill my cache.

Are computers like that expensive?

one of my wu's is pending "Completed, validation inconclusive", and I'm waiting on this computer, that is how I found it.

Something is up with this. It seems more than just falsely adding processors.

155 seperate computers show up with nearly identical stats and they all list as having 10000 processors. There is 30 between each computers last contact, seems was setup to register as a new system so it doesn't show only one computer with all of the credit. 107 million with a rac of 770k.

You can see this thread as to having 10000 processors.

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Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?
If it makes sense, DON'T do it.

This issue has been escalated and is being worked on as I type this note.

Thank you for the information.

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This issue has been escalated and is being worked on as I type this note.

Thank you for the information.

Hi Blurf, I know, OT, but nevertheless could you please also escalate issue of too old server build that makes impossible to set MW as backup project (ie. resource share of 0 is still invalid here)? Thank you.
BR

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Hi Blurf, I know, OT, but nevertheless could you please also escalate issue of too old server build that makes impossible to set MW as backup project (ie. resource share of 0 is still invalid here)? Thank you.
BR

I've asked Matt to specifically respond to your concern

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This issue has been escalated and is being worked on as I type this note.

We are looking into this. We'll let you know when we've figured out what's going on.

Hi Blurf, I know, OT, but nevertheless could you please also escalate issue of too old server build that makes impossible to set MW as backup project (ie. resource share of 0 is still invalid here)? Thank you.
BR

The server code is not yet my domain; I'll inform the mighty Travis of your concern.

Not sure how you get 10000 cpu's from a 980 but i have read in another forum that Blox is trying to schedule multiple instances on one rig to get round the limit of tasks in MW.
May be somthing to do with that as the link is to one of his rigs.


Here is a link to his page

http://www.overclock.net/blogs/blox/2050-bloxcache-boinc-caching-batch-file-initialisation.html

Just look at that idiot:
http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/hosts_user.php?userid=100412

154 boxes that have been hard-coded to show 10.000 cores, all with 4(!) HD 5800-class GPUs. Having 154 i7-980s and 616 HD 5850s should be enough for everybody (provided they have more than 640k memory)

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Just look at that idiot:
http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/hosts_user.php?userid=100412

154 boxes that have been hard-coded to show 10.000 cores, all with 4(!) HD 5800-class GPUs. Having 154 i7-980s and 616 HD 5850s should be enough for everybody (provided they have more than 640k memory)

I believe they are all the same system being they all have the exact specs. Also they all have a low rac (individually) for having a GPU. Added together it makes sense, 770k rac.

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Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?
If it makes sense, DON'T do it.

Hmm, maybe MW should give the guy a job to fix the problems everyone complains about. ;)

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Ok, so what about THIS guy?

http://boincstats.com/stats/boinc_host_stats.php?pr=bo&st=0&userid=d8bb9fbafc211071566af410be12256f

Does it seem as though he's doing the same thing, even though it's on a different project, or am I mistaken?

Haha, no not the same, "Mr Nemo" actually has a rather large number of computers running at his "house".

Welcome to the Nemo cluster at UWM!

Nemo Cluster Report

Well, I see I stand corrected. My gosh that is such a site to see. It seems as though "Nemo" is carrying along through with the name he stands for. Strength and ability, reliability and resolve. (I've used "Nemo" as a logon name for work since the mid 80's and still use it today as a gaming logon to several accounts I have) and to see that the name has become, well, almost to say stardom, I am beside myself in looking at the two links you posted. I see myself kneeling and praising, "Nemo", "Nemo" , "Nemo" with hands outstretched and bowing down, over and over again and again. It's just an awesome thing to see.

Now, if I win the lotto any time soon, then there will be some competition rolling.

I believe they are all the same system being they all have the exact specs

Could it be one -or more- actual and 153 -or less- virtual machines? All on the same actual host(s)? And clogging up tasks by doing so? just my 2 cents...

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