Tasks are using 14 threads per task at 40 minute run times.
In preferences I have it set for 8, but that is ignored.

Is it possible to run tasks with 8 threads instead of 14?
Do I have to make a app_config to make this happen?
I suppose it increases run time, but that would free up some threads for other projects.

IIRC it applies only to tasks downloaded after the change.

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IIRC it applies only to tasks downloaded after the change.

Ok, I'll have to check tonight then.
But what gets me is this setting has been in place for a month and BOINC ignores it.
I'll set the project to no new tasks and tomorrow I'll change it to 6 and reset the project. Maybe that will kick in the changes.

Cleared out all remaining old tasks.
Reset project, downloaded new work when my queue was freed up.
End result the same. BOINC ignores the project page settings of 8 threads and uses 14.

Have you set the preference in the right venue? So far nobody else complained about it and for me it works with just one thread per task as it should.

If you are sure, that everything is configured correctly, than detach and reattach instead of just resetting.

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my own damn fault.
I have an app_config I forgot about that is set for 12 which bumped it to 14 for some reason.
I lowered it to 8 and I have 8 cores working on it now.

Sorry about that...just not thinking through all the possibilities

So disregard this post.

I recommend to either remove the app_info.xml completely or replace it with:

<app_config>
 <app>
  <name>milkyway_nbody</name>
  <fraction_done_exact/>
 </app>
 <app>
  <name>milkyway_nbody_orbit_fitting</name>
  <fraction_done_exact/>
 </app>
</app_config>

if you want to get better runtime estimates.

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