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Message 4098 - Posted: 14 Sep 2004, 12:17:40 UTC

I had to reboot one of my computers after installing a driver and it happened to be just shortly after a trickle had been submitted. Apparently when it returned to working on the run again, it crossed that \'trickle point\' again.

The host ID is hostid=12129

Here\'s the trickles:

Time Sent (UTC) Host ID Result ID Result Name Phase Timestep CPU Time (sec) Average (sec/TS)
14 Sep 2004 01:56:59 hidden 40136 04lp_000030961_0 1 162030 414263 2.5567
14 Sep 2004 00:07:00 hidden 40136 04lp_000030961_0 1 162030 414250 2.5566

I took the time to \'exit\' the BOINC client rather than having the OS call for it to shut down, since I was under the impression that this would assure that the run would save at the point it was at. Looks like it instead went back to a checkpoint that was just prior to the trickle.
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Message 4099 - Posted: 14 Sep 2004, 12:36:21 UTC

Your honesty is admirable, but there's no need to worry about being given too many credits. Credits are only assigned the first time the run passes a trickle point.

Checkpointing is done every 144 timesteps (3 model days) and they don't coincide with the 10802 timestep trickle points.

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Message 4102 - Posted: 14 Sep 2004, 13:46:59 UTC - in response to Message 4099.  

&gt; Checkpointing is done every 144 timesteps (3 model days) and they don't
&gt; coincide with the 10802 timestep trickle points.

Okay then. :) Just wanted to make sure on that.

Thanks for the quick response, Thyme. :)

Makes me feel sorry for folks that have to reboot or turn their computers off more often than I... they must lose a lot of time over the span of a CPDN run. :(
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Message 4106 - Posted: 14 Sep 2004, 15:01:21 UTC

yes its possible the trickle got sent again. but you don't get additional credit.
Did the math and it works out correct

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Message 4115 - Posted: 14 Sep 2004, 19:02:35 UTC - in response to Message 4106.  

&gt; yes its possible the trickle got sent again. but you don't get additional
&gt; credit.
&gt; Did the math and it works out correct

Eeeep, Tolu, you're making me feel bad! Its obvious from my question that I was too darn lazy to add up the credits myself and then you went and did it. ;)

Ah well, thanks for letting me know for sure! :)
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