Suggestion: automatically free RAM on the use schedule

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rhodin

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Message 104638 - Posted: 27 Jun 2021, 14:20:03 UTC

Hi!

For me to be able to use BOINC without too much impact on my computer's performance (and also to protect my sanity), I would like that there was a checkbox for telling BOINC to free RAM from all BOINC activity on the use schedule. Say I want to use my computer between 8AM and 10AM (and I have this scheduled in the preferences). This feature would free all BOINC tasks from the RAM by 8AM. I think this is important, because when I start using my computer while BOINC is running, it takes several minutes before I can actually start doing what I want or need to do there.

What do you think?
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Message 104639 - Posted: 27 Jun 2021, 15:56:47 UTC - in response to Message 104638.  

Maybe go to git-hub and put in a feature request. In the meantime, how about scheduling computation to stop ten minutes before you will be using the computer?
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Message 104642 - Posted: 27 Jun 2021, 16:35:04 UTC - in response to Message 104638.  

Looks like a BOINCTasks rule that snoozes the PC could achieve that.

https://efmer.com/boinctasks/boinctasks_settings/#rules

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Message 104643 - Posted: 27 Jun 2021, 17:24:25 UTC

There's already a standard global option

Leave non-GPU tasks in memory while suspended
Uncheck that, and all project tasks will be removed from memory within seconds when your schedule suspends computation.

Don't worry about the "non-GPU" bit: all GPU tasks are already removed from memory when suspended, without any choice in the matter.
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Message 104646 - Posted: 27 Jun 2021, 19:59:56 UTC - in response to Message 104643.  

There's already a standard global option

Leave non-GPU tasks in memory while suspended
Uncheck that, and all project tasks will be removed from memory within seconds when your schedule suspends computation.

Don't worry about the "non-GPU" bit: all GPU tasks are already removed from memory when suspended, without any choice in the matter.


I have never tested it but have lost count of the number of times I have read that ticking this option greatly reduces the chances of crashes with CPDN. Perhaps at some point I should do a test though on a machine that doesn't often get stressed by non BOINC work, it may take a long time to demonstrate any difference?
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Message 104647 - Posted: 27 Jun 2021, 20:33:42 UTC - in response to Message 104646.  

I always leave that ticked: mind you, I also run a huge 'Switch between tasks every ...', so I very rarely see a suspended task on my systems - they run 24/7.

We each have our own preferred options: this one seemed to be appropriate for the OP's particular needs.
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