There are certainly lines which only take effect on client restart - <zero_debts> is another one. I agree it would be helpful to have a definitive list.

I think <ncpus> and the <ignore_XXX>'s are canditates too. Not sure about <use_all_gpus>.

Gruß,
Gundolf

I was rewriting that FAQ anyway, have now put up the second rewrite. A third one is underway.

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Jord, the <ncpus> setting takes effect immediately, not on restart.

See the HT thread at SETI.

When I started the FAQs, my intention was to give information about the workings of BOINC and the errors that you may come across in as much as possible a non-technical manner, easy to understand.

During the years this has become more difficult with every new version of the program. Sometimes it's not easy to explain things.

Taking the core client configuration file as an example, I think it's easier to teach people that re-reading the config file will start the debug flags immediately, while for all options you need a restart of the client. Whether that's true or not is not the question, it's what's easier?

If you want to figure out which options need a restart and which do not, then be my guest and figure it out, edit the BOINC Wiki accordingly (see if they survive a next look-over by Nicolas). I was thinking earlier of using some universal mark behind certain options flags to indicate they need a restart and for others not... but even these universal marks change per country (keyboard) settings and font used.

So if you do not mind, I go back to easier.
I'm still waiting for some changes to the FAQ software, before I can initiate rewrite three to the full.

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Sorry, I was posting in a hurry while trying to load up for a weekend away. I just wanted to alert readers that ncpus was an instant-acting, rather than deferred, option - Gundolf wasn't sure, and had pointed in the opposite direction. Just had time to run the test and post a single copy of the full results :-(

Sorry, I was posting in a hurry while trying to load up for a weekend away. I just wanted to alert readers that ncpus was an instant-acting, rather than deferred, option - Gundolf wasn't sure, and had pointed in the opposite direction. Just had time to run the test and post a single copy of the full results :-(

Except if set to default, -1, that is only taking effect after client re-start.