Is there a config option for changing the priority on the client, I find it stalls when doing the web radio thing. This is a linux question. I can change it manually and get it started again but it sucks.

The core client doesn't use CPU, except during CPU benchmarks (very infrequently), so changing the client's priority shouldn't change anything.

The science application (like setiathome_5.12_i686-pc-linux-gnu) is what actually uses CPU. BOINC by default sets it to nice value 19 on Linux. What is the priority you're changing manually?

Where did you get BOINC? The download page, your distro packages, or compiled yourself?

The core client doesn't use CPU, except during CPU benchmarks (very infrequently), so changing the client's priority shouldn't change anything.

The science application (like setiathome_5.12_i686-pc-linux-gnu) is what actually uses CPU. BOINC by default sets it to nice value 19 on Linux. What is the priority you're changing manually?

I changed priority to 10 and it chugs nicely on 2.6.20-1.2925.fc6, yes I changed the priority on BD(TANPAKU) not the client as such.

So really it's the fork/exec that needs the change unless the app is doing the priority change. Makes more sense to inherit, properly threaded the client would use no CPU time waiting on child exit, so no point worrying about the clients run time priority except as an inherited value.


Where did you get BOINC? The download page, your distro packages, or compiled yourself?

Just downloaded the normal packs.