7.6.13 Windows Client - Folding Priority oddity
Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 7:59 am
I had my PC set to medium power and it was using 11 of the available threads from it's Ryzen 5 1600. Last night after the previous work unit had finished and paused I increased the folding power setting to full power in fahcontrol UI to see what difference if any was made. However, the WU for the CPU running this morning is reporting 9 threads and the client log below clearly states I have reduced the number of threads and not increased anything at all
Obviously I won't interrupt it by reducing the setting to medium but I was wondering why setting Maximum would reduce the thread count rather than increasing it? The GPU is carrying on as normal but I am aware that the GPU is not affected by this slider passed Light folding, it is either folding or not.
Seems bizarre to me.
EDIT - especially as doing the same on the linux machine (AMD Athlon 5350) had the expected affect, it is folding with all 4 cores now and not the 3 it was using previously.
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*********************** Log Started 2020-05-26T07:07:06Z ***********************
07:07:06:Trying to access database...
07:07:06:Successfully acquired database lock
07:07:06:Read GPUs.txt
07:07:06:Enabled folding slot 00: READY cpu:11
07:07:07:Enabled folding slot 01: READY gpu:0:GP102 [GeForce GTX 1080 Ti] 11380
07:07:07:****************************** FAHClient ******************************
07:07:07: Version: 7.6.13
07:07:07: Author: Joseph Coffland <[email protected]>
07:07:07: Copyright: 2020 foldingathome.org
07:07:07: Homepage: https://foldingathome.org/
07:07:07: Date: Apr 27 2020
07:07:07: Time: 21:21:01
07:07:07: Revision: 5a652817f46116b6e135503af97f18e094414e3b
07:07:07: Branch: master
07:07:07: Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
07:07:07: Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
07:07:07: Platform: win32 10
07:07:07: Bits: 32
07:07:07: Mode: Release
07:07:07: Config: E:\Users\micsi\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient\config.xml
07:07:07:******************************** CBang ********************************
07:07:07: Date: Apr 24 2020
07:07:07: Time: 17:07:55
07:07:07: Revision: ea081a3b3b0f4a37c4d0440b4f1bc184197c7797
07:07:07: Branch: master
07:07:07: Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
07:07:07: Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
07:07:07: Platform: win32 10
07:07:07: Bits: 32
07:07:07: Mode: Release
07:07:07:******************************* System ********************************
07:07:07: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core Processor
07:07:07: CPU ID: AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 1 Stepping 1
07:07:07: CPUs: 12
07:07:07: Memory: 31.96GiB
07:07:07: Free Memory: 28.59GiB
07:07:07: Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
07:07:07: OS Version: 6.2
07:07:07: Has Battery: true
07:07:07: On Battery: false
07:07:07: UTC Offset: 1
07:07:07: PID: 9916
07:07:07: CWD: E:\Users\micsi\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient
07:07:07: Win32 Service: false
07:07:07: OS: Windows 10 Home
07:07:07: OS Arch: AMD64
07:07:07: GPUs: 1
07:07:07: GPU 0: Bus:38 Slot:0 Func:0 NVIDIA:8 GP102 [GeForce GTX 1080 Ti] 11380
07:07:07: CUDA Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:38 Slot:0 Compute:6.1 Driver:11.0
07:07:07:OpenCL Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:38 Slot:0 Compute:1.2 Driver:445.87
07:07:07:******************************* libFAH ********************************
07:07:07: Date: Apr 15 2020
07:07:07: Time: 14:53:14
07:07:07: Revision: 216968bc7025029c841ed6e36e81a03a316890d3
07:07:07: Branch: master
07:07:07: Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
07:07:07: Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
07:07:07: Platform: win32 10
07:07:07: Bits: 32
07:07:07: Mode: Release
07:07:07:***********************************************************************
07:07:07:<config>
07:07:07: <!-- Network -->
07:07:07: <proxy v=':8080'/>
07:07:07:
07:07:07: <!-- Slot Control -->
07:07:07: <power v='full'/>
07:07:07:
07:07:07: <!-- User Information -->
07:07:07: <passkey v='*****'/>
07:07:07: <team v='45032'/>
07:07:07: <user v='NRT_AntiKytherA'/>
07:07:07:
07:07:07: <!-- Folding Slots -->
07:07:07: <slot id='0' type='CPU'/>
07:07:07: <slot id='1' type='GPU'/>
07:07:07:</config>
07:07:07:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign1.foldingathome.org:80
07:07:07:WU01:FS01:Connecting to assign1.foldingathome.org:80
07:07:08:WU00:FS00:Assigned to work server 40.114.52.201
07:07:08:WU00:FS00:Requesting new work unit for slot 00: READY cpu:11 from 40.114.52.201
07:07:08:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 40.114.52.201:8080
07:07:08:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign1.foldingathome.org:80': No WUs available for this configuration
07:07:08:WU01:FS01:Connecting to assign2.foldingathome.org:80
07:07:09:WU01:FS01:Assigned to work server 140.163.4.241
07:07:09:WU00:FS00:Downloading 1.21MiB
07:07:09:WU01:FS01:Requesting new work unit for slot 01: READY gpu:0:GP102 [GeForce GTX 1080 Ti] 11380 from 140.163.4.241
07:07:09:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 140.163.4.241:8080
07:07:10:WU00:FS00:Download complete
07:07:10:WU00:FS00:Received Unit: id:00 state:DOWNLOAD error:NO_ERROR project:14574 run:0 clone:4835 gen:177 core:0xa7 unit:0x000000d8287234c95e7b86fd7e5c9b57
07:07:10:WU00:FS00:Starting
07:07:10:WARNING:WU00:FS00:AS lowered CPUs from 11 to 9
07:07:10:WU00:FS00:Running FahCore: "E:\Program Files (x86)\FAHClient/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" E:\Users\micsi\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient\cores/cores.foldingathome.org/v7/win/64bit/avx/Core_a7.fah/FahCore_a7.exe -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 706 -lifeline 9916 -checkpoint 15 -np 9
07:07:10:WU00:FS00:Started FahCore on PID 4568
07:07:10:WU00:FS00:Core PID:508
07:07:10:WU00:FS00:FahCore 0xa7 started
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7:*********************** Log Started 2020-05-26T07:07:10Z ***********************
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************** Gromacs Folding@home Core ***************************
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Type: 0xa7
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Core: Gromacs
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Args: -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 706 -lifeline 4568 -checkpoint 15 -np 9
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************************ CBang *************************************
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Date: Oct 26 2019
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Time: 01:38:25
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Revision: c46a1a011a24143739ac7218c5a435f66777f62f
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Branch: master
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Platform: win32 10
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Bits: 64
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Mode: Release
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************************ System ************************************
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core Processor
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: CPU ID: AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 1 Stepping 1
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: CPUs: 12
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Memory: 31.96GiB
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Free Memory: 28.46GiB
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: OS Version: 6.2
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Has Battery: true
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: On Battery: false
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: UTC Offset: 1
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: PID: 508
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: CWD: E:\Users\micsi\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient\work
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7:******************************** Build - libFAH ********************************
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Version: 0.0.18
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Author: Joseph Coffland <[email protected]>
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Copyright: 2019 foldingathome.org
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Homepage: https://foldingathome.org/
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Date: Oct 26 2019
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Time: 01:52:30
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Revision: c1e3513b1bc0c16013668f2173ee969e5995b38e
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Branch: master
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Platform: win32 10
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Bits: 64
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Mode: Release
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************************ Build *************************************
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7: SIMD: avx_256
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7:********************************************************************************
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Project: 14574 (Run 0, Clone 4835, Gen 177)
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Unit: 0x000000d8287234c95e7b86fd7e5c9b57
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Reading tar file core.xml
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Reading tar file frame177.tpr
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Digital signatures verified
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Calling: mdrun -s frame177.tpr -o frame177.trr -x frame177.xtc -cpt 15 -nt 9
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Steps: first=88500000 total=500000
07:07:11:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Completed 1 out of 500000 steps (0%)
Seems bizarre to me.
EDIT - especially as doing the same on the linux machine (AMD Athlon 5350) had the expected affect, it is folding with all 4 cores now and not the 3 it was using previously.
Mod Edit: Fixed Code Tags - PantherX