Document what should be done in test branch.

[loba.git] / options.cpp

diff --git a/options.cpp b/options.cpp
index 2eb891d60bcdcc066e3af24cd1dd9505f2b72a1c..b38726756353aed4c39c83a1f9f1fad53f72f463 100644 (file)
--- a/options.cpp
+++ b/options.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace opt {
         bool        enabled = false;
         std::string topology("clique");
         unsigned    nhosts = 0;
-        double      load = 0.0;
+        double      load = -1.0;
         bool        random_distribution = false;
         unsigned long random_seed = 0;
     }
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ namespace opt {
     // Load balancing algorithm
     std::string loba_algo("simple");
     bool bookkeeping = false;
+    bool egocentric = false;
     double min_lb_iter_duration = 1.0;          // fixme: find better defaults
     double min_transfer_amount = 0.0;
     double max_transfer_amount = 0.0;
@@ -85,11 +86,11 @@ namespace opt {
                    loba_2besteffort);
         NOL_INSERT("besteffort", "balance with best effort strategy",
                    loba_besteffort);
-        NOL_INSERT("bulk", "A multi-load-units assignation rule without ordering...",
+        NOL_INSERT("bulk", "a multi-load-units assignation rule without ordering...",
                    loba_bulk);
         NOL_INSERT("fairstrategy", "balance with fair strategy",
                    loba_fairstrategy);
-        NOL_INSERT("lln", "Balance with less loaded neighbors without ordering-bulk method",
+        NOL_INSERT("lln", "balance with less loaded neighbors without ordering-bulk method",
                    loba_lln);
         NOL_INSERT("makhoul", "balance with Makhoul's PhD algorithm",
                    loba_makhoul);
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ bool opt::parse_args(int* argc, char* argv[])
     int c;
     opterr = 0;
     while ((c = getopt(*argc, argv,
-                       "a:bc:C:d:D:ehi:I:l:L:m:M:N:r:Rs:S:t:T:vVx:Z")) != -1) {
+                       "a:bc:C:d:D:eEhi:I:l:L:m:M:N:r:Rs:S:t:T:vVx:Z")) != -1) {
         switch (c) {
         case 'a':
             opt::loba_algo = optarg;
@@ -237,12 +238,6 @@ bool opt::parse_args(int* argc, char* argv[])
         case 'b':
             opt::bookkeeping = !opt::bookkeeping;
             break;
-        case 'e':
-            opt::exit_on_close = !opt::exit_on_close;
-            break;
-        case 'h':
-            opt::help_requested++;
-            break;
         case 'c':
             try {
                 opt::comp_cost = cost_func(optarg);
@@ -267,6 +262,15 @@ bool opt::parse_args(int* argc, char* argv[])
         case 'D':
             PARSE_ARG(opt::comp_time_delay);
             break;
+        case 'e':
+            opt::exit_on_close = !opt::exit_on_close;
+            break;
+        case 'E':
+            opt::egocentric = !opt::egocentric;
+            break;
+        case 'h':
+            opt::help_requested++;
+            break;
         case 'i':
             PARSE_ARG(opt::lb_maxiter);
             break;
@@ -379,8 +383,10 @@ void opt::print()
         DESCR("- topology", "%s", auto_depl::topology.c_str());
         DESCR("- number of hosts", "%s", h.val_or_string(auto_depl::nhosts,
                                                          "auto"));
-        DESCR("- initial load", "%s", h.val_or_string(auto_depl::load,
-                                                      "auto"));
+        if (auto_depl::load < 0.0)
+            DESCR("- initial load (average)", "%g", -auto_depl::load);
+        else
+            DESCR("- initial load (total)", "%g", auto_depl::load);
         DESCR("- random initial load distribution", "%s",
               h.on_off(auto_depl::random_distribution));
         DESCR("- random seed", "%s",
@@ -390,6 +396,7 @@ void opt::print()
     }
     DESCR("load balancing algorithm", "%s", loba_algo.c_str());
     DESCR("bookkeeping", "%s", h.on_off(bookkeeping));
+    DESCR("egocentric mode", "%s", h.on_off(egocentric));
     DESCR("minimum duration between lb. iterations", "%g",
           min_lb_iter_duration);
     DESCR("computation cost factors", "[%s]", comp_cost.to_string().c_str());
@@ -457,7 +464,7 @@ void opt::usage()
     if (opt::help_requested > 1)
         so_list(opt::topologies);
     std::clog << o("-L value")
-              << "total load with auto deployment, 0 for number of hosts"
+              << "total load with auto deployment, average if negative"
               << " [" << opt::auto_depl::load << "]\n";
     std::clog << o("-N value")
               << "number of hosts to use with auto deployment, 0 for max."
@@ -477,6 +484,11 @@ void opt::usage()
         so_list(opt::loba_algorithms);
     std::clog << o("-b") << "toggle bookkeeping (\"virtual load\")"
               << " [" << opt_helper::on_off(opt::bookkeeping) << "]\n";
+    std::clog << o("-E") << "toggle egocentric mode when bookkeeping"
+              << " [" << opt_helper::on_off(opt::egocentric) << "]\n";
+    if (opt::help_requested > 1)
+        std::clog << o("")
+                  << "(a not so good idea introduced by git commit f5336c5)\n";
 
     std::clog << "\nLb. and comp. iterations:\n";
     std::clog << o("-s value")