Document the rationale behind process::accounting.

[loba.git] / options.cpp

diff --git a/options.cpp b/options.cpp
index b38726756353aed4c39c83a1f9f1fad53f72f463..c5f5c290b007b2154801069faf60e7da87bc37ee 100644 (file)
--- a/options.cpp
+++ b/options.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ XBT_LOG_EXTERNAL_DEFAULT_CATEGORY(main);
 #include "loba_lln.h"
 #include "loba_makhoul.h"
 #include "loba_makhoul2.h"
+#include "loba_makhoul3.h"
 #include "loba_simple.h"
 #include "misc.h"
 
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ namespace opt {
     std::string program_name;
     int help_requested = 0;
     bool version_requested = false;
-    int option_x = 0;           // hidden option, for debugging purpose
+    int option_x = 0;           // hidden option (int)
+    double option_X = 0.0;      // hidden option (double)
 
     // Simulation parameters
     int log_rate = 1;
@@ -96,6 +98,8 @@ namespace opt {
                    loba_makhoul);
         NOL_INSERT("makhoul2", "balance with Makhoul's source code",
                    loba_makhoul2);
+        NOL_INSERT("makhoul3", "variation on Makhoul's algorithm",
+                   loba_makhoul3);
         NOL_INSERT("none", "no load-balancing (for testing only)",
                    process);
         NOL_INSERT("simple", "balance with least loaded neighbor",
@@ -226,7 +230,8 @@ bool opt::parse_args(int* argc, char* argv[])
     int c;
     opterr = 0;
     while ((c = getopt(*argc, argv,
-                       "a:bc:C:d:D:eEhi: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:X:Z"))
+           != -1) {
         switch (c) {
         case 'a':
             opt::loba_algo = optarg;
@@ -325,6 +330,10 @@ bool opt::parse_args(int* argc, char* argv[])
             PARSE_ARG(opt::option_x);
             XBT_WARN("option_x set to %d", opt::option_x);
             break;
+        case 'X':
+            PARSE_ARG(opt::option_X);
+            XBT_WARN("option_X set to %g", opt::option_X);
+            break;
         case 'Z':
             opt::integer_transfer = !opt::integer_transfer;
             break;
@@ -389,8 +398,8 @@ void opt::print()
             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",
-              h.val_or_string(auto_depl::random_seed, "time based"));
+        DESCR("- random seed", "%s", // NOTE: cannot be 0 here anymore
+              h.val_or_string(auto_depl::random_seed, "constant random", 1UL));
     } else {
         DESCR("deployment file", "\"%s\"", deployment_file.c_str());
     }
@@ -474,8 +483,11 @@ void opt::usage()
               << " [" << opt_helper::on_off(opt::auto_depl::random_distribution)
               << "]\n";
     std::clog << o("-r value")
-              << "random seed, 0 for a seed based on current date"
+              << "random seed for initial load distribution, or 0, or 1"
               << " [" << opt::auto_depl::random_seed << "]\n";
+    if (opt::help_requested > 1)
+        std::clog << o("") << "- use 0 for a seed based on current date\n"
+                  << o("") << "- use 1 for a constant random\n";
 
     std::clog << "\nLoad balancing algorithm:\n";
     std::clog << o("-a name") << "load balancing algorithm"
@@ -537,6 +549,12 @@ void opt::usage()
     if (opt::help_requested < 3)
         return;
 
+    std::clog << "\nHidden options:\n";
+    std::clog << o("-x value") << "value is an integer"
+              << " [" << opt::option_x << "]\n";
+    std::clog << o("-X value") << "value is a real number"
+              << " [" << opt::option_X << "]\n";
+
     std::clog << "\nLogging support:\n"
               << "    See SimGrid documentation on:\n"
               << "        http://simgrid.gforge.inria.fr/doc/group__XBT__log.html#log_user\n"