Flush pending comms just before send.

[loba.git] / NOTES

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@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ thread, and a load-balancer thread.
     | if we received some real load, get it (data messages)
     | if there is some real load to send, send it
     | if we own some load, simulate some computing on it
     | if we received some real load, get it (data messages)
     | if there is some real load to send, send it
     | if we own some load, simulate some computing on it

+    | sleep a bit if we are looping too fast

     +-
     send CLOSE on data for all neighbors
     wait for CLOSE on data from all neighbors
     +-
     send CLOSE on data for all neighbors
     wait for CLOSE on data from all neighbors


@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ thread, and a load-balancer thread.
     Loop
     | call load-balancing algorithm
     | send ctrl messages
     Loop
     | call load-balancing algorithm
     | send ctrl messages

+    | sleep (min_lb_iter_duration)

     | receive ctrl messages
     +-
     send CLOSE on ctrl for all neighbors
     | receive ctrl messages
     +-
     send CLOSE on ctrl for all neighbors


@@ -56,10 +58,16 @@ thread, and a load-balancer thread.
   The loop terminates when process::still_running() returns false.
   (read the source for full details...)
 
   The loop terminates when process::still_running() returns false.
   (read the source for full details...)
 

-Open questions
-==============
- * definition of load on heterogeneous hosts?
- * how to detect convergence?
-   : No need to detect convergence.  Computation stops when there
-     nothing more to do.
- * how to manage link failures?
+Some notes about *load attributes
+=================================
+process::real_load              Current *real* load.
+                                Used for the computations.
+                                Displayed in log messages.
+
+process::expected_load          Current load estimation.
+                                Used for load-balancing estimation, and for
+                                diffusing to neighbors.
+                                * Without bookkeeping, it equals real_load
+                                  minus pending sends.
+                                * With bookkeeping, it corresponds to the "virtual
+                                  load".