I checked in a (possible) fix: [19055].
Rytis, please let me know if this works.
-- David

Rattledagger wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:17:21 +0300, you wrote:
> 
>> The project I'm working on requires that exactly one result is sent for each
>> workunit. So I set max_total_results=1, max_success_results=1,
>> max_error_results=0. Workunit dies if a result is an error, goes as valid if
>> a result runs fine, however, there is one case where this does not work:
>> timed out results. In case a result times out, a new result is created,
>> breaking max_total_results rule.
>> Can anything be done about that?
> 
> Well, atleast in my opinion, this should in theory be a fairly easy bug to
> fix...
> 
> ... but, seeing it was reported back in 2004, and still no-one has fixed this
> bug, in practice it seems to be a really really hard bug to fix...
> 
> For a bug-report, and my attempt on a fix (not correct C, but the logic behind
> it should likely still be understandable...), see
> http://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/ticket/276
> 
> Hmm, quick look, now the relevant file to change is transitioner.cpp and line
> 368 and onwards.
> 
> 

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