Another thing people might want to consider... If you have a dual processor box, have one of the prime threads doing factoring while the other does LL tests.
I've been meaning to do that for a while now, and I guess I might get around to that next week. I think most of the machines I have testing are dual processor, so that should increase my factoring output at least. :) I've also got my slower machines (under 500MHz or so) already doing factoring... goes back to something I've always said: pick the right assignments for the right machines. :) Aaron > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mersenne-invalid- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 2:55 PM > To: Russel Brooks > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Assignment balancing (was: Re: Mersenne: Re: Trial Factoring: > Back to the math) > > On 17 Feb 2002, at 17:54, Russel Brooks wrote: > > > Am I interpreting this thread correctly? That more factoring is > > needed? My climb up the LL top producers is starting to stall > > so maybe it's time to switch to factoring. > > I'm quite sure there's no need to panic! > > So far as I'm concerned, I've been underdoing factoring - less than > 5% of my contribution. Theoretically the best balance for the > project as a whole is about 10% of the CPU effort in trial factoring. > > The other point here is that we have had two major improvements in > the efficiency of the LL testing algorithm since the last time trial > factoring was seriously looked at, so some theoretical work on trial > factoring is probably due. > > Why not try some factoring assignments, if _you_ think it will be > fun for a change? You can always change back when you get > bored... _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
