Description of problem: No matter how I setup computing preferences, the boinc-client and its tasks run all the time even with high CPU usage. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): boinc-client-7.0.65-2.git79b00ef.fc20.x86_64 How reproducible: 100 % Steps to Reproduce: 1. set computing preferences to stop computing at e.g. 15% CPU usage 2. put some heavy load on the CPU 3. run the top utility Actual results: BOINC tasks running in parallel with the heavy load taking a lot of CPU time Expected results: BOINC tasks suspended due to a heavy CPU usage Additional info: worked well on F19
Additional info: it seems that BOINC ignores exclusive applications settings as well
What projects are you running? On my system the "suspend if CPU exceed %" works well. The only thing I found is that it doesn't suspend work on GPU apps. Can you provide a screenshot of your boinc settings? You can also try to remove your local preferences and reset them (in the upper right corner of the preferences window you will find the button "Remove"). Also, in the Fedora updates-testing repository there's a new version of boinc, you can try if it fixes your problem.
Created attachment 847231 [details] screenshot of the running top utility
Created attachment 847232 [details] computing preferences the 10 in CPU usage specification really is 10 not partially displayed 100
Created attachment 847233 [details] screenshot showing exclusive app (xchat) restriction doesn't work
Using boinc-client-7.2.33-2.git1994cc8.fc20.x86_64 now with the same issues (screenshots were taken with that version).
Clearing preferences and setting the values back doesn't make a change. One piece of additional information that may help is that I don't use password for authentication between the manager and client. Could that make a difference?
I will investigate this. My main machine is a F19 with KDE, I will try to install a virtual machine with F20 and GNOME to try this out. Seems there are lot of problems between Boinc and F20 with GNOME. Probably bug #1047044 is somehow related...
CPU constraints are respected on F19 BOINC even on my machines. It's the F20 version ignoring it.
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