> Wow, then 100 really is low! Guess I'll crank that sucker up.
>
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> From:
> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 11:21:56 -0600
> To: <protomuck@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [protomuck] Speed up MUF execution
>
> Hm, I think the default is usually 10,000 .... I believe mine are set to
> 84,000. Try different values, you should be able to figure out where the
> best spot is.
>
> -Michael
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kelketek Rritaa" <kelketek@gmail.com
<mailto:kelketek%40gmail.com>>
> To: <protomuck@yahoogroups.com <mailto:protomuck%40yahoogroups.com>>
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 11:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [protomuck] Speed up MUF execution
>
> > Ain't my program :-P These ones are found in the standard DB. but only
> > 100 instructions per program default? I'd think my machine is fast
> > enough to multiplex well enough with at least 2000. Probably more.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > On Feb 9, 2009, at 11:04 AM, <hinoserm@protomuck.org
> <mailto:hinoserm%40protomuck.org>> wrote:
> >
> >> You may want to raise your instr_slice @tune, although at the point
> >> where
> >> the default is introducing delays you may want to rethink the
> >> program design
> >> first.
> >>
> >> -Michael
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Jonathan Piacenti" <kelketek@gmail.com
> <mailto:kelketek%40gmail.com>>
> >> To: <protomuck@yahoogroups.com <mailto:protomuck%40yahoogroups.com>>
> >> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 10:18 AM
> >> Subject: [protomuck] Speed up MUF execution
> >>
> >> Is there any way to speed up the execution of MUF programs? I'm using
> >> a say replacement program and it's inducing a three second lag.
> >> There's more than enough processing power on the machine to ensure
> >> instantaneous execution, so what's the deal?
>
> instr_slice lower than 1000 is actually very bad, it doesn't actually
> have anything to do with the speed the MUF executes itself, but it
> does have everything to do with how often the MUF interpreter task
> switches.
>
> at 100 the MUF interpreter will be spending about as much time
> switching between MUF programs as it does executing them.
>
> A good value for this tune is 8192. Lower numbers switch tasks more
> often, which will affect the total speed of the programs running, in
> favor of giving tasks time more often. However at instr_slice=100,
> about as much time will be spent in the scheduler as in the MUF
> interpreter itself. However very HIGH numbers (like 65000) will cause
> MUF programs to become less and less fair about their time, another
> words it could spend a very long time in a single program and other
> programs will get slower and experience delays..
>