Linux Advanced Topic Talk Wed July 17th
[Hey look I updated the date this time!]
Speaker Phil Tomson
From Phil's Note:
I've created an open source, object oriented, task distribution
framework I call TaskMaster. TaskMaster allows users to easily create
their own runnable Task objects that can be distributed to multiple
machines on a network (which are running a slave program). Tasks are
sent out by a designated 'master' machine to available slaves. When a
slave receives a Task object it runs it. When a slave completes its
assigned task the master then 'harvests' the resulting data from it.
Potential applications:
* Testcase distribution (that's what I was using it for): testsuites for
some software packages can contain thousands of testcases, distributing
them across multiple slave machines can result in getting test results
faster.
* Distributed software builds: sort of a distributed 'make' where a
large piece of software (the Linux kernel for example) that has lots of
hierarchy can be built in pieces across several machines more quickly
than on one machine.
* Distributed computation: I have an example where I use several
machines to calculate the value of Pi using the Monte-Carlo method - the
more machines that are added, the faster the computation should go
(given fairly equal performance of slaves).
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Meeting is at 7:00 pm at It's a Beautiful Pizza on Belmont
<www.BeautifulPizza.com>
3342 SE Belmont
Portland, Oregon
Directions:
East on Belmont to Zupan's Grocery, then find a place to
park other than Zupan's lot. Pizza is two doors east of
Zupan's, on the SOUTH side. This is the new location~
BUS: #15 http://www.tri-met.org/schedule/r015.htm
Belmont
10 frequency (east/west) 3:30 to 6:30.
15 frequency (east/west) 6:30 to 9:00.
30 frequency (east/west) 9:00 to 12:00.
BUS: #75 http://www.tri-met.org/schedule/r075.htm
39th
?? frequency (north/south) <5 blocks east>
If you cross the Morrison Bridge Eastbound, you land on
Belmont, continue straight about 30 blocks. Parking is
at a premium for those who drive. The place will be on
your right just past Zupan's.
Belmont is one block south of Morrison, 5 blocks south of
Stark, 10 blocks south of Burnside; and 6 blocks north of
Hawthorne.
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&address=3341+SE+Belmont&city=Por+tland&state=OR&zipcode=&homesubmit.x=27&homesubmit.y=12
--
Zot O'Connor
http://www.ZotConsulting.com
http://www.WhiteKnightHackers.com
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