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Subject: Re: Quick Crafty question

Author: Les Fernandez

Date: 14:43:35 05/15/05

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On May 15, 2005 at 10:57:45, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On May 15, 2005 at 00:56:02, Les Fernandez wrote:
>
>>On May 14, 2005 at 23:43:44, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On May 14, 2005 at 13:44:51, Les Fernandez wrote:
>>>
>>>>Is there anyway I can clear cache while running a group of EPD positions without
>>>>having to run one position at a time to force the clearing of the cache.  I was
>>>>kind of hoping there is a parameter that I can set to accomplish this.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>Les
>>>
>>>
>>>cache?  You mean transposition/refutation table (hash table) stuff?
>>>
>>>No particular reason to do so that I can think of...
>>
>>Hi Bob,
>>
>>I guess what I was thinking is that if I have alot of similar EPD positions in a
>>file and I run crafty on the data set that there is a chance that some of the
>>positions solutions would be found more quickly if there was some cache hits
>>from previous positions.  I may be wrong since I am not quite sure what crafty
>>does but I seem to remember that at times cache hits on similar positions can
>>sometimes help in finding a solution.  Is this correct?  If I am wrong then are
>>you saying that if I have 20 very similar positions in a file and run crafty on
>>them that there wont be a difference in solution time whether I run the epd
>>psotions one at a time (thus resetting cach automatically) vs running all 20
>>positions in a batch type mode?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Les
>
>
>That can happen, yes.  I am not sure about how the EPD stuff is done, it might
>well clear the hash table anyway, I'll look...

Thanks for your help here Bob.  I will look for your followup post to see if
this is someting I need to be concerned about.

Les



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