mlr-org / mlr-org/batchtools

Socket parallelization + resizing the terminal window = crash

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Description

Submitting 55 jobs in 55 chunks using cluster functions 'Socket' ...
Submitting [============>--------------------------------------] 25% eta: 47m
Error in unserialize(socklist[[n]]) : 'connection' must be a connection

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure with the Socket cluster functions while submitting 55 jobs in 55 chunks and resizing the terminal window. Trace the unserialize(socklist[[n]]) error and confirm that the same workload completes without crashing after the issue is addressed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
r
Domain
distributed-systems, hpc
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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