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Set BP5's BufferChunkSize to 128MB by default.
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pnorbert committed Mar 1, 2022
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions docs/user_guide/source/engines/bp5.rst
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#. **BufferVType**: *chunk* or *malloc*, default is chunking. Chunking maintains the buffer as a list of memory blocks, either ADIOS-owned for sync-ed Puts and small Puts, and user-owned pointers of deferred Puts. Malloc maintains a single memory block and extends it (reallocates) whenever more data is buffered. Chunking incurs extra cost in I/O by having to write data in chunks (multiple write system calls), which can be helped by increasing *BufferChunkSize* and *MinDeferredSize*. Malloc incurs extra cost by reallocating memory whenever more data is buffered (by Put()), which can be helped by increasing *InitialBufferSize*.

#. **BufferChunkSize**: (for *chunk* buffer type) The size of each memory buffer chunk, default is 16MB but it is worth increasing up to 2GB if possible for maximum write performance.
#. **BufferChunkSize**: (for *chunk* buffer type) The size of each memory buffer chunk, default is 128MB but it is worth increasing up to 2GB if possible for maximum write performance.

#. **MinDeferredSize**: (for *chunk* buffer type) Small user variables are always buffered, default is 4MB.

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StripeSize integer+units **4KB**
MaxShmSize integer+units **4294762496**
BufferVType string **chunk**, malloc
BufferChunkSize integer+units **16MB**, worth increasing up to min(2GB, datasize/process/step)
BufferChunkSize integer+units **128MB**, worth increasing up to min(2GB, datasize/process/step)
MinDeferredSize integer+units **4MB**
InitialBufferSize float+units >= 16Kb **16Kb**, 10Mb, 0.5Gb
GrowthFactor float > 1 **1.05**, 1.01, 1.5, 2
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions source/adios2/common/ADIOSTypes.h
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constexpr float DefaultBufferGrowthFactor = 1.05f;

/** default Buffer Chunk Size
* 16Mb */
constexpr uint64_t DefaultBufferChunkSize = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
* 128Mb */
constexpr uint64_t DefaultBufferChunkSize = 128 * 1024 * 1024;

/** default minimum size not copying deferred writes
* 4Mb */
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