RE: What is the formula for the weight algorithm?

Ah. I am not a programmer. That's why I missed the look into the sources.

Thank you!

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pen_at_siag.nu [mailto:owner-pen_at_siag.nu] On Behalf 
> Of Thomas Eckhardt
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:00 PM
> To: pen_at_siag.nu
> Subject: Re: What is the formula for the weight algorithm?
> 
> Tobias Gablunsky wrote:
> > Can please anyone explain the used algorithm in short?
> 
> from pen.c:
> 
> load = (WEIGHT_FACTOR*servers[i].c)/servers[i].weight;
> 
> where WEIGHT_FACTOR is by default defined as 256 ("to make weight kick
> in earlier"). server[i].c are the numbers of connections which are
> currently assigned to server [i]. servers[i].weight is of course the
> weight-value you defined to this server.
> The server with the smallest value of "load" is selected for a
> particular request.
> 
> Thomas
> 
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>