Is it possible to download a new work unit when current work unit is 90% complete?

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Is it possible to download a new work unit when current work unit is 90% complete?

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Sorry if this question has already been answered, but is it possible to set a machine to download a new work unit, when the current work unit is 90% complete?

As GPU's are processing frames so quickly, there's an unnecessary delay while the (very large) new work unit is downloaded.
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Re: Is it possible to download a new work unit when current work unit is 90% complete?

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You would need to use v7 with next-unit-percentage
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I don’t see an enhancement request for v8 on github. You might create an issue.
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Re: Is it possible to download a new work unit when current work unit is 90% complete?

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calxalot wrote: Sat Sep 06, 2025 10:11 am You would need to use v7 with next-unit-percentage
The v7 default was to download at 99%, but even with it set to 100% for most the download occurred faster than the post processing of the WU to pack it up for upload.
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Re: Is it possible to download a new work unit when current work unit is 90% complete?

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With v8, it starts downloading immediately when current WU reaches 100%. Sometimes when observing it happening in real time, it looks like v8 pre-downloaded the new WU.
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