Change amount of downloading/processing threads in ebook-convert?

khromov · 07-06-2012, 09:22 PM

Is it possible to configure the amount of running download/processing threads in ebook-convert? Checked the docs for ebook-convert and also the config files in ~/.config/calibre but could not find anything relevant.

I see at the start of a recipe.

Code:

1% Starting download [5 thread(s)]...

I am running this on a Raspberry Pi and the load spikes really high when running two recipes at once (i saw 5 min load averages of 17, then the device because unresponsive.)

khromov · 07-06-2012, 09:40 PM

I have found you can control this on a per recipe-basis by using the following line:

Code:

#override to 10 threads
simultaneous_downloads = 10

I also noticed some recipes has this jacked up really high, up to 20 threads (BBC News recipe).

Is there a global setting or a flag you can send to ebook-convert to override this behaviour?

kovidgoyal · 07-07-2012, 12:11 AM

No, there isn't. It is a per recipe setting.

07-06-2012, 09:22 PM	#1
khromov Connoisseur Posts: 83 Karma: 499304 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kindle	Change amount of downloading/processing threads in ebook-convert? Is it possible to configure the amount of running download/processing threads in ebook-convert? Checked the docs for ebook-convert and also the config files in ~/.config/calibre but could not find anything relevant. I see at the start of a recipe. Code: 1% Starting download [5 thread(s)]... I am running this on a Raspberry Pi and the load spikes really high when running two recipes at once (i saw 5 min load averages of 17, then the device because unresponsive.)

07-06-2012, 09:40 PM	#2
khromov Connoisseur Posts: 83 Karma: 499304 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kindle	I have found you can control this on a per recipe-basis by using the following line: Code: #override to 10 threads simultaneous_downloads = 10 I also noticed some recipes has this jacked up really high, up to 20 threads (BBC News recipe). Is there a global setting or a flag you can send to ebook-convert to override this behaviour?

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07-07-2012, 12:11 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,656 Karma: 28549046 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No, there isn't. It is a per recipe setting.

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