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@@ -1331,6 +1331,15 @@ the running machine. This allows CTest to internally keep track of which
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resources are in use and which are free, scheduling tests in a way that
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prevents them from trying to claim resources that are not available.
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+When the resource allocation feature is used, CTest will not oversubscribe
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+resources. For example, if a resource has 8 slots, CTest will not run tests
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+that collectively use more than 8 slots at a time. This has the effect of
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+limiting how many tests can run at any given time, even if a high ``-j``
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+argument is used, if those tests all use some slots from the same resource.
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+In addition, it means that a single test that uses more of a resource than is
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+available on a machine will not run at all (and will be reported as
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+``Not Run``).
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A common use case for this feature is for tests that require the use of a GPU.
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Multiple tests can simultaneously allocate memory from a GPU, but if too many
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tests try to do this at once, some of them will fail to allocate, resulting in
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Brad King