Faster way for ML_MODE = select

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chamara_somarathna
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Faster way for ML_MODE = select

#1 Post by chamara_somarathna » Fri Apr 18, 2025 6:38 pm

Hi all,

I have an ML_AB file with a large number of structures, possibly 20000+. The ML_MODDE = select takes a long time to select the local configurations, and I would like to know whether we have a faster way to do this. Appreciate your valuable input. Thanks.

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Chamara


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Re: Faster way for ML_MODE = select

#2 Post by michael_wolloch » Tue Apr 22, 2025 9:30 am

Dear Chamara,

please excuse the delayed reply due to the Easter holidays in Austria.

When ML_MODE = select takes too long, the usual fix is to increase ML_MCONF_NEW to 10-16, as mentioned in the documentation of the ML_MODE tag. However, this will increase memory consumption.
Please provide your zipped input files and important output files (as stated in the posting guidelines) so I can reproduce the problem and advise more accurately on specific numbers. Your ML_AB file will, in all likelihood, be too large to upload here. Please make it available using your favorite file-sharing service.

How many cores are you using, and how much memory do you have available? What VASP version and toolchain are you using?

Cheers, Michael


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