[Tilesathome] Requests handed out multiple times

[spaetz]

On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 03:12:56PM +0200, Maarten Deen wrote:

> I've noticed too that tiles are handed out to multiple clients.
> I was rendering a complex tile and was checking the tile info page too and I saw 
> it being uploaded at least 3 times before I was finished.
> And it didn't take me hours.
> 
> How long does it take for the T at H server to decide the tile is not coming back 
> and gives it away to another client?

As soon as a request is handed out to a client people can request the same tileset again. This is one reason why several tilesets can be rendered simultanously. I am sure there are more reasons (including bugs) why it could happen.

spaetz