docs: add comment on why maxtasksperchild is set

pph-collective · Oct 28, 2020 · b4d3ec5 · b4d3ec5
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diff --git a/run_titan.py b/run_titan.py
@@ -379,7 +379,9 @@ def main(
     tic = time_mod.time()
     wct = []  # wall clock times
 
-    with Pool(processes=NCORES, maxtasksperchild=1) as pool:
+    with Pool(
+        processes=NCORES, maxtasksperchild=1
+    ) as pool:  # set max tasks/child to prevent processor drift
         results = [
             pool.apply_async(
                 single_run, (sweep_def, outfile_dir, params, save_pop, pop_path)