Set mean delays instead of max delays

src/server/server.py

@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class Server(threading.Thread):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-
         prefix: Optional[str],
         converted_model_name_or_path: str,
         throughput: Union[float, str],
@@ -59,8 +58,8 @@ class Server(threading.Thread):
         expiration: Optional[float] = None,
         prefetch_batches: int = 1,
         sender_threads: int = 1,
-        max_block_selection_delay: float = 1,
-        max_balance_check_period: float = 600,
+        mean_block_selection_delay: float = 0.5,
+        mean_balance_check_period: float = 300,
         use_auth_token: Optional[str] = None,
         load_in_8bit: bool = False,
         *,
@@ -134,7 +133,8 @@ class Server(threading.Thread):
                 raise
             block_indices = range(first_block_index, last_block_index)
         self.block_indices, self.num_blocks = block_indices, num_blocks
-        self.max_block_selection_delay, self.max_balance_check_period = max_block_selection_delay, max_balance_check_period
+        self.mean_block_selection_delay = mean_block_selection_delay
+        self.mean_balance_check_period = mean_balance_check_period
 
         self.stop = threading.Event()
         if start:
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class Server(threading.Thread):
                 self.module_container.ready.wait()
 
                 while True:
-                    timeout = random.random() * self.max_balance_check_period
+                    timeout = random.random() * 2 * self.mean_balance_check_period
                     if self.stop.wait(timeout):
                         return
                     if self._should_choose_other_blocks():
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class Server(threading.Thread):
 
         # If multiple servers (e.g., launched on the same machine by a script) get to this line at the same time,
         # this delay decreases the probability of a race condition while choosing the best blocks to serve.
-        time.sleep(random.random() * self.max_block_selection_delay)
+        time.sleep(random.random() * 2 * self.mean_block_selection_delay)
 
         assert self.num_blocks is not None
         uids = [f"{self.prefix}.{block_index}" for block_index in range(self.block_config.n_layer)]