Add batch parallelization to local search #954#1298
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- Add user-tunable n_jobs parameter to LocalAndSortedRandomSearch and LocalSearch - Split starting points into n_jobs batches so each worker performs search on one batch - Handle all edge-case n_jobs values (negative, zero, or too large)
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This PR introduces batch parallelization to LocalSearch.
n_jobsparameter to control number of parallel workersn_jobsbatches so each worker performs search on one batchn_jobsvalues (negative, zero, or too large)These changes were benchmarked in the SMAC3-Benchmarking repository, demonstrating improved runtime and consistent acquisition performance across multiple experiments.