/// <summary>
/// Executes until the required work (difficulty) has been reached. This is the "mining" process.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="context">The <see cref="MineBlockContext"/>.</param>
/// <returns><c>True</c> if the block was successfully mined or <c>false</c> otherwise.</returns>
private bool MineBlock(MineBlockContext context)
{
if (this.network.Consensus.LastPOWBlock != 0 && context.ChainTip.Height > this.network.Consensus.LastPOWBlock)
{
context.BlockTemplate.Block.Header.Nonce = InnerLoopCount;
return(false);
}
context.ExtraNonce = this.IncrementExtraNonce(context.BlockTemplate.Block, context.ChainTip, context.ExtraNonce);
Block block = context.BlockTemplate.Block;
while ((context.MaxTries > 0) && (block.Header.Nonce < InnerLoopCount) && !block.CheckProofOfWork())
{
this.miningCancellationTokenSource.Token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
++block.Header.Nonce;
--context.MaxTries;
}
if (context.MaxTries == 0)
{
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Ensures that the node is synced before mining is allowed to start.
/// </summary>
bool ConsensusIsAtTip(MineBlockContext context)
{
this.miningCancellationTokenSource.Token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
if (context.ChainTip != this.consensusManager.Tip)
{
context.ChainTip = this.consensusManager.Tip;
context.BlockTemplate = null;
}
// Genesis on a regtest network is a special case. We need to regard ourselves as outside of IBD to
// bootstrap the mining.
if (context.ChainTip.Height == 0)
{
return(true);
}
if (this.initialBlockDownloadState.IsInitialBlockDownload())
{
Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1), this.nodeLifetime.ApplicationStopping).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
private void OnBlockMined(MineBlockContext context)
{
this.logger.LogInformation("Mined new {0} block: '{1}'.", BlockStake.IsProofOfStake(context.ChainedHeaderBlock.Block) ? "POS" : "POW", context.ChainedHeaderBlock.ChainedHeader);
context.CurrentHeight++;
context.Blocks.Add(context.BlockTemplate.Block.GetHash());
context.BlockTemplate = null;
}
private bool CheckValidationContextPreviousTip(MineBlockContext context)
{
if (context.ValidationContext.Error != null)
{
if (context.ValidationContext.Error == ConsensusErrors.InvalidPrevTip)
{
return(false);
}
}
return(true);
}
bool MineBlock(MineBlockContext context)
{
if (minerSettings.UseOpenCL && openCLMiner.CanMine())
{
return(MineBlockOpenCL(context));
}
else
{
return(MineBlockCpu(context));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Ensures that the node is synced before mining is allowed to start.
/// </summary>
private bool ConsensusIsAtTip(MineBlockContext context)
{
this.miningCancellationTokenSource.Token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
context.ChainTip = this.consensusManager.Tip;
if (this.chain.Tip != context.ChainTip)
{
Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1), this.nodeLifetime.ApplicationStopping).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a proof of work or proof of stake block depending on the network the node is running on.
/// <para>
/// If the node is on a POS network, make sure the POS consensus rules are valid. This is required for
/// generation of blocks inside tests, where it is possible to generate multiple blocks within one second.
/// </para>
/// </summary>
private bool BuildBlock(MineBlockContext context)
{
context.BlockTemplate = this.blockProvider.BuildPowBlock(context.ChainTip, context.ReserveScript.ReserveFullNodeScript);
if (this.network.Consensus.IsProofOfStake)
{
if (context.BlockTemplate.Block.Header.Time <= context.ChainTip.Header.Time)
{
return(false);
}
}
return(true);
}
private bool MineBlock(MineBlockContext context)
{
if (this.network.NetworkType == NetworkType.Regtest)
{
return(MineBlockRegTest(context));
}
if (this.minerSettings.UseOpenCL && this.openCLMiner.CanMine())
{
return(MineBlockOpenCL(context));
}
return(MineBlockCpu(context));
}
/// <summary>
/// Validate the mined block by passing it to the consensus rule engine.
/// <para>
/// On successful block validation the block will be connected to the chain.
/// </para>
/// </summary>
private bool ValidateAndConnectBlock(MineBlockContext context)
{
ChainedHeader chainedHeader = this.consensusManager.BlockMinedAsync(context.BlockTemplate.Block).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
if (chainedHeader == null)
{
this.logger.LogTrace("(-)[BLOCK_VALIDATION_ERROR]:false");
return(false);
}
context.ChainedHeaderBlock = new ChainedHeaderBlock(context.BlockTemplate.Block, chainedHeader);
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Ensures that the block was properly mined by checking the block's work against the next difficulty target.
/// </summary>
bool ValidateMinedBlock(MineBlockContext context)
{
var chainedHeader = new ChainedHeader(context.BlockTemplate.Block.Header,
context.BlockTemplate.Block.GetHash(), context.ChainTip);
if (chainedHeader.ChainWork <= context.ChainTip.ChainWork)
{
return(false);
}
var block = context.BlockTemplate.Block;
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Ensures that the block was properly mined by checking the block's work against the next difficulty target.
/// </summary>
private bool ValidateMinedBlock(MineBlockContext context)
{
if (context.BlockTemplate.Block.Header.Nonce == InnerLoopCount)
{
return(false);
}
var chainedHeader = new ChainedHeader(context.BlockTemplate.Block.Header, context.BlockTemplate.Block.GetHash(), context.ChainTip);
if (chainedHeader.ChainWork <= context.ChainTip.ChainWork)
{
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
private bool IsProofOfWorkAllowed(MineBlockContext context)
{
var newBlockHeight = context.ChainTip.Height + 1;
if (this.network.Consensus.Options is X1ConsensusOptions options)
{
if (options.IsAlgorithmAllowed(false, newBlockHeight))
{
return(true);
}
Task.Delay(1000).Wait(); // pause the miner
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
/// <inheritdoc/>
public List <uint256> GenerateBlocks(ReserveScript reserveScript, ulong amountOfBlocksToMine, ulong maxTries)
{
var context = new MineBlockContext(amountOfBlocksToMine, (ulong)this.chainIndexer.Height, maxTries, reserveScript);
while (context.MiningCanContinue)
{
if (!this.ConsensusIsAtTip(context))
{
continue;
}
if (!this.BuildBlock(context))
{
continue;
}
if (!this.IsProofOfWorkAllowed(context))
{
continue;
}
if (!this.MineBlock(context))
{
break;
}
if (!this.ValidateMinedBlock(context))
{
continue;
}
if (!this.ValidateAndConnectBlock(context))
{
continue;
}
this.OnBlockMined(context);
}
return(context.Blocks);
}
/// <summary>
/// Validate the mined block by passing it to the consensus rule engine.
/// <para>
/// On successfull block validation the block will be connected to the chain.
/// </para>
/// </summary>
private bool ValidateAndConnectBlock(MineBlockContext context)
{
context.ValidationContext = new ValidationContext {
Block = context.BlockTemplate.Block
};
this.consensusLoop.AcceptBlockAsync(context.ValidationContext).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
if (context.ValidationContext.ChainedHeader == null)
{
this.logger.LogTrace("(-)[REORG-2]");
return(false);
}
if (context.ValidationContext.Error != null && context.ValidationContext.Error != ConsensusErrors.InvalidPrevTip)
{
this.logger.LogTrace("(-)[ACCEPT_BLOCK_ERROR]");
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Executes until the required work (difficulty) has been reached. This is the "mining" process.
/// </summary>
bool MineBlock(MineBlockContext context)
{
context.ExtraNonce = IncrementExtraNonce(context.BlockTemplate.Block, context.ChainTip, context.ExtraNonce);
var block = context.BlockTemplate.Block;
while (context.MaxTries > 0 && block.Header.Nonce < InnerLoopCount && !block.CheckProofOfWork())
{
this.miningCancellationTokenSource.Token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
++block.Header.Nonce;
--context.MaxTries;
}
if (context.MaxTries == 0)
{
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
bool MineBlockOpenCL(MineBlockContext context)
{
var block = context.BlockTemplate.Block;
block.Header.Nonce = 0;
context.ExtraNonce = this.IncrementExtraNonce(block, context.ChainTip, context.ExtraNonce);
var iterations = uint.MaxValue / (uint)this.minerSettings.OpenCLWorksizeSplit;
var nonceStart = ((uint)context.ExtraNonce - 1) * iterations;
var stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
stopwatch.Start();
var headerBytes = block.Header.ToBytes(this.network.Consensus.ConsensusFactory);
var bits = block.Header.Bits.ToUInt256();
var foundNonce = this.openCLMiner.FindPow(headerBytes, bits.ToBytes(), nonceStart, iterations);
stopwatch.Stop();
if (foundNonce > 0)
{
block.Header.Nonce = foundNonce;
if (block.Header.CheckProofOfWork())
{
return(true);
}
}
this.LogMiningInformation(context.ExtraNonce, iterations, stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds, block.Header.Bits.Difficulty, $"{this.openCLMiner.GetDeviceName()}");
if (context.ExtraNonce >= this.minerSettings.OpenCLWorksizeSplit)
{
block.Header.Time += 1;
context.ExtraNonce = 0;
}
return(false);
}
/// <summary>
/// Executes until the required work (difficulty) has been reached. This is the "mining" process.
/// </summary>
bool MineBlockCpu(MineBlockContext context)
{
context.ExtraNonce = IncrementExtraNonce(context.BlockTemplate.Block, context.ChainTip, context.ExtraNonce);
var block = context.BlockTemplate.Block;
block.Header.Nonce = 0;
uint looplength = 2_000_000;
int threads = this.minerSettings.MineThreadCount; // Environment.ProcessorCount;
int batch = threads;
var totalNonce = batch * looplength;
uint winnernonce = 0;
bool found = false;
ParallelOptions options = new ParallelOptions()
{
MaxDegreeOfParallelism = threads, CancellationToken = this.miningCancellationTokenSource.Token
};
Stopwatch stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
stopwatch.Start();
int fromInclusive = context.ExtraNonce * batch;
int toExclusive = fromInclusive + batch;
Parallel.For(fromInclusive, toExclusive, options, (index, state) =>
{
if (this.miningCancellationTokenSource.Token.IsCancellationRequested)
{
return;
}
uint256 bits = block.Header.Bits.ToUInt256();
var headerbytes = block.Header.ToBytes(this.network.Consensus.ConsensusFactory);
uint nonce = (uint)index * looplength;
var end = nonce + looplength;
//this.logger.LogDebug($"nonce={nonce}, end={end}, index={index}, context.ExtraNonce={context.ExtraNonce}, looplength={looplength}");
while (nonce < end)
{
if (CheckProofOfWork(headerbytes, nonce, bits))
{
winnernonce = nonce;
found = true;
state.Stop();
return;
}
if (state.IsStopped)
{
return;
}
++nonce;
}
});
stopwatch.Stop();
if (found)
{
block.Header.Nonce = winnernonce;
if (block.Header.CheckProofOfWork())
{
return(true);
}
}
this.LogMiningInformation(context.ExtraNonce, totalNonce, stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds, block.Header.Bits.Difficulty, $"{threads} threads");
return(false);
}
/// <summary>
/// Executes until the required work (difficulty) has been reached. This is the "mining" process.
/// </summary>
bool MineBlock(MineBlockContext context)
{
context.ExtraNonce = IncrementExtraNonce(context.BlockTemplate.Block, context.ChainTip, context.ExtraNonce);
var block = context.BlockTemplate.Block;
block.Header.Nonce = 0;
uint looplength = 2_000_000;
int threads = this.minerSettings.MineThreadCount; // Environment.ProcessorCount;
int batch = threads;
var totalNonce = batch * looplength;
uint winnernonce = 0;
bool found = false;
ParallelOptions options = new ParallelOptions()
{
MaxDegreeOfParallelism = threads, CancellationToken = this.miningCancellationTokenSource.Token
};
Stopwatch stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
stopwatch.Start();
int fromInclusive = context.ExtraNonce * batch;
int toExclusive = fromInclusive + batch;
Parallel.For(fromInclusive, toExclusive, options, (index, state) =>
{
if (this.miningCancellationTokenSource.Token.IsCancellationRequested)
{
return;
}
uint256 bits = block.Header.Bits.ToUInt256();
var headerbytes = block.Header.ToBytes(this.network.Consensus.ConsensusFactory);
uint nonce = (uint)index * looplength;
var end = nonce + looplength;
//this.logger.LogDebug($"nonce={nonce}, end={end}, index={index}, context.ExtraNonce={context.ExtraNonce}, looplength={looplength}");
while (nonce < end)
{
if (CheckProofOfWork(headerbytes, nonce, bits))
{
winnernonce = nonce;
found = true;
state.Stop();
return;
}
if (state.IsStopped)
{
return;
}
++nonce;
}
});
stopwatch.Stop();
if (found)
{
block.Header.Nonce = winnernonce;
if (block.Header.CheckProofOfWork())
{
return(true);
}
}
var MHashedPerSec = Math.Round((totalNonce / stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds) / 1_000_000, 4);
var currentDifficulty = BigInteger.ValueOf((long)block.Header.Bits.Difficulty);
var MHashedPerSecTotal = (double)currentDifficulty.Multiply(Target.Pow256).Divide(Target.Difficulty1.ToBigInteger()).Divide(BigInteger.ValueOf(10 * 60)).LongValue / 1_000_000.0;
this.logger.LogInformation($"Difficulty={block.Header.Bits.Difficulty}, extraNonce={context.ExtraNonce}, hashes={totalNonce}, execution={stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds} sec, hash-rate={MHashedPerSec} MHash/sec ({threads} threads), network hash-rate ~{MHashedPerSecTotal} MHash/sec");
return(false);
}