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diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index cf08b78229..7f01918eef 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void UpdateTime(CBlockHeader* pblock, const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev)
pblock->nBits = GetNextWorkRequired(pindexPrev, pblock, Params().GetConsensus());
}
-CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
+CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn, CBlockIndex*& pindexPrev)
{
// Create new block
auto_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate(new CBlockTemplate());
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
{
LOCK2(cs_main, mempool.cs);
- CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = chainActive.Tip();
+ pindexPrev = chainActive.Tip();
const int nHeight = pindexPrev->nHeight + 1;
CCoinsViewCache view(pcoinsTip);
@@ -365,45 +365,34 @@ void IncrementExtraNonce(CBlock* pblock, CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, unsigned int&
//
// ScanHash scans nonces looking for a hash with at least some zero bits.
-// The nonce is usually preserved between calls, but periodically or if the
-// nonce is 0xffff0000 or above, the block is rebuilt and nNonce starts over at
-// zero.
+// The nonce is usually preserved between calls, but periodically the block is
+// rebuilt and nNonce starts over at zero.
//
-bool static ScanHash(const CBlockHeader *pblock, uint32_t& nNonce, uint256 *phash)
+bool static ScanHash(CBlockHeader *pblock, uint256 *phash)
{
- // Write the first 76 bytes of the block header to a double-SHA256 state.
- CHash256 hasher;
- CDataStream ss(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
- ss << *pblock;
- assert(ss.size() == 80);
- hasher.Write((unsigned char*)&ss[0], 76);
-
while (true) {
- nNonce++;
-
- // Write the last 4 bytes of the block header (the nonce) to a copy of
- // the double-SHA256 state, and compute the result.
- CHash256(hasher).Write((unsigned char*)&nNonce, 4).Finalize((unsigned char*)phash);
+ pblock->nNonce++;
+ *phash = pblock->GetHash();
// Return the nonce if the hash has at least some zero bits,
// caller will check if it has enough to reach the target
if (((uint16_t*)phash)[15] == 0)
return true;
- // If nothing found after trying for a while, return -1
- if ((nNonce & 0xfff) == 0)
+ // If nothing found after trying for a while, return false.
+ if ((pblock->nNonce & 0xfff) == 0)
return false;
}
}
-CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlockWithKey(CReserveKey& reservekey)
+CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlockWithKey(CReserveKey& reservekey, CBlockIndex*& pindexPrev)
{
CPubKey pubkey;
if (!reservekey.GetReservedKey(pubkey))
return NULL;
CScript scriptPubKey = CScript() << ToByteVector(pubkey) << OP_CHECKSIG;
- return CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey);
+ return CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey, pindexPrev);
}
static bool ProcessBlockFound(CBlock* pblock, CWallet& wallet, CReserveKey& reservekey)
@@ -435,6 +424,56 @@ static bool ProcessBlockFound(CBlock* pblock, CWallet& wallet, CReserveKey& rese
return true;
}
+bool static ScanLoop(CBlock *pblock, CBlockIndex *pindexPrev, CWallet *pwallet, CReserveKey& reservekey)
+{
+ UpdateTime(pblock, pindexPrev);
+ arith_uint256 hashTarget = arith_uint256().SetCompact(pblock->nBits);
+
+ uint256 hash;
+ if (ScanHash(pblock, &hash)) {
+ if (UintToArith256(hash) <= hashTarget) {
+ // Found a solution
+ SetThreadPriority(THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL);
+ LogPrintf("BitcoinMiner:\n");
+ LogPrintf("proof-of-work found \n hash: %s \ntarget: %s\n", hash.GetHex(), hashTarget.GetHex());
+ ProcessBlockFound(pblock, *pwallet, reservekey);
+ SetThreadPriority(THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST);
+
+ return true;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return false;
+}
+
+bool MineBlock(CWallet *pwallet, uint256& hash)
+{
+ CReserveKey reservekey(pwallet);
+ unsigned int nExtraNonce = 0;
+
+ while (true) {
+ CBlockIndex *pindexPrev;
+
+ auto_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate(CreateNewBlockWithKey(reservekey, pindexPrev));
+ if (!pblocktemplate.get()) {
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ CBlock *pblock = &pblocktemplate->block;
+ IncrementExtraNonce(pblock, pindexPrev, nExtraNonce);
+
+ while (true) {
+ if (ScanLoop(pblock, pindexPrev, pwallet, reservekey)) {
+ hash = pblock->GetHash();
+ return true;
+ }
+ boost::this_thread::interruption_point();
+ if (pblock->nNonce >= 0xffff0000)
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+}
+
void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
{
LogPrintf("BitcoinMiner started\n");
@@ -458,9 +497,9 @@ void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
// Create new block
//
unsigned int nTransactionsUpdatedLast = mempool.GetTransactionsUpdated();
- CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = chainActive.Tip();
+ CBlockIndex* pindexPrev;
- auto_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate(CreateNewBlockWithKey(reservekey));
+ auto_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate(CreateNewBlockWithKey(reservekey, pindexPrev));
if (!pblocktemplate.get())
{
LogPrintf("Error in BitcoinMiner: Keypool ran out, please call keypoolrefill before restarting the mining thread\n");
@@ -476,52 +515,23 @@ void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
// Search
//
int64_t nStart = GetTime();
- arith_uint256 hashTarget = arith_uint256().SetCompact(pblock->nBits);
- uint256 hash;
- uint32_t nNonce = 0;
while (true) {
// Check if something found
- if (ScanHash(pblock, nNonce, &hash))
- {
- if (UintToArith256(hash) <= hashTarget)
- {
- // Found a solution
- pblock->nNonce = nNonce;
- assert(hash == pblock->GetHash());
-
- SetThreadPriority(THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL);
- LogPrintf("BitcoinMiner:\n");
- LogPrintf("proof-of-work found \n hash: %s \ntarget: %s\n", hash.GetHex(), hashTarget.GetHex());
- ProcessBlockFound(pblock, *pwallet, reservekey);
- SetThreadPriority(THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST);
-
- // In regression test mode, stop mining after a block is found.
- if (Params().MineBlocksOnDemand())
- throw boost::thread_interrupted();
-
- break;
- }
- }
+ if (ScanLoop(pblock, pindexPrev, pwallet, reservekey))
+ break;
// Check for stop or if block needs to be rebuilt
boost::this_thread::interruption_point();
// Regtest mode doesn't require peers
if (vNodes.empty() && Params().MiningRequiresPeers())
break;
- if (nNonce >= 0xffff0000)
+ if (pblock->nNonce >= 0xffff0000)
break;
if (mempool.GetTransactionsUpdated() != nTransactionsUpdatedLast && GetTime() - nStart > 60)
break;
if (pindexPrev != chainActive.Tip())
break;
- // Update nTime every few seconds
- UpdateTime(pblock, pindexPrev);
- if (Params().AllowMinDifficultyBlocks())
- {
- // Changing pblock->nTime can change work required on testnet:
- hashTarget.SetCompact(pblock->nBits);
- }
}
}
}