lbrycrd/src/pow.cpp
lbrynaut 9295adeb38 Rebase lbry on to Bitcoin 0.17.
This contains significant rebase / merge / testing work by Naut
<lbrynaut@protonmail.com>, Anthony Fieroni <bvbfan@abv.bg> and Brannon
King <countprimes@gmail.com>.
2020-03-26 15:39:51 +02:00

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// Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
// Copyright (c) 2009-2018 The Bitcoin Core developers
// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
#include <pow.h>
#include <lbry.h>
#include <arith_uint256.h>
#include <chain.h>
#include <primitives/block.h>
#include <uint256.h>
unsigned int GetNextWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex* pindexLast, const CBlockHeader *pblock, const Consensus::Params& params)
{
unsigned int nProofOfWorkLimit = UintToArith256(params.powLimit).GetCompact();
// Genesis block
if (pindexLast == nullptr)
return nProofOfWorkLimit;
if (params.fPowAllowMinDifficultyBlocks &&
pindexLast->nHeight >= params.nAllowMinDiffMinHeight &&
pindexLast->nHeight < params.nAllowMinDiffMaxHeight)
{
// Special difficulty rule for testnet:
// If the new block's timestamp is twice the target block time
// then allow mining of a min-difficulty block.
// This is to prevent the testnet from getting stuck when a large amount
// of hashrate drops off the network.
// This rule was not implemented properly until testnet block 277299.
if (pblock->GetBlockTime() > pindexLast->GetBlockTime() + params.nPowTargetSpacing*2){
return nProofOfWorkLimit;
}
// Special difficulty rule for LBRY testnet killed at block 1100000.
}
// Go back the full period unless it's the first retarget after genesis.
int blockstogoback = params.DifficultyAdjustmentInterval();
blockstogoback = std::min(blockstogoback, pindexLast->nHeight);
int nHeightFirst = pindexLast->nHeight - blockstogoback;
assert(nHeightFirst >= 0);
const CBlockIndex* pindexFirst = pindexLast->GetAncestor(nHeightFirst);
assert(pindexFirst);
return CalculateLbryNextWorkRequired(pindexLast, pindexFirst->GetBlockTime(), params);
}
unsigned int CalculateNextWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex* pindexLast, int64_t nFirstBlockTime, const Consensus::Params& params)
{
if (params.fPowNoRetargeting)
return pindexLast->nBits;
// Limit adjustment step
int64_t nActualTimespan = pindexLast->GetBlockTime() - nFirstBlockTime;
if (nActualTimespan < params.nPowTargetTimespan/4)
nActualTimespan = params.nPowTargetTimespan/4;
if (nActualTimespan > params.nPowTargetTimespan*4)
nActualTimespan = params.nPowTargetTimespan*4;
// Retarget
const arith_uint256 bnPowLimit = UintToArith256(params.powLimit);
arith_uint256 bnNew;
bnNew.SetCompact(pindexLast->nBits);
bnNew *= nActualTimespan;
bnNew /= params.nPowTargetTimespan;
if (bnNew > bnPowLimit)
bnNew = bnPowLimit;
return bnNew.GetCompact();
}
bool CheckProofOfWork(uint256 hash, unsigned int nBits, const Consensus::Params& params)
{
bool fNegative;
bool fOverflow;
arith_uint256 bnTarget;
bnTarget.SetCompact(nBits, &fNegative, &fOverflow);
// Check range
if (fNegative || bnTarget == 0 || fOverflow || bnTarget > UintToArith256(params.powLimit))
return false;
// Check proof of work matches claimed amount
if (UintToArith256(hash) > bnTarget)
return false;
return true;
}