libera #monero-pow

11 Nov 2021

Monero's Proof of Work algorithm (RandomX) and related topics. Use #p2pool-log and #p2pool-mini for P2Pool discussions. Anti-spam active: PM hyc for voice.

• 02:00
  hyc
  so, adding a hash RPC to monerod - a couple different approaches:
• 02:01
  hyc
  1: feed in hashing parameters, return a computed PoW hash
• 02:01
  hyc
  2: feed in the blob directly, with a target diff, return OK / not OK
• 02:02
  hyc
  any thoughts?
• 02:06
  hyc
  (2) could probably copy most of the functionality of the existing on_submitblock() code in monerod ...
• 02:18
  hyc
  (1) could potentially be used for a very slow miner ...
• 03:42
  gingeropolous[m]
  i like the potential utility of option 1