From 29a0bd007aedf6afe979379fd337cc020d17d86b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: JayDDee Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 20:16:22 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Support for AArch64 (markdown) --- Support-for-AArch64.md | 27 +++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/Support-for-AArch64.md b/Support-for-AArch64.md index 1135752..b7046a4 100644 --- a/Support-for-AArch64.md +++ b/Support-for-AArch64.md @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ Development is begining to provide support for ARM 64 bit CPUs using the aarch64 architecture. +**Don't download yet, watch for the release announcement** This is provided as source code only and may be built on native Linux or following the existing procedure subject to the modifications detailed below. Bitcoin talk discussion thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5226770.0 @@ -25,13 +26,15 @@ Uncommited changes: The miner compiles and runs on Raspberry Pi 4B, and compiles for all version of armv8 with our without AES or SHA2 or both. What works: -* All algorithms ecept Verthash should be working, Hodl is untested and unknown. -* Allium ,Lyra2z & Lyraz330, Argon2d are fully optimzed for NEON, Allium also for AES. +* All algorithms ecept Verthash and Hodl should be working. +* Allium, Lyra2z, Lyraz330, Argon2d are fully optimzed for NEON, Allium also for AES. +* Unoptimized: Sha256dt, sha256t, Blake2s. * Yespower, Yescrypt, Scrypt are working for with slow sha256. * Argon2d is fully oprimized. -* X17 is thhe only X* to be optimized in this realease. -* Unoptimized: Sha256dt, sha256t, Blake2s. -* Other algos not optimized for ARM. +* X17 is the only X* to be optimized in this realease. +* MinotaurX is partially optimized. +* AES & SHA2 are enabled but untested. +* Other algos are not optimized for ARM and not tested. * stratum+ssl and stratum+tcp are working, GBT is untested. * CPU and SW feature detection and reporting is working, algo features in progress, CPU brand not yet implemented. * CPU temperature and clock frequency is working. @@ -39,25 +42,17 @@ What works: Known problems: * No detection of CPU model, default info displayed. -* No detection of ARM minor version number. +* No detection of ARM architecture minor version number. * NEON may not be displayed in algo features for some algos that may support it. * Algos may show support for NEON even if it's disabled or not yet implemented. -* AES & SHA2 are enabled but untested. -* There is no working version of Verthash on ARM, even pure compiled C code. The same code compiled for x86_64 works. -* Sha256 & Sha512 Parallel N-way are disabled. They work on X86_64. +* AES & SHA2 are enabled but untested.* Sha256 & Sha512 Parallel N-way are disabled. They work on X86_64. * Sha256dt, Sha256t, Sha256d unoptimized. * Scryptn2 optimzations disabled due to Sha256 issues. * X17, MinotaurX are partially optimized. -* Blake256, Blake512, Blake2s, Blake2b N-way parallel hash not working, using liner when possible, unoptimzed otherwise. +* Blake256, Blake512, Blake2s, Blake2b N-way parallel hash not working, using linear when possible, unoptimzed otherwise. * Simd: Multiple issues with NEON, using unoptimized. * Luffa: NEON not working, using unoptimized * Fugue: Multiple issues with NEON & AES, using unoptimized. * SWIFFTX: Multiple issues with NEON,using unoptimized. * Remaining algos are not yet optimized for NEON but should work unoptimized. - -Goal for next release: - -* get as many algos as practical working even if optimizations need to be disabled, -* address some of the disabled optimizations, -* enable SHA2, and AES for Groestl & Echo, untested. \ No newline at end of file