Release Vexta CPU Miner v0.1.1

Program.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Buffers.Binary;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Globalization;
@@ -44,9 +45,11 @@ internal static class Program
     private static string? currentSeed;
 
     private static long nextSubmitId = 100;
+    private static long nextExtraNonce2;
     private static long totalHashes;
     private static long acceptedShares;
     private static long rejectedShares;
+    private static long foundBlocks;
 
     private static async Task Main(string[] args)
     {
@@ -178,7 +181,8 @@ internal static class Program
         Console.WriteLine();
         Console.WriteLine(
             $"Stopped. Accepted: {Interlocked.Read(ref acceptedShares)}, " +
-            $"Rejected: {Interlocked.Read(ref rejectedShares)}");
+            $"Rejected: {Interlocked.Read(ref rejectedShares)}, " +
+            $"Blocks: {Interlocked.Read(ref foundBlocks)}");
     }
 
     private static async Task RunSessionAsync(
@@ -293,8 +297,11 @@ internal static class Program
                     var height = parameters[0].GetInt64();
                     var hash = parameters[1].GetString() ?? "";
 
+                    var blockCount =
+                        Interlocked.Increment(ref foundBlocks);
+
                     WriteColor(
-                        $"*** BLOCK FOUND! Height {height} ***",
+                        $"*** BLOCK FOUND! #{blockCount} Height {height} ***",
                         ConsoleColor.Magenta);
 
                     WriteColor(
@@ -352,8 +359,11 @@ internal static class Program
                     var height = parameters[0].GetInt64();
                     var hash = parameters[1].GetString() ?? "";
 
+                    var blockCount =
+                        Interlocked.Increment(ref foundBlocks);
+
                     WriteColor(
-                        $"*** BLOCK FOUND! Height {height} ***",
+                        $"*** BLOCK FOUND! #{blockCount} Height {height} ***",
                         ConsoleColor.Magenta);
 
                     WriteColor(
@@ -558,6 +568,26 @@ internal static class Program
         cts?.Dispose();
     }
 
+    private static string NextExtraNonce2()
+    {
+        if(extraNonce2Size <= 0)
+            return string.Empty;
+
+        var value = unchecked(
+            (ulong)(Interlocked.Increment(ref nextExtraNonce2) - 1));
+
+        var width = extraNonce2Size * 2;
+
+        var hex = value.ToString(
+            "x",
+            CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+        if(hex.Length > width)
+            hex = hex[^width..];
+
+        return hex.PadLeft(width, '0');
+    }
+
     private static MiningJob ParseJob(JsonElement job)
     {
         var jobId = job[0].GetString()
@@ -586,7 +616,7 @@ internal static class Program
         var seed = job[9].GetString()
             ?? throw new Exception("Invalid RandomX seed");
 
-        var extraNonce2 = new string('0', extraNonce2Size * 2);
+        var extraNonce2 = NextExtraNonce2();
 
         var coinbaseHex =
             coinbase1 +
@@ -652,12 +682,6 @@ internal static class Program
             tasks[workerIndex] = Task.Run(
                 async () =>
                 {
-                    for(ulong n = (ulong)localIndex;
-                        n <= uint.MaxValue && !ct.IsCancellationRequested;
-                        n += (ulong)threadCount)
-                    {
-                        var nonce = (uint)n;
-
 #pragma warning disable 618
                     var header = new BlockHeader
 #pragma warning restore 618
@@ -668,15 +692,37 @@ internal static class Program
                         BlockTime = DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeSeconds(job.NTime),
                         Bits = new Target(
                             Encoders.Hex.DecodeData(job.BitsHex)),
-                            Nonce = nonce
+                        Nonce = 0
                     };
 
+                    // Bitcoin/Vexta block header is always 80 bytes.
+                    // Only the final 4 bytes (nonce) change inside the hot loop.
                     var headerBytes = header.ToBytes();
                     var rxHash = new byte[32];
 
-                        VextaRandomX.CalculateHash(
+                    using var vmLease =
+                        VextaRandomX.AcquireVm(
                             Realm,
                             job.Seed,
+                            ct)
+                        ?? throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                            "Unable to acquire RandomX VM.");
+
+                    if(headerBytes.Length != 80)
+                        throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                            $"Unexpected block-header size: {headerBytes.Length}");
+
+                    for(ulong n = (ulong)localIndex;
+                        n <= uint.MaxValue && !ct.IsCancellationRequested;
+                        n += (ulong)threadCount)
+                    {
+                        var nonce = (uint)n;
+
+                        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32LittleEndian(
+                            headerBytes.AsSpan(76, 4),
+                            nonce);
+
+                        vmLease.CalculateHash(
                             headerBytes,
                             rxHash);
 
@@ -817,7 +863,8 @@ internal static class Program
                 WriteColor(
                     $"HASHRATE {FormatHashrate(rate)}  " +
                     $"A:{Interlocked.Read(ref acceptedShares)} " +
-                    $"R:{Interlocked.Read(ref rejectedShares)}",
+                    $"R:{Interlocked.Read(ref rejectedShares)} " +
+                    $"Blocks:{Interlocked.Read(ref foundBlocks)}",
                     ConsoleColor.Cyan);
 
                 lastHashes = hashes;
@@ -909,7 +956,7 @@ internal static class Program
 
         Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
         Console.WriteLine();
-        Console.WriteLine("Vexta CPU Miner 0.1.0");
+        Console.WriteLine("Vexta CPU Miner 0.1.1");
 
         Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGray;
         Console.WriteLine("Copyright (c) 2026 Vexta Project");

VextaRandomX.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
@@ -162,6 +163,47 @@ public static unsafe class VextaRandomX
 
     private static readonly Dictionary<string, Dictionary<string, SeedContext>> Realms = new();
 
+    private static SeedContext BuildSeedContext(
+        ReadOnlySpan<byte> key,
+        RandomXFlags flags,
+        int vmCount)
+    {
+        var context = new GenContext
+        {
+            VmCount = vmCount
+        };
+
+        var vms = new BlockingCollection<RxVm>();
+
+        try
+        {
+            context.Init(key, flags);
+
+            Parallel.For(0, vmCount, _ =>
+            {
+                var vm = new RxVm();
+                vm.Init(flags, context.Cache, context.Dataset);
+                vms.Add(vm);
+            });
+
+            return new SeedContext
+            {
+                Context = context,
+                Vms = vms
+            };
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            while(vms.TryTake(out var vm))
+                vm.Dispose();
+
+            vms.Dispose();
+            context.Dispose();
+
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
     public static void CreateSeed(
         string realm,
         string seedHex,
@@ -181,29 +223,41 @@ public static unsafe class VextaRandomX
             if(vmCount == -1)
                 vmCount = Environment.ProcessorCount;
 
-            var flags = GetFlags() | RandomXFlags.FullMem;
+            var key = Convert.FromHexString(seedHex);
 
-            var context = new GenContext
+            var baseFlags =
+                (GetFlags() | RandomXFlags.FullMem) &
+                ~RandomXFlags.LargePages;
+
+            SeedContext seed;
+
+            try
             {
-                VmCount = vmCount
+                var hugePageFlags =
-            };
+                    baseFlags | RandomXFlags.LargePages;
 
-            context.Init(Convert.FromHexString(seedHex), flags);
+                seed = BuildSeedContext(
+                    key,
+                    hugePageFlags,
+                    vmCount);
 
-            var vms = new BlockingCollection<RxVm>();
+                Console.WriteLine("Huge Pages: ENABLED");
-
+            }
-            Parallel.For(0, vmCount, _ =>
+            catch(Exception ex)
             {
-                var vm = new RxVm();
+                Console.WriteLine(
-                vm.Init(flags, context.Cache, context.Dataset);
+                    $"Huge Pages: unavailable ({ex.Message})");
-                vms.Add(vm);
-            });
 
-            seeds[seedHex] = new SeedContext
+                Console.WriteLine(
-            {
+                    "Huge Pages: falling back to normal memory pages.");
-                Context = context,
+
-                Vms = vms
+                seed = BuildSeedContext(
-            };
+                    key,
+                    baseFlags,
+                    vmCount);
+            }
+
+            seeds[seedHex] = seed;
         }
     }
 
@@ -230,6 +284,76 @@ public static unsafe class VextaRandomX
         seed.Vms.Dispose();
     }
 
+    public sealed class VmLease : IDisposable
+    {
+        private readonly SeedContext seed;
+        private RxVm? vm;
+
+        private VmLease(
+            SeedContext seed,
+            RxVm vm)
+        {
+            this.seed = seed;
+            this.vm = vm;
+        }
+
+        public void CalculateHash(
+            ReadOnlySpan<byte> data,
+            Span<byte> result)
+        {
+            if(result.Length < 32)
+                throw new ArgumentException(
+                    "RandomX result buffer must be at least 32 bytes.",
+                    nameof(result));
+
+            var current = vm
+                ?? throw new ObjectDisposedException(nameof(VmLease));
+
+            current.CalculateHash(data, result);
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            var current =
+                Interlocked.Exchange(ref vm, null);
+
+            if(current is not null)
+                seed.Vms.Add(current);
+        }
+
+        internal static VmLease? Acquire(
+            string realm,
+            string seedHex,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            SeedContext? seed = null;
+
+            lock(Realms)
+            {
+                if(Realms.TryGetValue(realm, out var seeds))
+                    seeds.TryGetValue(seedHex, out seed);
+            }
+
+            if(seed is null)
+                return null;
+
+            var vm = seed.Vms.Take(cancellationToken);
+
+            return new VmLease(seed, vm);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static VmLease? AcquireVm(
+        string realm,
+        string seedHex,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return VmLease.Acquire(
+            realm,
+            seedHex,
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
     public static void CalculateHash(
         string realm,
         string seedHex,