pow.cpp

// Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
// Copyright (c) 2009-2014 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 "arith_uint256.h"
#include "chain.h"
#include "chainparams.h"
#include "crypto/equihash.h"
#include "primitives/block.h"
#include "streams.h"
#include "uint256.h"
#include "util.h"

#include "sodium.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 == NULL)
        return nProofOfWorkLimit;

    // Find the first block in the averaging interval
    const CBlockIndex* pindexFirst = pindexLast;
    arith_uint256 bnTot {0};
    for (int i = 0; pindexFirst && i < params.nPowAveragingWindow; i++) {
        arith_uint256 bnTmp;
        bnTmp.SetCompact(pindexFirst->nBits);
        bnTot += bnTmp;
        pindexFirst = pindexFirst->pprev;
    }

    // Check we have enough blocks
    if (pindexFirst == NULL)
        return nProofOfWorkLimit;

    arith_uint256 bnAvg {bnTot / params.nPowAveragingWindow};

    return CalculateNextWorkRequired(bnAvg, pindexLast->GetMedianTimePast(), pindexFirst->GetMedianTimePast(), params);
}

unsigned int CalculateNextWorkRequired(arith_uint256 bnAvg,
                                       int64_t nLastBlockTime, int64_t nFirstBlockTime,
                                       const Consensus::Params& params)
{
    // Limit adjustment step
    // Use medians to prevent time-warp attacks
    int64_t nActualTimespan = nLastBlockTime - nFirstBlockTime;
    LogPrint("pow", "  nActualTimespan = %d  before dampening\n", nActualTimespan);
    nActualTimespan = params.AveragingWindowTimespan() + (nActualTimespan - params.AveragingWindowTimespan())/4;
    LogPrint("pow", "  nActualTimespan = %d  before bounds\n", nActualTimespan);

    if (nActualTimespan < params.MinActualTimespan())
        nActualTimespan = params.MinActualTimespan();
    if (nActualTimespan > params.MaxActualTimespan())
        nActualTimespan = params.MaxActualTimespan();

    // Retarget
    const arith_uint256 bnPowLimit = UintToArith256(params.powLimit);
    arith_uint256 bnNew {bnAvg};
    bnNew /= params.AveragingWindowTimespan();
    bnNew *= nActualTimespan;

    if (bnNew > bnPowLimit)
        bnNew = bnPowLimit;

    /// debug print
    LogPrint("pow", "GetNextWorkRequired RETARGET\n");
    LogPrint("pow", "params.AveragingWindowTimespan() = %d    nActualTimespan = %d\n", params.AveragingWindowTimespan(), nActualTimespan);
    LogPrint("pow", "Current average: %08x  %s\n", bnAvg.GetCompact(), bnAvg.ToString());
    LogPrint("pow", "After:  %08x  %s\n", bnNew.GetCompact(), bnNew.ToString());

    return bnNew.GetCompact();
}

bool CheckEquihashSolution(const CBlockHeader *pblock, const CChainParams& params)
{
    unsigned int n = params.EquihashN();
    unsigned int k = params.EquihashK();

    // Hash state
    crypto_generichash_blake2b_state state;
    EhInitialiseState(n, k, state);

    // I = the block header minus nonce and solution.
    CEquihashInput I{*pblock};
    // I||V
    CDataStream ss(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
    ss << I;
    ss << pblock->nNonce;

    // H(I||V||...
    crypto_generichash_blake2b_update(&state, (unsigned char*)&ss[0], ss.size());

    bool isValid;
    EhIsValidSolution(n, k, state, pblock->nSolution, isValid);
    if (!isValid)
        return error("CheckEquihashSolution(): invalid solution");

    return true;
}

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 error("CheckProofOfWork(): nBits below minimum work");

    // Check proof of work matches claimed amount
    if (UintToArith256(hash) > bnTarget)
        return error("CheckProofOfWork(): hash doesn't match nBits");

    return true;
}

arith_uint256 GetBlockProof(const CBlockIndex& block)
{
    arith_uint256 bnTarget;
    bool fNegative;
    bool fOverflow;
    bnTarget.SetCompact(block.nBits, &fNegative, &fOverflow);
    if (fNegative || fOverflow || bnTarget == 0)
        return 0;
    // We need to compute 2**256 / (bnTarget+1), but we can't represent 2**256
    // as it's too large for a arith_uint256. However, as 2**256 is at least as large
    // as bnTarget+1, it is equal to ((2**256 - bnTarget - 1) / (bnTarget+1)) + 1,
    // or ~bnTarget / (nTarget+1) + 1.
    return (~bnTarget / (bnTarget + 1)) + 1;
}

int64_t GetBlockProofEquivalentTime(const CBlockIndex& to, const CBlockIndex& from, const CBlockIndex& tip, const Consensus::Params& params)
{
    arith_uint256 r;
    int sign = 1;
    if (to.nChainWork > from.nChainWork) {
        r = to.nChainWork - from.nChainWork;
    } else {
        r = from.nChainWork - to.nChainWork;
        sign = -1;
    }
    r = r * arith_uint256(params.nPowTargetSpacing) / GetBlockProof(tip);
    if (r.bits() > 63) {
        return sign * std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max();
    }
    return sign * r.GetLow64();
}