WIP: Implement RandomX algorithm

[barrystyle]

PR implements the RandomX hashing algorithm, which is internally setup to suit any Monero style RandomX miner (such as xmrig).

[SmartArray]

I love what I see here. Thanks Barrystyle. People appreciate your hard work

[JohnnyLawDGB]

Nicely done Barry!

[oliverw]

@barrystyle Any hints on how a Mining Pool would handle this? Does a getblocktemplate RPC return a Monero/Cryptonote Style response containing blocktemplate_blob, prev_hash, seed_hash?

[barrystyle]

@barrystyle Any hints on how a Mining Pool would handle this? Does a getblocktemplate RPC return a Monero/Cryptonote Style response containing blocktemplate_blob, prev_hash, seed_hash?

Effectively, getblocktemplate still works as standard on the digibyte end, the hard work is done by the pool (stratum reference: https://github.com/digibyte-project/yiimp). The pool presents an xmrig-compatible stratum interface that can be used directly with xmrig.

[oliverw]

@barrystyle Any hints on how a Mining Pool would handle this? Does a getblocktemplate RPC return a Monero/Cryptonote Style response containing blocktemplate_blob, prev_hash, seed_hash?

Effectively, getblocktemplate still works as standard on the digibyte end, the hard work is done by the pool (stratum reference: https://github.com/digibyte-project/yiimp). The pool presents an xmrig-compatible stratum interface that can be used directly with xmrig.

Interesting. Thank you.

[barrystyle]

@barrystyle Any hints on how a Mining Pool would handle this? Does a getblocktemplate RPC return a Monero/Cryptonote Style response containing blocktemplate_blob, prev_hash, seed_hash?

Effectively, getblocktemplate still works as standard on the digibyte end, the hard work is done by the pool (stratum reference: https://github.com/digibyte-project/yiimp). The pool presents an xmrig-compatible stratum interface that can be used directly with xmrig.

Interesting. Thank you.

From memory the current algorithm implementation in the coin differs now from the one in the stratum, but they are very close. I will get the two synchronized in the near future.

[ycagel]

@barrystyle Do you want to pick this back up once we finish 8.22 development?