From 1da5592f257f804ddc70ea44471f8e71069d7089 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Con Kolivas Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 14:19:26 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] Update NEWS --- NEWS | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 66 insertions(+) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index f4d8f5bd..42af7c61 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,69 @@ +Version 3.6.5 - 26th October 2013 + +- klondike - fix uninitialised dev bug +- Adjust the binary ntime data in submit_noffset_nonce even when there is no hex +ntime string for eg. gbt. +- Put an entry into the work struct telling drivers how much they can roll the +ntime themselves. +- Only set libusb cancellable status if the transfer succeeds. +- Remove the applog on miner threads dying to prevent deadlocks on exit. +- Do one extra guaranteed libusb event handling before testing if there are any +pending async usb transfers. +- Use a linked list for all usb transfers instead of just cancellable ones. +- Provide a mechanism for informing drivers of updated work templates for +stratum and gbt mining. +- Add cancellable transfers correctly to the ct_list +- Check for presence of thr in icarus get nonce for startup nonce testing to +work. +- Use cancellable usb transfers in the icarus driver to avoid having to loop and +poll when waiting for a response and to speed up work restart response time. +- Add a usb_read_ii_timeout_cancellable wrapper +- Add usb transfer cancellation on shutdown and documentation regarding where +cancellable transfers are suitable. +- Use cancellable transfers on bitfury device. +- Cancel cancellable usb transfers on work restart messages. +- Don't bother having a separate cancellable transfer struct for usb transfers, +simply include the list in the usb_transfer struct. +- Add wrappers for usb_read_cancellable and usb_read_timeout_cancellable +- Specifically set the cancellable state for it to not be uninitialised in the +usb transfer struct. +- Alter the usb cancellable list only under cgusb_fd_lock write lock. +- Pass the cancellable option to _usb_read options to decide on whether to add +usb transfers to the list of cancellable transfers. +- Create a linked list of potentially cancellable usb transfers. +- Don't attempt to disable curses or print a summary during an app restart to +prevent deadlocks. +- Keep the libusb event handle polling thread active until there are no async +usb transfers in progress. +- Keep a global counter of how many async usb transfers are in place. +- Perform libusb_submit_transfer under the write variant of cgusb_fd_lock +- klondike - error condition handling +- Avoid entering static libusb directory if --with-system-libusb is enabled. +- Minor opencl build corrections. +- Enable dynamic linking against system libusb --with-system-libusb +- Modify Makefile to only include opencl related code when configured in. +- Convert opencl to need to be explicitly enabled during build with +--enable-opencl +- Implement a cglock_destroy function. +- Implement a rwlock_destroy function. +- Implement a mutex_destroy function. +- Add usb command name to critical libusb error reporting. +- Use windows' own higher resolution time and handlers allowing us to have +higher precision absolute timeouts. +- Fix lldiv error in windows cgminer_t calculation. +- miner.php correct sort gen field names largest to smallest +- api ... the code related to device elapsed +- api add device elapsed since hotplug devices Elapsed is less than cgminer +Elapsed +- Drop usb buffering message to debug logging level. +- Do the ntime binary modification to the work struct when submitting an ntime +offset nonce within submit_noffset_nonce +- Code cleanup and improved documentation +- Improvements to support for BitBurner boards +- Convert libusb transfer errors to regular libusb error messages to allow for +accurate message reporting. + + Version 3.6.4 - 18th October 2013 - Fixing the memory leak for remaining semaphores means we can go back to using