Removed bitalign/opcode patching code. It's dead, and no one else is gonna do it.

Makefile.am

@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ sgminer_SOURCES += pool.c pool.h
 sgminer_SOURCES += algorithm.c algorithm.h
 sgminer_SOURCES += config_parser.c config_parser.h
 sgminer_SOURCES += events.c events.h
-sgminer_SOURCES += ocl/patch_kernel.c ocl/patch_kernel.h
 sgminer_SOURCES += ocl/build_kernel.c ocl/build_kernel.h
 sgminer_SOURCES += ocl/binary_kernel.c ocl/binary_kernel.h
 

ocl.c

@@ -168,21 +168,6 @@ static float get_opencl_version(cl_device_id device)
   return version;
 }
 
-static bool get_opencl_bit_align_support(cl_device_id *device)
-{
-  char extensions[1024];
-  const char * camo = "cl_amd_media_ops";
-  char *find;
-  cl_int status;
-
-  status = clGetDeviceInfo(*device, CL_DEVICE_EXTENSIONS, 1024, (void *)extensions, NULL);
-  if (status != CL_SUCCESS) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  find = strstr(extensions, camo);
-  return !!find;
-}
-
 static cl_int create_opencl_command_queue(cl_command_queue *command_queue, cl_context *context, cl_device_id *device, cl_command_queue_properties cq_properties)
 {
   cl_int status;
@@ -262,8 +247,6 @@ _clState *initCl(unsigned int gpu, char *name, size_t nameSize, algorithm_t *alg
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  clState->hasBitAlign = get_opencl_bit_align_support(&devices[gpu]);
-
   status = clGetDeviceInfo(devices[gpu], CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_INT, sizeof(cl_uint), (void *)&preferred_vwidth, NULL);
   if (status != CL_SUCCESS) {
     applog(LOG_ERR, "Error %d: Failed to clGetDeviceInfo when trying to get CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_INT", status);
@@ -544,9 +527,7 @@ _clState *initCl(unsigned int gpu, char *name, size_t nameSize, algorithm_t *alg
 
   build_data->kernel_path = (*opt_kernel_path) ? opt_kernel_path : NULL;
   build_data->work_size = clState->wsize;
-  build_data->has_bit_align = clState->hasBitAlign;
   build_data->opencl_version = get_opencl_version(devices[gpu]);
-  build_data->patch_bfi = needs_bfi_patch(build_data);
 
   strcpy(build_data->binary_filename, filename);
 	build_data->binary_filename[strlen(filename) - 3] = 0x00;		// And one NULL terminator, cutting off the .cl suffix.
@@ -572,23 +553,13 @@ _clState *initCl(unsigned int gpu, char *name, size_t nameSize, algorithm_t *alg
       return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (save_opencl_kernel(build_data, clState->program)) {
-      /* Program needs to be rebuilt, because the binary was patched */
-      if (build_data->patch_bfi) {
-        clReleaseProgram(clState->program);
-        clState->program = load_opencl_binary_kernel(build_data);
-      }
-    }
-    else {
-      if (build_data->patch_bfi)
-        quit(1, "Could not save kernel to file, but it is necessary to apply BFI patch");
-    }
+	// If it doesn't work, oh well, build it again next run
+    save_opencl_kernel(build_data, clState->program);
   }
 
   // Load kernels
-  applog(LOG_NOTICE, "Initialising kernel %s with%s bitalign, %spatched BFI, nfactor %d, n %d",
-    filename, clState->hasBitAlign ? "" : "out", build_data->patch_bfi ? "" : "un",
-    algorithm->nfactor, algorithm->n);
+  applog(LOG_NOTICE, "Initialising kernel %s with nfactor %d, n %d",
+    filename, algorithm->nfactor, algorithm->n);
 
   /* get a kernel object handle for a kernel with the given name */
   clState->kernel = clCreateKernel(clState->program, "search", &status);
@@ -597,7 +568,6 @@ _clState *initCl(unsigned int gpu, char *name, size_t nameSize, algorithm_t *alg
     return NULL;
   }
 
-
   clState->n_extra_kernels = algorithm->n_extra_kernels;
   if (clState->n_extra_kernels > 0) {
     unsigned int i;

ocl.h

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ typedef struct __clState {
   cl_mem MidstateBuf;
   cl_mem padbuffer8;
   unsigned char cldata[80];
-  bool hasBitAlign;
   bool goffset;
   cl_uint vwidth;
   size_t max_work_size;

ocl/build_kernel.c

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "build_kernel.h"
-#include "patch_kernel.h"
 #include "miner.h"
 
 static char *file_contents(const char *filename, int *length)
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@ static char *file_contents(const char *filename, int *length)
   return (char*)buffer;
 }
 
+// This should NOT be in here! -- Wolf9466
 void set_base_compiler_options(build_kernel_data *data)
 {
   char buf[255];
@@ -61,12 +61,6 @@ void set_base_compiler_options(build_kernel_data *data)
 
   sprintf(buf, "w%dl%d", (int)data->work_size, (int)sizeof(long));
   strcat(data->binary_filename, buf);
-
-  if (data->has_bit_align) {
-    strcat(data->compiler_options, " -D BITALIGN");
-    applog(LOG_DEBUG, "cl_amd_media_ops found, setting BITALIGN");
-  } else
-    applog(LOG_DEBUG, "cl_amd_media_ops not found, will not set BITALIGN");
   
   if (data->kernel_path) {
     strcat(data->compiler_options, " -I \"");
@@ -74,38 +68,10 @@ void set_base_compiler_options(build_kernel_data *data)
     strcat(data->compiler_options, "\"");
   }
 
-  if (data->patch_bfi) {
-    strcat(data->compiler_options, " -D BFI_INT");
-    applog(LOG_DEBUG, "BFI_INT patch requiring device found, patched source with BFI_INT");
-  } else
-    applog(LOG_DEBUG, "BFI_INT patch requiring device not found, will not BFI_INT patch");
-
   if (data->opencl_version < 1.1)
     strcat(data->compiler_options, " -D OCL1");
 }
 
-bool needs_bfi_patch(build_kernel_data *data)
-{
-  if (data->has_bit_align &&
-      (data->opencl_version < 1.2) &&
-        (strstr(data->platform, "Cedar") ||
-         strstr(data->platform, "Redwood") ||
-         strstr(data->platform, "Juniper") ||
-         strstr(data->platform, "Cypress" ) ||
-         strstr(data->platform, "Hemlock" ) ||
-         strstr(data->platform, "Caicos" ) ||
-         strstr(data->platform, "Turks" ) ||
-         strstr(data->platform, "Barts" ) ||
-         strstr(data->platform, "Cayman" ) ||
-         strstr(data->platform, "Antilles" ) ||
-         strstr(data->platform, "Wrestler" ) ||
-         strstr(data->platform, "Zacate" ) ||
-         strstr(data->platform, "WinterPark" )))
-    return true;
-  else
-    return false;
-}
-
 cl_program build_opencl_kernel(build_kernel_data *data, const char *filename)
 {
   int pl;
@@ -198,18 +164,10 @@ bool save_opencl_kernel(build_kernel_data *data, cl_program program)
     goto out;
   }
 
-  /* Patch the kernel if the hardware supports BFI_INT but it needs to
-   * be hacked in */
-  if (data->patch_bfi) {
-    if (kernel_bfi_patch(binaries[slot], binary_sizes[slot]) != 0) {
-      quit(1, "Could not patch BFI_INT, please report this issue.");
-    }
-  }
-
   /* Save the binary to be loaded next time */
   binaryfile = fopen(data->binary_filename, "wb");
   if (!binaryfile) {
-    /* Not fatal, just means we build it again next time, unless BFI patch is needed */
+    /* Not fatal, just means we build it again next time */
     applog(LOG_DEBUG, "Unable to create file %s", data->binary_filename);
     goto out;
   } else {

ocl/build_kernel.h

@@ -23,12 +23,9 @@ typedef struct _build_kernel_data {
   char sgminer_path[255];
   const char *kernel_path;
   size_t work_size;
-  bool has_bit_align;
-  bool patch_bfi;
   float opencl_version;
 } build_kernel_data;
 
-bool needs_bfi_patch(build_kernel_data *data);
 cl_program build_opencl_kernel(build_kernel_data *data, const char *filename);
 bool save_opencl_kernel(build_kernel_data *data, cl_program program);
 void set_base_compiler_options(build_kernel_data *data);

ocl/patch_kernel.c

@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-#include "patch_kernel.h"
-#include "logging.h"
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdint.h>
-
-static int advance(char **area, unsigned *remaining, const char *marker)
-{
-  char *find = (char *)memmem(*area, *remaining, (void *)marker, strlen(marker));
-
-  if (!find) {
-    applog(LOG_DEBUG, "Marker \"%s\" not found", marker);
-    return 0;
-  }
-  *remaining -= find - *area;
-  *area = find;
-  return 1;
-}
-
-#define OP3_INST_BFE_UINT 4ULL
-#define OP3_INST_BFE_INT  5ULL
-#define OP3_INST_BFI_INT  6ULL
-#define OP3_INST_BIT_ALIGN_INT  12ULL
-#define OP3_INST_BYTE_ALIGN_INT 13ULL
-
-static void patch_opcodes(char *w, unsigned remaining)
-{
-  uint64_t *opcode = (uint64_t *)w;
-  int patched = 0;
-  int count_bfe_int = 0;
-  int count_bfe_uint = 0;
-  int count_byte_align = 0;
-  while (42) {
-    int clamp = (*opcode >> (32 + 31)) & 0x1;
-    int dest_rel = (*opcode >> (32 + 28)) & 0x1;
-    int alu_inst = (*opcode >> (32 + 13)) & 0x1f;
-    int s2_neg = (*opcode >> (32 + 12)) & 0x1;
-    int s2_rel = (*opcode >> (32 + 9)) & 0x1;
-    int pred_sel = (*opcode >> 29) & 0x3;
-    if (!clamp && !dest_rel && !s2_neg && !s2_rel && !pred_sel) {
-      if (alu_inst == OP3_INST_BFE_INT) {
-        count_bfe_int++;
-      } else if (alu_inst == OP3_INST_BFE_UINT) {
-        count_bfe_uint++;
-      } else if (alu_inst == OP3_INST_BYTE_ALIGN_INT) {
-        count_byte_align++;
-        // patch this instruction to BFI_INT
-        *opcode &= 0xfffc1fffffffffffULL;
-        *opcode |= OP3_INST_BFI_INT << (32 + 13);
-        patched++;
-      }
-    }
-    if (remaining <= 8)
-      break;
-    opcode++;
-    remaining -= 8;
-  }
-  applog(LOG_DEBUG, "Potential OP3 instructions identified: "
-    "%i BFE_INT, %i BFE_UINT, %i BYTE_ALIGN",
-    count_bfe_int, count_bfe_uint, count_byte_align);
-  applog(LOG_DEBUG, "Patched a total of %i BFI_INT instructions", patched);
-}
-
-bool kernel_bfi_patch(char *binary, unsigned binary_size)
-{
-  unsigned remaining = binary_size;
-  char *w = binary;
-  unsigned int start, length;
-
-  /* Find 2nd incidence of .text, and copy the program's
-  * position and length at a fixed offset from that. Then go
-  * back and find the 2nd incidence of \x7ELF (rewind by one
-  * from ELF) and then patch the opcocdes */
-  if (!advance(&w, &remaining, ".text"))
-    return false;
-  w++; remaining--;
-  if (!advance(&w, &remaining, ".text")) {
-    /* 32 bit builds only one ELF */
-    w--; remaining++;
-  }
-  memcpy(&start, w + 285, 4);
-  memcpy(&length, w + 289, 4);
-  w = binary; remaining = binary_size;
-  if (!advance(&w, &remaining, "ELF"))
-    return false;
-  w++; remaining--;
-  if (!advance(&w, &remaining, "ELF")) {
-    /* 32 bit builds only one ELF */
-    w--; remaining++;
-  }
-  w--; remaining++;
-  w += start; remaining -= start;
-  applog(LOG_DEBUG, "At %p (%u rem. bytes), to begin patching",
-    w, remaining);
-  patch_opcodes(w, length);
-
-  return true;
-}

ocl/patch_kernel.h

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef PATCH_KERNEL_H
-#define PATCH_KERNEL_H
-
-#include <stdbool.h>
-
-bool kernel_bfi_patch(char *binary, unsigned binary_size);
-
-#endif /* PATCH_KERNEL_H */
-
-