Modified Kernel for Phoenix 1.5

[Phateus]

Seems to me like you've got it all under control, so I'll leave you to finish up. Thanks for your involvement. However I don't want multiple phatk kernels so just replace the current one in-situ and don't bother enumming a different kernel. As for the output code, I prefer to use 4k so feel free to do it your way, but be aware I plan to change it back.

Ok, the source is up... I am trying to figure out how to compile this for windows without the cygwin layer (I really haven't done any of this before... I am soooo lost)...

https://github.com/Phateus/cgminer

ckolivas... if you want to merge this into your code at some point, let me know what I have to do... I literally installed git yesterday, and there is only so much you can learn on the internet in a day ;-)

As for the buffer, my kernel only uses WORKSIZE+1 parts of your buffer, but I left the buffer size intact.

Very good work. Nice of you to figure out how to do git and all as well. Don't worry about the merge, I've taken care of everything and cherry picked your changes as I needed to. I've modified a few things too to be consistent with cgminer's code and there is definitely a significant speed advantage thanks to your changes. Note that if you're ever working on git doing your own changes, do them to a branch that's not called master as you may end up making it impossible to pull back my changes since I won't necessarily take all your code. Thanks again, and I'm sure the cgminer users will be most grateful.

Ah, that's how that works... good to know.  This whole git seems really useful for working together.  Thanks

-Phateus

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[-ck]

If you want to restore your tree without losing your changes, create a new branch and reset the master to the last one before your commits.

git checkout master
git branch newphatk
git reset --hard 58eb4d58599521933a3fef599e1dcba4f996dadc
git pull

that will pull my changes into the master branch and your personal changes will be in newphatk. Unfortunately your github account has a messed up master now so

git push -f

will force the changes to propagate. Do not use this command normally as it makes it impossible for people pulling from your branch to keep in sync.

[1984]

excellent work on the cgminer, I'm seeing the ~same performance as phoenix and am enjoying the fancy cg features. Donation on it's way.

[iopq]

I'm getting hardware errors on phatk 2.2, didn't get them on diapolo's or 2.1

the three are about undistinguishable in terms of speed for me

[Phateus]

I'm getting hardware errors on phatk 2.2, didn't get them on diapolo's or 2.1

the three are about undistinguishable in terms of speed for me

Are you using BFI_INT?  Of not, there is a bug in the 2.2 kernel, Vince found that in the kernel.cl file, you have to replace

Code:

#define Ch(x, y, z) bitselect(x,y,z)

on line 78 with

Code:

#define Ch(x, y, z) bitselect(z, y, x)

I haven't gotten around to release a new version, but if you make the change yourself, it should fix it.

-Phateus

[iopq]

I am using BFI_INT, the hardware errors are kind of random
I should mention I'm using fpgaminer's poclbm fork for this so maybe it might have something to do with it

[-ck]

Hey phateus, just a head's up. Your cgminer code only worked for 2 vectors. I've updated it in my git tree to work with 1 and 4. Simple enough change.

[iopq]

how can I generate this kind of a graph for my 5850 and 5750? I'm having an argument with Diablo about the best memory clocks vs. core clocks

[ssateneth]

how can I generate this kind of a graph for my 5850 and 5750? I'm having an argument with Diablo about the best memory clocks vs. core clocks

go to google docs, make a spreadsheet, test all the speeds and options on your end manually (this part will be extremely time consuming for a high resolution graph), and put the data in yourself, and generate graph. presto pronto.

[iopq]

how can I generate this kind of a graph for my 5850 and 5750? I'm having an argument with Diablo about the best memory clocks vs. core clocks

go to google docs, make a spreadsheet, test all the speeds and options on your end manually (this part will be extremely time consuming for a high resolution graph), and put the data in yourself, and generate graph. presto pronto.

surely, this can be done programmatically, it's just changing clocks and measuring speeds for x seconds and averaging

although on my cards some values will make them unstable, lol

[ssateneth]

how can I generate this kind of a graph for my 5850 and 5750? I'm having an argument with Diablo about the best memory clocks vs. core clocks

go to google docs, make a spreadsheet, test all the speeds and options on your end manually (this part will be extremely time consuming for a high resolution graph), and put the data in yourself, and generate graph. presto pronto.

surely, this can be done programmatically, it's just changing clocks and measuring speeds for x seconds and averaging

although on my cards some values will make them unstable, lol

well the OP already said he did it manually. you're free to write a program to do it automatically, or hire someone to write one for you.

[Lord F(r)og]

donated knickknack

[phelix]

are the 1354 ALU OPs for a single SHA256 or for double? as in SHA256(SHA256(Block_Header))

http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1293/how-many-integer-operations-on-a-gpu-are-necessary-for-one-hash

network speed guinness world record
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=38064.0

[Phateus]

are the 1354 ALU OPs for a single SHA256 or for double? as in SHA256(SHA256(Block_Header))

http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1293/how-many-integer-operations-on-a-gpu-are-necessary-for-one-hash

network speed guinness world record
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=38064.0

1354 OPs are for two double hashes.

SHA256(SHA256(Block_Header1)), SHA256(SHA256(Block_Header2))

so, 677 per double hash.

Although, there aren't completely full hashes, since the first and last few rounds (a few %) have optimized out.

Also, each ALU OP is a VLIW5 (very long instruction word) instruction which contains 5 integer operations that run simultaneously, so... depending on how you think about it,

could be ~3375 integer operations or 677 VLIW5 instructions

Hope this helps, let me know if you need any more help with this.  I am interested in how this turns out.

[phelix]

first you shocked me with TWO double hashes  

but ~3375 integer operations per hash is just perfect  

edit: did you mean 3385??

[Phateus]

first you shocked me with TWO double hashes  

but ~3375 integer operations per hash is just perfect  

edit: did you mean 3385??

It's actually closer to 3375 because some VLIW5 instructions only have 4 operations in them.  I can get a more exact number if needed, but its kinda a PITA cuz AMD's software won't actually tell you outright.

[phelix]

first you shocked me with TWO double hashes  

but ~3375 integer operations per hash is just perfect  

edit: did you mean 3385??

It's actually closer to 3375 because some VLIW5 instructions only have 4 operations in them.  I can get a more exact number if needed, but its kinda a PITA cuz AMD's software won't actually tell you outright.

ok thanks for elaborating. I used 3385 in the last calc but will just say it makes up for all the 6xxx cards

[Crypt_Current]

Is the latest version of phatk the one that's included in LinuxCoin final?

I could probably check somehow, as I am a LinuxCoin user... I just don't know much about Linux and don't want to poke at my rig while it's on a roll... 

[Lord F(r)og]

If it works out for you and you're feeling generous, any donations would be greatly appreciated so I can continue to put out bitcoin related software:
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-Phateus

It worked out for me and I'm feeling generous, so I donated for further development.

[Crypt_Current]

If it works out for you and you're feeling generous, any donations would be greatly appreciated so I can continue to put out bitcoin related software:
124RraPqYcEpX5qFcQ2ZBVD9MqUamfyQnv

-Phateus

It worked out for me and I'm feeling generous, so I donated for further development.

+1
I would if I could.  I wonder how many BTC enthusiasts live below the USA's so-called "poverty line"?