For anyone that still wants to use this for the 0.6.0 release, I've made some patches with slight modifications to David's code. It's split up into two parts. The first part should still be relevant for pool operators (keep-alive connections, hub mode, USR1 signals on block changes). The second part is mostly obsolete now with merged mining and better pooling software (faster getwork).
You can find the patches at http://pastebin.com/viJV1NLi and http://pastebin.com/UXep0r3c
Some of the updates from 0.4 to 0.6 are non-trivial so this should help. This particular patch hasn't been tested much but a different one for 0.6.0 rc4 has been running without any problems.
Edit: Oops, the patches were for the current head instead of 0.6.0.
Edit2: Updated the above links for the right patches.
For future reference, these may give you a head start on patching against 0.6.1: http://pastebin.com/XSBqRAaP and http://pastebin.com/5R9N29aA.
Topic: [20 BTC] Multithreaded Keep-alive Implementation in Bitcoind (Read 31477 times)
Joel, thanks so much for all of your hard work. I'm glad to see many of your changes have been mainlined 
Thanks. I've been completely swamped with Real Work (TM) lately or I would have merged the remaining changes into the 0.5 branch. 
Some observations on the http://davids.webmaster.com/~davids/bitcoin-4diff-beta.txt patch.
bitcoind v0.4.0 + 4diff-beta seems to use about 5% more CPU and 3% less memory when compared to bitcoind v0.3.24 + 4diff.
Other than that, v0.4.0 has been stable for almost a week in a live environment. ( And a week before that on testnet.) We have some private 0.3.24 based pools that have been taking a stable 50+ Ghash for 5 months without a restart. I assume that will be the case with v0.4.0
We though about messing with the .5 branch + Joel's patch. However, with the rapid release schedule of late and massive changes coming with the 0.6 release of bitcoin. We decided to hold off until .6 is stable before upgrading again.
Joel, thanks so much for all of your hard work. I'm glad to see many of your changes have been mainlined
bitcoind v0.4.0 + 4diff-beta seems to use about 5% more CPU and 3% less memory when compared to bitcoind v0.3.24 + 4diff.
Other than that, v0.4.0 has been stable for almost a week in a live environment. ( And a week before that on testnet.) We have some private 0.3.24 based pools that have been taking a stable 50+ Ghash for 5 months without a restart. I assume that will be the case with v0.4.0
We though about messing with the .5 branch + Joel's patch. However, with the rapid release schedule of late and massive changes coming with the 0.6 release of bitcoin. We decided to hold off until .6 is stable before upgrading again.
Joel, thanks so much for all of your hard work. I'm glad to see many of your changes have been mainlined
Results when attempting to apply bitcoin-4diff-5beta.txt to bitcoin v0.5.1:
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You'll need to do the diffs in bitcoinrpc.cpp.rej and init.cpp.rej by hand.
- means remove this line.
+ means add this line.
no sign is a reference point ( leave line alone)
have fun
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November 25, 2011, 04:17:33 PM
Hi David,
What are your thoughts on the final 0.5.0 release?
Unfortunately, I've been completely swamped with work lately, and I haven't had a chance to look at it yet.What are your thoughts on the final 0.5.0 release?
November 25, 2011, 05:36:48 AM
http://davids.webmaster.com/~davids/bitcoin-4diff-5beta.txt
This is a "first working version". It patches cleanly, compiles, and passes my basic functional tests.
Quite a few of my optimizations were already made. Yay!
I guess I'll have to start working on some new ones.
This is a "first working version". It patches cleanly, compiles, and passes my basic functional tests.
Quite a few of my optimizations were already made. Yay!
I guess I'll have to start working on some new ones.
Hi David,
What are your thoughts on the final 0.5.0 release?
http://davids.webmaster.com/~davids/bitcoin-4diff-5beta.txt
This is a "first working version". It patches cleanly, compiles, and passes my basic functional tests.
Quite a few of my optimizations were already made. Yay!
I guess I'll have to start working on some new ones.
This is a "first working version". It patches cleanly, compiles, and passes my basic functional tests.
Quite a few of my optimizations were already made. Yay!
I guess I'll have to start working on some new ones.
watching this
I'll try to find time to work on it in the next few days. It's hard to refuse a request from someone with perfect hair.
I'm flattered!Thanks.
Quote from: JoelKatz
awesomeness
Is there one in the pipeline for 0.5? The RPC changes are a little too much for me to handle.Quote from: JoelKatz
awesomeness
Is there one in the pipeline for 0.5? The RPC changes are a little too much for me to handle. Have anyone tested out the 0.4 beta patch successfully?
Any comparison with the 0.32 patch?
I'm thinking of setting up a new environment with poolserverj + 0.4.
Several people have been using it for two weeks or more, and I haven't received any issue reports yet. Any comparison with the 0.32 patch?
I'm thinking of setting up a new environment with poolserverj + 0.4.
...
Hi. Do you have plans for bitcoin v0.4? Current patches are incompatible with it because of some changes in RPC. 
Hi!
Have anyone tested out the 0.4 beta patch successfully?
Any comparison with the 0.32 patch?
I'm thinking of setting up a new environment with poolserverj + 0.4.
It works great. 80% CPU usage & disconnects ==> 10-15% & rock stable.
...
Hi. Do you have plans for bitcoin v0.4? Current patches are incompatible with it because of some changes in RPC. 
I'll try test this today and write the report here.// /me tried to implement support for 0.4 yesterday, but faced with stability problems.
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Hi. Do you have plans for bitcoin v0.4? Current patches are incompatible with it because of some changes in RPC. ...
Hi. Do you have plans for bitcoin v0.4? Current patches are incompatible with it because of some changes in RPC.
I remember specifically thinking, when I placed the code, that the code held a lock that wouldn't let the 'getwork' code run until it was safe anyway. But then I looked back after I got the patch from Giel, and I couldn't figure out what I saw that justified that belief.
Hi
I tested the native long polling patch and noticed that it fired the signal so early that pushpoold got the old block and not the new one. So it seems you have it fixed now.
I also moved the patch to the end of the function and I never saw the problem again.
Denis
PS: I couldn't write here because my account was not activated until now
I tested the native long polling patch and noticed that it fired the signal so early that pushpoold got the old block and not the new one. So it seems you have it fixed now.
I also moved the patch to the end of the function and I never saw the problem again.
Denis
PS: I couldn't write here because my account was not activated until now
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