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doxygen documentation for difficulty functions

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Thomas Winget 2015-10-07 22:28:43 -04:00
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src/cryptonote_core/difficulty.cpp
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@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ namespace cryptonote {
return !carry;
}
difficulty_type next_difficulty(vector<uint64_t> timestamps, vector<difficulty_type> cumulative_difficulties, size_t target_seconds) {
//cutoff DIFFICULTY_LAG
difficulty_type next_difficulty(std::vector<std::uint64_t> timestamps, std::vector<difficulty_type> cumulative_difficulties, size_t target_seconds) {
if(timestamps.size() > DIFFICULTY_WINDOW)
{
timestamps.resize(DIFFICULTY_WINDOW);
@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ namespace cryptonote {
assert(total_work > 0);
uint64_t low, high;
mul(total_work, target_seconds, low, high);
// blockchain errors "difficulty overhead" if this function returns zero.
// TODO: consider throwing an exception instead
if (high != 0 || low + time_span - 1 < low) {
return 0;
}

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src/cryptonote_core/difficulty.h
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@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ namespace cryptonote
{
typedef std::uint64_t difficulty_type;
/**
* @brief checks if a hash fits the given difficulty
*
* The hash passes if (hash * difficulty) < 2^192.
* Phrased differently, if (hash * difficulty) fits without overflow into
* the least significant 192 bits of the 256 bit multiplication result.
*
* @param hash the hash to check
* @param difficulty the difficulty to check against
*
* @return true if valid, else false
*/
bool check_hash(const crypto::hash &hash, difficulty_type difficulty);
difficulty_type next_difficulty(std::vector<std::uint64_t> timestamps, std::vector<difficulty_type> cumulative_difficulties, size_t target_seconds);
}