cuckoo miner update (#145)

* update cuckoo-miner tag
* not mining by default
* update to mean parameter
* update to mining param
* final update to compatible mean miner

grin.toml

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ port = 13414
 
 #flag whether mining is enabled
 
-enable_mining = true
+enable_mining = false 
 
 #Whether to use cuckoo-miner,  and related parameters
 
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ use_cuckoo_miner = true
 
 #Whether to use async mode for cuckoo miner, if the plugin supports it.
 #this allows for many searches to be run in parallel, e.g. if the system
-#has multiple GPUs. This creates overhead, especially on faster test miners,
-#so in a post-release world this should only be used if you really want
-#to run cards in parallel
+#has multiple GPUs, or if you want to mine using multiple plugins 
 
 cuckoo_miner_async_mode = false
 
@@ -108,10 +106,18 @@ burn_reward = true
 # single GPU and single CPU plugin in parallel
 
 #The fastest cpu algorithm, but consumes the most memory
+#Also requires instructions that aren't available on
+#older processors. In this case, use mean_compat_cpu
+#instead
+#[[mining.cuckoo_miner_plugin_config]]
+#type_filter = "mean_cpu"
+#parameter_list = {NUM_THREADS=4, NUM_TRIMS=68}
 
+#Same as above, but for older processors. Will be slightly
+#slower.
 [[mining.cuckoo_miner_plugin_config]]
-type_filter = "mean_cpu"
-parameter_list = {NUM_THREADS=4, NUM_TRIMS=64}
+type_filter = "mean_compat_cpu"
+parameter_list = {NUM_THREADS=4, NUM_TRIMS=68}
 
 #note lean_cpu currently has a bug which prevents it from
 #working with threads > 1

grin/src/miner.rs

@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ impl Miner {
 					next_stat_output = time::get_time().sec + stat_output_interval;
 				}
 			}
+			//avoid busy wait
+			let sleep_dur = std::time::Duration::from_millis(100);
+			thread::sleep(sleep_dur);
 		}
 		if sol == None {
 			debug!(

pow/Cargo.toml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ grin_core = { path = "../core" }
 
 [dependencies.cuckoo_miner]
 git = "https://github.com/mimblewimble/cuckoo-miner"
-tag="grin_integration_9"
+tag="grin_integration_12"
 #path = "../../cuckoo-miner"
 #uncomment this feature to turn off plugin builds
 #features=["no-plugin-build"]