xmrig/CHANGELOG.md

v6.0.1-beta

• #1708 Added title option.
• #1711 [cuda] Print errors from KawPow DAG initialization.
• #1713 [cuda] Reduced memory usage for KawPow, minimum CUDA plugin version now is 6.1.0.

v6.0.0-beta

• #1694 Added support for KawPow algorithm (Ravencoin) on AMD/NVIDIA.
• Removed previously deprecated cn/gpu algorithm.
• Default donation level reduced to 1% but you still can increase it if you like.

v5.11.2

• #1664 Improved JSON config error reporting.
• #1668 Optimized RandomX dataset initialization.
• #1675 Fixed cross-compiling on Linux.
• Fixed memory leak in HTTP client.
• Build dependencies updated to recent versions.
• Compiler for Windows gcc builds updated to v10.1.

v5.11.1

• #1652 Up to 1% RandomX perfomance improvement on recent AMD CPUs.
• #1306 Fixed possible double connection to a pool.
• #1654 Fixed build with LibreSSL.

v5.11.0

• #1632 Added AstroBWT CUDA support (CUDA plugin v3.0.0 or newer required).
• #1605 Fixed AstroBWT OpenCL for NVIDIA GPUs.
• #1635 Added pooled memory allocation of RandomX VMs (+0.5% speedup on Zen2).
• #1641 RandomX JIT refactoring, smaller memory footprint and a bit faster overall.
• #1643 Fixed build on CentOS 7.

v5.10.0

• #1602 Added AMD GPUs support for AstroBWT algorithm.
• #1590 MSR mod automatically deactivated after switching from RandomX algorithms.
• #1592 Added AVX2 optimized code for AstroBWT algorithm.
  • Added new config option astrobwt-avx2 in cpu object and command line option --astrobwt-avx2.
• #1596 Major TLS (Transport Layer Security) subsystem update.
  • Added new TLS options, please check xmrig-proxy documentation for details.
• cn/gpu algorithm now disabled by default and will be removed in next major (v6.x.x) release, no ETA for it right now.
• Added command line option --data-dir.

v5.9.0

• #1578 Added new RandomKEVA algorithm for upcoming Kevacoin fork, as "algo": "rx/keva" or "coin": "keva".
• #1584 Fixed invalid AstroBWT hashes after algorithm switching.
• #1585 Fixed build without HTTP support.
• Added command line option --astrobwt-max-size.

v5.8.2

• #1580 AstroBWT algorithm 20-50% speedup.
  • Added new option astrobwt-max-size.
• #1581 Fixed macOS build.

v5.8.1

• #1575 Fixed new block detection for DERO solo mining.

v5.8.0

• #1573 Added new AstroBWT algorithm for upcoming DERO fork, as "algo": "astrobwt" or "coin": "dero".

v5.7.0

• Added SOCKS5 proxies support for Tor https://xmrig.com/docs/miner/tor.
• #377 Fixed duplicate jobs in daemon (solo) mining client.
• #1560 RandomX 0.3-0.4% speedup depending on CPU.
• Fixed possible crashes in HTTP client.

v5.6.0

• #1536 Added workaround for new AMD GPU drivers.
• #1546 Fixed generic OpenCL code for AMD Navi GPUs.
• #1551 Added RandomX JIT for AMD Navi GPUs.
• Added health information for AMD GPUs (clocks/power/fan/temperature) via ADL (Windows) and sysfs (Linux).
• Fixed possible nicehash nonce overflow in some conditions.
• Fixed wrong OpenCL platform on macOS, option platform now ignored on this OS.

v5.5.3

• #1529 Fixed crash on Bulldozer CPUs.

v5.5.2

• #1500 Removed unnecessary code from RandomX JIT compiler.
• #1502 Optimizations for AMD Bulldozer.
• #1508 Added support for BMI2 instructions.
• #1510 Optimized CFROUND instruction for RandomX.
• #1520 Fixed thread affinity.

v5.5.1

• #1469 Fixed build with gcc 4.8.
• #1473 Added RandomX auto-config for mobile Ryzen APUs.
• #1477 Fixed build with Clang.
• #1489 RandomX JIT compiler tweaks.
• #1493 Default value for Intel MSR preset changed to 15.
• Fixed unwanted resume after RandomX dataset change.

v5.5.0

• #179 Added support for environment variables in config file.
• #1445 Removed rx/v algorithm.
• #1453 Fixed crash on 32bit systems.
• #1459 Fixed crash on very low memory systems.
• #1465 Added fix for 1st-gen Ryzen crashes.
• #1466 Added cn-pico/tlo algorithm.
• Added --randomx-no-rdmsr command line option.
• Added console title for Windows with miner name and version.
• On Windows priority option now also change base priority.

v5.4.0

• #1434 Added RandomSFX (rx/sfx) algorithm for Safex Cash.
• #1445 Added RandomV (rx/v) algorithm for new MoneroV.
• #1419 Added reverting MSR changes on miner exit, use "rdmsr": false, in "randomx" object to disable this feature.
• #1423 Fixed conflicts with exists WinRing0 driver service.
• #1425 Fixed crash on first generation Zen CPUs (MSR mod accidentally enable Opcache), additionally now you can disable Opcache and enable MSR mod via config "wrmsr": ["0xc0011020:0x0", "0xc0011021:0x60", "0xc0011022:0x510000", "0xc001102b:0x1808cc16"],.
• Added advanced usage for wrmsr option, for example: "wrmsr": ["0x1a4:0x6"], (Intel) and "wrmsr": ["0xc0011020:0x0", "0xc0011021:0x40:0xffffffffffffffdf", "0xc0011022:0x510000", "0xc001102b:0x1808cc16"], (Ryzen).
• Added new config option "verbose" and command line option --verbose.

v5.3.0

• #1414 Added native MSR support for Windows, by using signed WinRing0 driver (© 2007-2009 OpenLibSys.org).
• Added new MSR documentation.
• #1418 Increased stratum send buffer size.

v5.2.1

• #1408 Added RandomX boost script for Linux (if you don't like run miner with root privileges).
• Added support for AMD Ryzen MSR registers (Linux only).
• Fixed command line option --randomx-wrmsr option without parameters.

v5.2.0

• #1388 Added 1GB huge pages support for Linux.
  • Added new option 1gb-pages in randomx object with command line equivalent --randomx-1gb-pages.
  • Added automatic huge pages configuration on Linux if use the miner with root privileges.
• Added automatic Intel prefetchers configuration on Linux.
  • Added new option wrmsr in randomx object with command line equivalent --randomx-wrmsr=6.
• #1396 #1401 New performance optimizations for Ryzen CPUs.
• #1385 Added max-threads-hint option support for RandomX dataset initialization threads.
• #1386 Added priority option support for RandomX dataset initialization threads.
• For official builds all dependencies (libuv, hwloc, openssl) updated to recent versions.
• Windows msvc builds now use Visual Studio 2019 instead of 2017.

v5.1.1

• #1365 Fixed various system response/stability issues.
  • Added new CPU option yield and command line equivalent --cpu-no-yield.
• #1363 Fixed wrong priority of main miner thread.

v5.1.0

• #1351 RandomX optimizations and fixes.
  • Improved RandomX performance (up to +6-7% on Intel CPUs, +2-3% on Ryzen CPUs)
  • Added workaround for Intel JCC erratum bug see https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel-jcc-microcode&num=1 for details.
  • Note! Always disable "Hardware prefetcher" and "Adjacent cacheline prefetch" in BIOS for Intel CPUs to get the optimal RandomX performance.
• #1307 Fixed mining resume after donation round for pools with self-select feature.
• #1318 Added option "mode" (or --randomx-mode) for RandomX.
  • Added memory information on miner startup.
  • Added resources field to summary API with memory information and load average.

v5.0.1

• #1234 Fixed compatibility with some AMD GPUs.
• #1284 Fixed build without RandomX.
• #1285 Added command line options --cuda-bfactor-hint and --cuda-bsleep-hint.
• #1290 Fixed 32-bit ARM compilation.

v5.0.0

This version is first stable unified 3 in 1 GPU+CPU release, OpenCL support built in in miner and not require additional external dependencies on compile time, NVIDIA CUDA available as external CUDA plugin, for convenient, 3 in 1 downloads with recent CUDA version also provided.

This release based on 4.x.x series and include all features from v4.6.2-beta, changelog below include only the most important changes, full changelog available separately.

• #1272 Optimized hashrate calculation.
• #1263 Added new option dataset_host for NVIDIA GPUs with less than 4 GB memory (RandomX only).
• #1068 Added support for self-select stratum protocol extension.
• #1227 Added new algorithm rx/arq, RandomX variant for upcoming ArQmA fork.
• #808 Added experimental support for persistent memory for CPU mining threads.
• #1221 Improved RandomX dataset memory usage and initialization speed for NUMA machines.
• #1175 Fixed support for systems where total count of NUMA nodes not equal usable nodes count.
• Added config option cpu/max-threads-hint and command line option --cpu-max-threads-hint.
• #1185 Added JIT compiler for RandomX on ARMv8.
• Improved API endpoint GET /2/backends and added support for this endpoint to workers.xmrig.info.
• Added command line option --no-cpu to disable CPU backend.
• Added OpenCL specific command line options: --opencl, --opencl-devices, --opencl-platform, --opencl-loader and --opencl-no-cache.
• Added CUDA specific command line options: --cuda, --cuda-loader and --no-nvml.
• Removed command line option --http-enabled, HTTP API enabled automatically if any other --http-* option provided.
• #1172 Added OpenCL mining backend.
  • #268 #270 #271 #273 #274 #1171 Added RandomX support for OpenCL, thanks @SChernykh.
• Algorithm cn/wow removed, as no longer alive.

Previous versions

doc/CHANGELOG_OLD.md