From 8c124a4a853272e83b47c21316663f2df4b5faac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Davide Grilli <davide.grilli@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:20:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] perf(miner): optimize sha256d nonce loop with precomputed
 blocks

---
 miner.c | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/miner.c b/miner.c
index bd13932..5adca91 100644
--- a/miner.c
+++ b/miner.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 #include "utils.h"
 
+static const double RATE_INTERVAL_SEC = 5.0;
+
 static int hash_meets_target(const uint8_t digest[32], const uint8_t target_be[32]) {
     int i;
 
@@ -24,6 +26,21 @@ static int hash_meets_target(const uint8_t digest[32], const uint8_t target_be[3
     return 1;
 }
 
+static void write_u32_be(uint8_t *dst, uint32_t v) {
+    dst[0] = (uint8_t)((v >> 24) & 0xFF);
+    dst[1] = (uint8_t)((v >> 16) & 0xFF);
+    dst[2] = (uint8_t)((v >> 8) & 0xFF);
+    dst[3] = (uint8_t)(v & 0xFF);
+}
+
+static void sha256_ctx_to_digest(const SHA256_CTX *ctx, uint8_t out[32]) {
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+        write_u32_be(out + i * 4, ctx->h[i]);
+    }
+}
+
 static int compute_hash_batch(
     const uint8_t header_76[76],
     uint32_t start_nonce,
@@ -32,30 +49,47 @@ static int compute_hash_batch(
     uint32_t *found_nonce,
     uint8_t found_digest[32]
 ) {
-    SHA256_CTX base;
-    uint8_t tail[16];
+    SHA256_CTX init_ctx;
+    SHA256_CTX first_chunk_ctx;
+    uint8_t block1[64];
+    uint8_t block2[64];
+    uint8_t digest1[32];
+    uint8_t digest2[32];
     uint32_t i;
 
-    SHA256_Init(&base);
-    SHA256_Update(&base, header_76, 64);
+    SHA256_Init(&init_ctx);
+    first_chunk_ctx = init_ctx;
+    SHA256_Transform(&first_chunk_ctx, header_76);
 
-    memcpy(tail, header_76 + 64, 12);
+    memset(block1, 0, sizeof(block1));
+    memcpy(block1, header_76 + 64, 12);
+    block1[16] = 0x80;
+    block1[62] = 0x02;
+    block1[63] = 0x80;
+
+    memset(block2, 0, sizeof(block2));
+    block2[32] = 0x80;
+    block2[62] = 0x01;
+    block2[63] = 0x00;
 
     for (i = 0; i < batch_size; i++) {
-        SHA256_CTX ctx;
-        uint8_t digest1[32];
-        uint8_t digest2[32];
+        SHA256_CTX ctx1;
+        SHA256_CTX ctx2;
         uint32_t n = start_nonce + i;
 
-        tail[12] = (uint8_t)(n & 0xFF);
-        tail[13] = (uint8_t)((n >> 8) & 0xFF);
-        tail[14] = (uint8_t)((n >> 16) & 0xFF);
-        tail[15] = (uint8_t)((n >> 24) & 0xFF);
+        block1[12] = (uint8_t)(n & 0xFF);
+        block1[13] = (uint8_t)((n >> 8) & 0xFF);
+        block1[14] = (uint8_t)((n >> 16) & 0xFF);
+        block1[15] = (uint8_t)((n >> 24) & 0xFF);
 
-        ctx = base;
-        SHA256_Update(&ctx, tail, 16);
-        SHA256_Final(digest1, &ctx);
-        SHA256(digest1, 32, digest2);
+        ctx1 = first_chunk_ctx;
+        SHA256_Transform(&ctx1, block1);
+        sha256_ctx_to_digest(&ctx1, digest1);
+
+        memcpy(block2, digest1, 32);
+        ctx2 = init_ctx;
+        SHA256_Transform(&ctx2, block2);
+        sha256_ctx_to_digest(&ctx2, digest2);
 
         if (hash_meets_target(digest2, target_be)) {
             *found_nonce = n;
@@ -149,7 +183,7 @@ int mine_block(
         nonce += batch_size;
 
         now = (double)time(NULL);
-        if ((now - last_rate_t) >= 2.0) {
+        if ((now - last_rate_t) >= RATE_INTERVAL_SEC) {
             double dt = now - last_rate_t;
             if (dt <= 0.0) {
                 dt = 1e-6;