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diff --git a/tests/functional_tests/mining.py b/tests/functional_tests/mining.py
index 50bfd32a2..cb2fd66e1 100755
--- a/tests/functional_tests/mining.py
+++ b/tests/functional_tests/mining.py
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
from __future__ import print_function
import time
import os
+import math
+import monotonic
+import util_resources
+import multiprocessing
"""Test daemon mining RPC calls
@@ -71,12 +75,20 @@ class MiningTest():
def mine(self, via_daemon):
print("Test mining via " + ("daemon" if via_daemon else "wallet"))
+ cores_init = multiprocessing.cpu_count() # RX init uses all cores
+ cores_mine = 1 # Mining uses a parametric number of cores
+ time_pi_single_cpu = self.measure_cpu_power_get_time(cores_mine)
+ time_pi_all_cores = self.measure_cpu_power_get_time(cores_init)
+ # This is the last measurement, since it takes very little time and can be placed timewise-closer to the mining itself.
+ available_ram = self.get_available_ram() # So far no ideas how to use this var, other than printing it
+
+ start = monotonic.monotonic()
daemon = Daemon()
wallet = Wallet()
# check info/height/balance before generating blocks
res_info = daemon.get_info()
- prev_height = res_info.height
+ initial_height = res_info.height
res_getbalance = wallet.get_balance()
prev_balance = res_getbalance.balance
@@ -85,29 +97,71 @@ class MiningTest():
if via_daemon:
res = daemon.start_mining('42ey1afDFnn4886T7196doS9GPMzexD9gXpsZJDwVjeRVdFCSoHnv7KPbBeGpzJBzHRCAs9UxqeoyFQMYbqSWYTfJJQAWDm', threads_count = 1)
else:
- res = wallet.start_mining(threads_count = 1)
+ res = wallet.start_mining(threads_count = cores_mine)
res_status = daemon.mining_status()
assert res_status.active == True
- assert res_status.threads_count == 1
+ assert res_status.threads_count == cores_mine
assert res_status.address == '42ey1afDFnn4886T7196doS9GPMzexD9gXpsZJDwVjeRVdFCSoHnv7KPbBeGpzJBzHRCAs9UxqeoyFQMYbqSWYTfJJQAWDm'
assert res_status.is_background_mining_enabled == False
assert res_status.block_reward >= 600000000000
# wait till we mined a few of them
- target_height = prev_height + 5
- height = prev_height
- timeout = 240 # randomx is slow to init
+ target_height = initial_height + 5
+ height = initial_height
+
+ """
+ Randomx init has high variance on CI machines due to noisy neighbors,
+ taking up resources in parallel (including by our own jobs).
+
+ Mining is organized in the following scheme:
+ 1) first loop's pass: RandomX init and mining
+ 2) every next pass: only mining
+ Pass 1) takes much more time than pass 2)
+ Pass 1) uses all cores, pass 2) just one (currently)
+ For the above reasons both passes need separate timeouts and adjustments.
+ After the first pass, the timeout is being reset to a lower value.
+ """
+
+ def calc_timeout(seconds_constant, time_pi, cores):
+ """
+ The time it took to calculate pi under certain conditions
+ is proportional to the time it will take to calculate the real job.
+
+ The number of cores used decreases the time almost linearly.
+ """
+ timeout = float(seconds_constant) * time_pi / float(cores)
+ return timeout
+
+ timeout_base_init = 60 # RX init needs more time
+ timeout_base_mine = 20
+ timeout_init = calc_timeout(timeout_base_init, time_pi_all_cores, cores_init)
+ timeout_mine = calc_timeout(timeout_base_mine, time_pi_single_cpu, cores_mine)
+
+ msg = "Timeout for {} adjusted for the currently available CPU power, is {:.1f} s"
+ print(msg.format("init, ", timeout_init))
+ print(msg.format("mining,", timeout_mine))
+
+ timeout = timeout_init
+ rx_inited = False # Gets initialized in the first pass of the below loop
while height < target_height:
seen_height = height
- for _ in range(timeout):
+ for _ in range(int(math.ceil(timeout))):
time.sleep(1)
+ seconds_passed = monotonic.monotonic() - start
height = daemon.get_info().height
if height > seen_height:
break
else:
- assert False, 'Failed to mine successor to block %d (initial block = %d)' % (seen_height, prev_height)
- timeout = 10
+ assert False, 'Failed to mine successor to block %d (initial block = %d) after %d s. RX initialized = %r' % (seen_height, initial_height, round(seconds_passed), rx_inited)
+ if not rx_inited:
+ rx_inited = True
+ timeout = timeout_mine # Resetting the timeout after first mined block and RX init
+ self.print_time_taken(start, "RX init + mining 1st block")
+ else:
+ self.print_time_taken(start, "mining iteration")
+
+ self.print_time_taken(start, "mining total")
if via_daemon:
res = daemon.stop_mining()
@@ -123,7 +177,7 @@ class MiningTest():
wallet.refresh()
res_getbalance = wallet.get_balance()
balance = res_getbalance.balance
- assert balance >= prev_balance + (new_height - prev_height) * 600000000000
+ assert balance >= prev_balance + (new_height - initial_height) * 600000000000
if via_daemon:
res = daemon.start_mining('42ey1afDFnn4886T7196doS9GPMzexD9gXpsZJDwVjeRVdFCSoHnv7KPbBeGpzJBzHRCAs9UxqeoyFQMYbqSWYTfJJQAWDm', threads_count = 1, do_background_mining = True)
@@ -143,6 +197,22 @@ class MiningTest():
res = wallet.stop_mining()
res_status = daemon.mining_status()
assert res_status.active == False
+
+ def measure_cpu_power_get_time(self, cores):
+ print("Measuring the currently available CPU power...")
+ time_pi = util_resources.get_time_pi_seconds(cores)
+ print("Time taken to calculate Pi on {} core(s) was {:.2f} s.".format(cores, time_pi))
+ return time_pi
+
+ def get_available_ram(self):
+ available_ram = util_resources.available_ram_gb()
+ threshold_ram = 3
+ print("Available RAM =", round(available_ram, 1), "GB")
+ if available_ram < threshold_ram:
+ print("Warning! Available RAM =", round(available_ram, 1),
+ "GB is less than the reasonable threshold =", threshold_ram,
+ ". The RX init might exceed the calculated timeout.")
+ return available_ram
def submitblock(self):
print("Test submitblock")
@@ -170,6 +240,10 @@ class MiningTest():
res = daemon.get_height()
assert res.height == height + i + 1
assert res.hash == block_hash
+
+ def print_time_taken(self, start, msg_context):
+ seconds_passed = monotonic.monotonic() - start
+ print("Time taken for", msg_context, "=", round(seconds_passed, 1), "s.")
def test_randomx(self):
print("Test RandomX")