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author | Alex Barcelo <alex@betarho.net> | 2015-07-13 12:55:14 +0000 |
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committer | bitcoindev <bitcoindev@gnusha.org> | 2015-07-13 13:04:20 +0000 |
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[bitcoin-dev] About hardware accelerators advantages for full-node (not mining)
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diff --git a/42/26299e4910c7958b973f3683e0d53e49ae635d b/42/26299e4910c7958b973f3683e0d53e49ae635d new file mode 100644 index 000000000..697f54d4d --- /dev/null +++ b/42/26299e4910c7958b973f3683e0d53e49ae635d @@ -0,0 +1,97 @@ +Return-Path: <alex@betarho.net> +Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org + [172.17.192.35]) + by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E5A46B13 + for <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>; + Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:04:20 +0000 (UTC) +X-Greylist: delayed 00:09:03 by SQLgrey-1.7.6 +Received: from jetson-mail (unknown [90.171.36.71]) + by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25463EA + for <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>; + Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:04:20 +0000 (UTC) +Received: from owncloud.betarho.net (owncloud.betarho.net [172.21.128.6]) + by jetson-mail (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 31BB662BD5 + for <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>; + Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:55:15 +0000 (UTC) +DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=betarho.net; s=mail; + t=1436792115; bh=K5fCR/7IfozRKWwU7CmCm/83U2zk0YPfeMGwR14BReA=; + h=Date:From:Subject:To:From; + b=P/gtMV1SrvGtMWUmSri//h5yNU5NNqN+05WTt2IbGYxow2eBm9Oi1eoeUbF6Ff9mm + +zAyXo/FWpJVNvfbJ4HlDZV5cdLciTa8WuFc5j6VhuA4C6kqlP6vhcFErprRk5a43v + xd4ETrWrYgtBCEVZIpsGOYvNYAAl8m+5Tjw4mvmg= +Mime-Version: 1.0 +Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:55:14 +0000 +Content-Type: multipart/alternative; + boundary="----=_Part_165_421399874.1436792114" +Message-ID: <c872dcb5d7538526a251829ec9d90afb@owncloud.betarho.net> +X-Mailer: RainLoop/1.9.1.333 +From: "Alex Barcelo" <alex@betarho.net> +To: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org +X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, + DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FSL_HELO_NON_FQDN_1, HTML_MESSAGE, + RCVD_IN_PBL, RDNS_NONE autolearn=no version=3.3.1 +X-Spam-Level: ** +X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on + smtp1.linux-foundation.org +Subject: [bitcoin-dev] About hardware accelerators advantages for full-node + (not mining) +X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 +Precedence: list +List-Id: Bitcoin Development Discussion <bitcoin-dev.lists.linuxfoundation.org> +List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/options/bitcoin-dev>, + <mailto:bitcoin-dev-request@lists.linuxfoundation.org?subject=unsubscribe> +List-Archive: <http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/> +List-Post: <mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> +List-Help: <mailto:bitcoin-dev-request@lists.linuxfoundation.org?subject=help> +List-Subscribe: <https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev>, + <mailto:bitcoin-dev-request@lists.linuxfoundation.org?subject=subscribe> +X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:04:21 -0000 + + +------=_Part_165_421399874.1436792114 +Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" +Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable + +I am searching for guidance and opinion in the subject's matter. I will b= +egin with my use case, too see whether my ideas makes sense or not.=0A=0A= +I have a Jetson TK1[1], which is a GPU (CUDA) powered development board. = +I thought that it may be a power-efficient device (in bitcoin environment= +), and thought about having it as a full-node. Either as a public full-no= +de, if it makes sense, or a local full-node, to allow my PCs to perform r= +elay onto the bitcoind in the Jetson. My idea is to run a bitcoind daemon= + on the Jetson as a node with high performance-per-watt (also cheap and r= +epurposable). A pure-CPU implementation of bitcoind will clog the CPU=0A= +=0AI assume that there are a bunch of heavy-compute highly-parallel funct= +ions which could be "outsourced" to a GPU. I may want to fork and/or cont= +ribute on that. However, maybe I am speaking nonsense. I have more backgr= +ound on parallel programming than my knowledge on bitcoin protocol. So, b= +efore coding a complete mess, I wanted to hear some opinions on the idea/= +configuration.=0A=0A[1] https://developer.nvidia.com/jetson-tk1 + +------=_Part_165_421399874.1436792114 +Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" +Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable + +<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"t= +ext/html; charset=3Dutf-8" /></head><body><div data-html-editor-font-wrap= +per=3D"true" style=3D"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I= + am searching for guidance and opinion in the subject's matter. I will be= +gin with my use case, too see whether my ideas makes sense or not.<br><br= +>I have a Jetson TK1[1], which is a GPU (CUDA) powered development board.= + I thought that it may be a power-efficient device (in bitcoin environmen= +t), and thought about having it as a full-node. Either as a public full-n= +ode, if it makes sense, or a local full-node, to allow my PCs to perform = +relay onto the bitcoind in the Jetson. My idea is to run a bitcoind daemo= +n on the Jetson as a node with high performance-per-watt (also cheap and = +repurposable). A pure-CPU implementation of bitcoind will clog the CPU<br= +><br>I assume that there are a bunch of heavy-compute highly-parallel fun= +ctions which could be "outsourced" to a GPU. I may want to fork and/or co= +ntribute on that. However, maybe I am speaking nonsense. I have more back= +ground on parallel programming than my knowledge on bitcoin protocol. So,= + before coding a complete mess, I wanted to hear some opinions on the ide= +a/configuration.<br><br>[1] https://developer.nvidia.com/jetson-tk1</div>= +</body></html> + +------=_Part_165_421399874.1436792114-- + |