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KamadoPool/ckpool/patches
satoshi 8de767646d Patch ckpool: enable socket API responses
Upstream ckpool-solo stubs out send_api_response as a no-op, so the
stratifier socket accepts commands like poolstats/users/workers but
never writes anything back — kamado-api always gets EOF.

Replace the stub with a real implementation: serialize the json_t
with json_dumps, write via send_unix_msg, and free. The stratum_loop
retry label handles socket cleanup.
2026-04-17 23:13:04 +03:00
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CKPool Patches

Patches applied on top of the upstream CKPool commit pinned in ../CKPOOL_COMMIT.

Patches are applied in alphabetical order by filename. Use a numeric prefix to enforce ordering:

  • 0001-short-description.patch
  • 0002-another-fix.patch

Current state

One Kamado patch is applied on top of the pinned upstream commit:

Patch What it does
0001-expose-bestever-in-runtime-json.patch Adds bestever field to the users / workers runtime socket JSON

Why 0001 matters

Upstream tracks best_ever internally in user_instance_t / worker_instance_t and zeroes best_diff on every block solve via reset_bestshares(). That is correct: bestdiff is "best share in the current round". But the runtime socket API (userinfo() / workerinfo() in stratifier.c) only emits bestdiff, so any consumer that talks to the socket — like kamado-api — sees the best share reset to 0 after every block and has no all-time field to fall back on. The on-disk users.json / workers.json persistence files do include bestever, but polling those is racy and lags the socket.

This patch adds bestever to the runtime JSON so the UI can show both "this round" and "all-time" best share side by side. No behavioral change to share validation or block handling. Candidate for upstreaming.

Beyond this patch, the pinned upstream commit (cfb0f83b, tagged as version 1.0) already includes every fix that Bassin issue #29 asked to backport, plus several improvements:

Upstream commit What it fixes
a439cf96 workbase_id double increment bug
590fb2a2 Extended timeouts for low-powered miners (NerdMiner, ESP32)
b13f3eee Configurable dropidle timeout (exposed via our env var)
66db3aa3 Better vardiff for bursty hashers
130c755d Fix unlikely fopen segfault
0bd3d751 Consistent error field in mining.submit rejections
988b2687 Version 1.0 — longstanding stability bump

Kamado therefore starts from a CKPool that is strictly ahead of what Bassin ships today.

When to add a patch

Use this directory for:

  1. Fixes needed before they land upstream (and only after attempting to submit upstream first).
  2. Kamado-specific behavior changes that would not be accepted upstream — e.g. tighter integration hooks with kamado-api.
  3. Temporary workarounds with a clear removal plan, documented in the patch commit message.

Do NOT use this directory for:

  • Pure configuration changes (expose via the entrypoint env vars instead).
  • Build system tweaks (put those in the Dockerfile).

Creating a patch

From a clean clone of upstream at the pinned commit:

git clone https://bitbucket.org/ckolivas/ckpool.git
cd ckpool
git checkout $(cat /path/to/KamadoPool/ckpool/CKPOOL_COMMIT)
# ... make your changes ...
git diff > /path/to/KamadoPool/ckpool/patches/0001-my-fix.patch

The Dockerfile applies each *.patch file in this directory with git apply --verbose during the build.