The workaround using EXTRA_SIZE should no longer be needed, so we disable it for now and monitor for any issues with memory allocation.
Fixed a bug where a scrypt-based algorithm on an API would require only a single work item, resulting in size_extra_buffer4 being zero, which fails on OpenCL since it does not allow zero-byte allocations.
Ignore TMTO increase on low scrypt configurations if the R value is higher than 1.
Do not adjust kernel-accel or scrypt-tmto for GPUs with unified memory, typically integrated GPUs in CPUs (APUs).
Redesign the "4-buffer" strategy to avoid overallocation from naive division by four, which can significantly increase memory usage for high scrypt configurations (e.g., 256k:8:1).
Update the scrypt B[] access pattern to match the new "4-buffer" design.
Allow user-specified kernel-accel and scrypt-tmto values, individually or both, via command line and tuning database. Any unspecified parameters are adjusted automatically.
Permit user-defined combinations of scrypt-tmto and kernel-accel even if they may exceed available memory.
Remove hard-coded SCRYPT N, R, and P values in modules, except where they are intentionally hardcoded.
Fix a bug that always caused a TMTO value of 1, even when it was not needed.
Respect device_available_mem and device_maxmem_alloc values even if a reliable low-level free memory API is present, and always select the lowest of all available limits.
Fix benchmark_deep.pl mask to avoid UTF-8 rejects.
Improve error messages when the check verifying that all SCRYPT configuration settings across all hashes are identical is triggered.
Also improve the error message shown when the SCRYPT configuration of the self-test hash does not match that of the target hash.
Fix a bug where a low-tuned SCRYPT hash combined with a TMTO could result in fewer than 1024 iterations, which breaks the hard-coded minimum of 1024 iterations in the SCRYPT kernel.
Prefix device name in tuning-db with device ID to avoid collisions
between identically named devices.
Fix Python bridge Makefile to handle missing python3-config helper.
Alias Devices: Prevents hashcat, when started with x86_64 emulation on Apple Silicon, from showing the Apple M1 OpenCL CPU as an alias for the Apple M1 Metal GPU
General:
The logic for calculating the SCRYPT workload has been moved
from module_extra_buffer_size() to module_extra_tuningdb_block().
Previously, this function just returned values from a static
tuning file. Now, it actually computes tuning values on the fly
based on the device's resources and SCRYPT parameters. This
was always possible, it just wasn't used that way until now.
After running the calculation, the calculated kernel_accel value
is injected into the tuning database as if it had come from a
file. The tmto value is stored internally.
Users can still override kernel-threads, kernel-accel, and
scrypt-tmto via the command line or via tuningdb file.
module_extra_tuningdb_block():
This is now where kernel_accel and tmto are automatically
calculated.
The logic for accel and tmto is now separated and more
flexible. Whether the user is using defaults, tuningdb entries, or
manual command line overrides, the code logic will try to make
smart choices based on what's actually available on the device.
First, it tries to find a kernel_accel value that fits into
available memory. It starts with a base value and simulates
tmto=1 or 2 (which is typical good on GPU).
It also leaves room for other buffers (like pws[], tmps[], etc.).
If the result is close to the actual processor count,
it gets clamped.
This value is then added to the tuning database, so hashcat can pick
it up during startup.
Once that's set, it derives tmto using available memory, thread
count, and the actual SCRYPT parameters.
module_extra_buffer_size():
This function now just returns the size of the SCRYPT B[] buffer,
based on the tmto that was already calculated.
kernel_threads:
Defaults are now set to 32 threads in most cases. On AMD GPUs,
64 threads might give a slight performance bump, but 32 is more
consistent and reliable.
For very memory-heavy algorithms (like Ethereum Wallet), it
scales down the thread count.
Here's a rough reference for other SCRYPT-based modes:
- 64 MiB: 16 threads
- 256 MiB: 4 threads
Tuning files:
All built-in tuningdb entries have been removed, because they
shouldn’t be needed anymore. But you can still add custom entries
if needed. There’s even a commented-out example in the tuningdb
file for mode 22700.
Free memory handling:
Getting the actual amount of free GPU memory is critical for
this to work right. Unfortunately, none of the common GPGPU APIs
give reliable numbers. We now query low-level interfaces like
SYSFS (AMD) and NVML (NVIDIA). Support for those APIs is in
place already, except for ADL, which still needs to be added.
Because of this, hwmon support (which handles those low-level
queries) can no longer be disabled.
Remove existing tuningdb entries due to salsa_r() core
refactor. Update tuningdb engine to prefer file entries,
when available, over automatic discovery.
Improve memory-free detection per device, default
--backend-device-keepfree is now set to 0.
Old brute-force OpenCL behavior can be restored using
--backend-device-keepfree 100.
- Skip memory-free detection on MS OpenCL platform to avoid crashes
- Improve salt usage of 70100/70200, use decoder/kernels from 8900
- Add REPLACE bridge type support (eg. BRIDGE_TYPE_REPLACE_LOOP)
- Switch 70000, 70100 and 70200 to BRIDGE_TYPE_REPLACE_LOOP
- Add synchronization barriers on d2h copy when using bridges
- Improve speed status display updates when using bridges
- Set AMD_DIRECT_DISPATCH=0 to reduce CPU burning loop on AMD backends
- Set benchmark/selftest hash on 70100/70200 to 16:8:1
