From 06fdd5652629914e6cbbd86a21da21bb534f8cc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mailchuck <dev@mailchuck.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2015 19:14:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Re-disable windows SMP frozen support

The recommended workaround didn't work.
---
 src/bitmessagemain.py | 2 --
 src/proofofwork.py    | 9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/bitmessagemain.py b/src/bitmessagemain.py
index 64e2784d..2767e465 100755
--- a/src/bitmessagemain.py
+++ b/src/bitmessagemain.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import singleton
 import os
 import socket
 import ctypes
-from multiprocessing import Process, freeze_support
 from struct import pack
 import sys
 from subprocess import call
@@ -266,7 +265,6 @@ class Main:
         return {'address':address,'port':port}
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    freeze_support()
     mainprogram = Main()
     mainprogram.start()
 
diff --git a/src/proofofwork.py b/src/proofofwork.py
index 8ab04820..8441bdeb 100644
--- a/src/proofofwork.py
+++ b/src/proofofwork.py
@@ -151,6 +151,15 @@ def run(target, initialHash):
             return _doCPoW(target, initialHash)
         except:
             pass # fallback
+    if frozen == "macosx_app" or not frozen:
+        # on my (Peter Surda) Windows 10, Windows Defender
+        # does not like this and fights with PyBitmessage
+        # over CPU, resulting in very slow PoW
+        # added on 2015-11-29: multiprocesing.freeze_support() doesn't help
+        try:
+            return _doFastPoW(target, initialHash)
+        except:
+            pass #fallback
     try:
         return _doFastPoW(target, initialHash)
     except: