miner: Remove need for dcrd in benchmark mode.

This makes it possible to run gominer in benchmark mode (-B) without
having setup a dcrd instance.  This is particularly useful when
comissioning new machines or testing the software, so that users do not
have to setup an entire simnet environment or wait for a full mainnet
dcrd and dcrwallet sync.

miner.go

@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ func newSoloMiner(ctx context.Context, devices []*Device) (*Miner, error) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
+func newBenchmarkMiner(devices []*Device) (*Miner, error) {
+	return &Miner{
+		devices: devices,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func NewMiner(ctx context.Context) (*Miner, error) {
 	workDone := make(chan []byte, 10)
 
@@ -140,9 +146,12 @@ func NewMiner(ctx context.Context) (*Miner, error) {
 	}
 
 	var m *Miner
-	if cfg.Pool == "" {
+	switch {
+	case cfg.Benchmark:
+		m, err = newBenchmarkMiner(devices)
+	case cfg.Pool == "":
 		m, err = newSoloMiner(ctx, devices)
-	} else {
+	default:
 		m, err = newStratum(devices)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
@@ -152,6 +161,12 @@ func NewMiner(ctx context.Context) (*Miner, error) {
 	m.workDone = workDone
 	m.started = uint32(time.Now().Unix())
 
+	// Return early on benchmark mode to avoid requiring a dcrd instance to
+	// be running.
+	if cfg.Benchmark {
+		return m, nil
+	}
+
 	// Perform an initial call to getwork when solo mining so work is available
 	// immediately.
 	if cfg.Pool == "" {