ec_GFp_mont_field_mul is for the field multiplication. It depends on the curve, but most GF(p) curves will drill down to a function pointer to ec_wNAF_mul for the point multiplication. Check crypto/ec/ec_lib.c.
BBB On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 7:10 PM, ; <neura...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Guys > > Wouldnt it be much faster to non sidechannel silencing montgomery variants > for muls in ecdsa_do_verify? > I mean since for verify we use only public keys anyways. > > ecdsa_do_verify calls generic EC_POINT_mul which calls (plugged in during > init) ec_GFp_mont_field_mul instead of ec_wNAF_mul ? > wouldnt it be better then to call ec_wNAF_mul instead of EC_POINT_mul in > ecdsa_do_verify ? > > Just thinking about it since speeding up indexing bitcoin on first start > by speeding up ecc.verify would be great. > Sorry for stupid idea ;) > > Ladislav Nevery > > -- > - >
