Fixed-base scalar mul makes use of the add_incomplete and add
instructions internally. The full-width and short signed share
some common logic, which is captured in chip::mul_fixed.rs.
The signed short variant introduces additional logic to handle
the scalar's sign. This is done in the submodule mul_fixed::short.
A scalar used in fixed-base scalar mul needs to be decomposed into
windows to use with the fixed-base window table. Both full-width
and short signed scalars share some logic (captured in the function
decompose_scalar_fixed()).
A short signed scalar introduces additional logic: its magnitude is
decomposed, and its sign is separately witnessed. This is handled
in the submodule witness_scalar_fixed::short.
This uses the complete addition instruction internally. The module
is split up into mul::incomplete.rs and mul::complete.rs, where
mul::incomplete handles the incomplete additions used in the
starting rounds of the variable-base scalar mul algorithm, and
mul::complete handles the complete additions in the final rounds.
Incomplete additions are broken into "hi" and "lo" halves and
processed on the same rows across different columns. This is an
optimization to make full use of the advice columns in this
instruction.
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