plugeth/common/math/exp.go
Jeffrey Wilcke 1b73c79234 common/math, core/vm: implement fast EXP (#3214)
* common/math, core/vm: implement fast EXP.

Courtesy @chfast & @karalabe

* common/math: fix go vet issues on exp calculation
2016-11-02 13:43:15 +02:00

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package math
import (
"math/big"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
)
// wordSize is the size number of bits in a big.Int Word.
const wordSize = 32 << (uint64(^big.Word(0))>>63)
// Exp implement exponentiation by squaring algorithm.
//
// Courtesy @karalabe and @chfast
func Exp(base, exponent *big.Int) *big.Int {
result := big.NewInt(1)
for _, word := range exponent.Bits() {
for i := 0; i < wordSize; i++ {
if word&1 == 1 {
common.U256(result.Mul(result, base))
}
common.U256(base.Mul(base, base))
word >>= 1
}
}
return result
}