ethereum.forks.berlin.vm.precompiled_contracts.modexp

Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) MODEXP PRECOMPILED CONTRACT.

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Introduction

Implementation of the MODEXP precompiled contract.

GQUADDIVISOR

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GQUADDIVISOR = Uint(3)

modexp

Calculates (base**exp) % modulus for arbitrary sized base, exp and. modulus. The return value is the same length as the modulus.

def modexp(​evm: Evm​) -> None:
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    """
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    Calculates `(base**exp) % modulus` for arbitrary sized `base`, `exp` and.
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    `modulus`. The return value is the same length as the modulus.
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    """
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    data = evm.message.data
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    # GAS
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    base_length = U256.from_be_bytes(buffer_read(data, U256(0), U256(32)))
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    exp_length = U256.from_be_bytes(buffer_read(data, U256(32), U256(32)))
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    modulus_length = U256.from_be_bytes(buffer_read(data, U256(64), U256(32)))
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    exp_start = U256(96) + base_length
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    exp_head = U256.from_be_bytes(
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        buffer_read(data, exp_start, min(U256(32), exp_length))
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    )
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    charge_gas(
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        evm,
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        gas_cost(base_length, modulus_length, exp_length, exp_head),
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    )
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    # OPERATION
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    if base_length == 0 and modulus_length == 0:
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        evm.output = Bytes()
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        return
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    base = Uint.from_be_bytes(buffer_read(data, U256(96), base_length))
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    exp = Uint.from_be_bytes(buffer_read(data, exp_start, exp_length))
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    modulus_start = exp_start + exp_length
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    modulus = Uint.from_be_bytes(
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        buffer_read(data, modulus_start, modulus_length)
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    )
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    if modulus == 0:
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        evm.output = Bytes(b"\x00") * modulus_length
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    else:
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        evm.output = pow(base, exp, modulus).to_bytes(
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            Uint(modulus_length), "big"
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        )

complexity

Estimate the complexity of performing a modular exponentiation.

Parameters

base_length : Length of the array representing the base integer.

modulus_length : Length of the array representing the modulus integer.

Returns

complexity : Uint Complexity of performing the operation.

def complexity(​base_length: U256, ​​modulus_length: U256​) -> Uint:
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    """
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    Estimate the complexity of performing a modular exponentiation.
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    Parameters
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    ----------
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    base_length :
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        Length of the array representing the base integer.
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    modulus_length :
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        Length of the array representing the modulus integer.
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    Returns
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    -------
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    complexity : `Uint`
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        Complexity of performing the operation.
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    """
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    max_length = max(Uint(base_length), Uint(modulus_length))
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    words = (max_length + Uint(7)) // Uint(8)
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    return words ** Uint(2)

iterations

Calculate the number of iterations required to perform a modular exponentiation.

Parameters

exponent_length : Length of the array representing the exponent integer.

exponent_head : First 32 bytes of the exponent (with leading zero padding if it is shorter than 32 bytes), as a U256.

Returns

iterations : Uint Number of iterations.

def iterations(​exponent_length: U256, ​​exponent_head: U256​) -> Uint:
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    """
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    Calculate the number of iterations required to perform a modular
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    exponentiation.
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    Parameters
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    ----------
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    exponent_length :
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        Length of the array representing the exponent integer.
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    exponent_head :
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        First 32 bytes of the exponent (with leading zero padding if it is
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        shorter than 32 bytes), as a U256.
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    Returns
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    -------
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    iterations : `Uint`
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        Number of iterations.
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    """
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    if exponent_length <= U256(32) and exponent_head == U256(0):
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        count = Uint(0)
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    elif exponent_length <= U256(32):
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        bit_length = exponent_head.bit_length()
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        if bit_length > Uint(0):
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            bit_length -= Uint(1)
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        count = bit_length
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    else:
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        length_part = Uint(8) * (Uint(exponent_length) - Uint(32))
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        bits_part = exponent_head.bit_length()
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        if bits_part > Uint(0):
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            bits_part -= Uint(1)
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        count = length_part + bits_part
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    return max(count, Uint(1))

gas_cost

Calculate the gas cost of performing a modular exponentiation.

Parameters

base_length : Length of the array representing the base integer.

modulus_length : Length of the array representing the modulus integer.

exponent_length : Length of the array representing the exponent integer.

exponent_head : First 32 bytes of the exponent (with leading zero padding if it is shorter than 32 bytes), as a U256.

Returns

gas_cost : Uint Gas required for performing the operation.

def gas_cost(​base_length: U256, ​​modulus_length: U256, ​​exponent_length: U256, ​​exponent_head: U256​) -> Uint:
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    """
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    Calculate the gas cost of performing a modular exponentiation.
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    Parameters
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    ----------
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    base_length :
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        Length of the array representing the base integer.
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    modulus_length :
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        Length of the array representing the modulus integer.
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    exponent_length :
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        Length of the array representing the exponent integer.
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    exponent_head :
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        First 32 bytes of the exponent (with leading zero padding if it is
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        shorter than 32 bytes), as a U256.
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    Returns
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    -------
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    gas_cost : `Uint`
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        Gas required for performing the operation.
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    """
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    multiplication_complexity = complexity(base_length, modulus_length)
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    iteration_count = iterations(exponent_length, exponent_head)
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    cost = multiplication_complexity * iteration_count
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    cost //= GQUADDIVISOR
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    return max(Uint(200), cost)