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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/deps/openssl/openssl/crypto/ec/ecp_nistp521.c b/deps/openssl/openssl/crypto/ec/ecp_nistp521.c
index 2f47772a34..e31b85c5f7 100644
--- a/deps/openssl/openssl/crypto/ec/ecp_nistp521.c
+++ b/deps/openssl/openssl/crypto/ec/ecp_nistp521.c
@@ -357,10 +357,15 @@ static void felem_diff64(felem out, const felem in)
static void felem_diff_128_64(largefelem out, const felem in)
{
/*
- * In order to prevent underflow, we add 0 mod p before subtracting.
+ * In order to prevent underflow, we add 64p mod p (which is equivalent
+ * to 0 mod p) before subtracting. p is 2^521 - 1, i.e. in binary a 521
+ * digit number with all bits set to 1. See "The representation of field
+ * elements" comment above for a description of how limbs are used to
+ * represent a number. 64p is represented with 8 limbs containing a number
+ * with 58 bits set and one limb with a number with 57 bits set.
*/
- static const limb two63m6 = (((limb) 1) << 62) - (((limb) 1) << 5);
- static const limb two63m5 = (((limb) 1) << 62) - (((limb) 1) << 4);
+ static const limb two63m6 = (((limb) 1) << 63) - (((limb) 1) << 6);
+ static const limb two63m5 = (((limb) 1) << 63) - (((limb) 1) << 5);
out[0] += two63m6 - in[0];
out[1] += two63m5 - in[1];