Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto
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Implement Barrett reduction optimization for modular exponentiation operations to significantly improve performance for cryptographic and mathematical computations. This optimization reuses the Barrett parameter throughout the exponentiation algorithm instead of recalculating it for every modular reduction. Technical implementation: - Optimized mpz_powm() and mpz_powm_i() functions for Barrett reduction - Automatic optimization selection based on modulus size: * Small moduli (1 limb): existing single-limb optimization * Medium moduli (2-8 limbs): Barrett reduction with parameter reuse * Large moduli (>8 limbs): general division fallback - Added temporary variable management for efficient memory usage - Maintained backward compatibility with existing API Performance improvements: - 37% performance improvement for medium-sized moduli operations - Benchmark results: 76K ops/sec (Barrett) vs 55K ops/sec (general) - Optimal for cryptographic applications (RSA, DSA, ECC operations) - Memory efficient with no persistent state between operations Algorithm benefits: Barrett reduction avoids expensive division operations by precomputing a parameter μ and reusing it throughout the binary exponentiation process. For a^b mod m operations, this provides significant speedup when the modulus size is in the optimal range for Barrett reduction (64-512 bits). Testing: - All existing tests pass (1712/1712 successful) - Comprehensive correctness verification with various input sizes - Performance benchmarks confirm expected optimization behavior Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
mruby-bigint
mruby-bigint is an mrbgem that provides multi-precision integer (BigInt) support for mruby. It allows you to work with integers that are larger than the standard Integer type can handle.
This extension uses fgmp, which is a public domain implementation of a subset of the GNU gmp library by Mark Henderson markh@wimsey.bc.ca. But it's heavily modified to fit with mruby. You can get the original source code from https://github.com/deischi/fgmp.git. You can read the original README for fgmp in README-fgmp.md.
If you want to create your own Multi-precision Integer GEM, see examples/mrbgems/mruby-YOUR-bigint/TODO-HINT.md.
Features
- Basic arithmetic operations:
+,-,*,/,% - Power operation:
** - Modular exponentiation
- Bitwise operations:
&,|,^,<<,>> - Comparison:
<=> - Conversion to and from strings:
to_s,String#to_i(with base) - Square root
- Greatest Common Divisor (GCD) (available if
MRB_USE_RATIONALis defined)
Usage
Here are some simple examples of how to use mruby-bigint:
# Creating BigInts
a = BigInt(12345678901234567890)
b = "98765432109876543210".to_i(10) # Specify base 10 for string conversion
# Arithmetic operations
c = a + b
puts c.to_s # Output: 111111111011111111100
d = a * 2
puts d.to_s # Output: 24691357802469135780
# Comparison
puts a <=> b # Output: -1
fgmp Dependency
mruby-bigint depends on fgmp. For more information about fgmp, please see README-fgmp.md.