grin/util/src/secp_static.rs
Gary Yu 0d06561a91
replace stdlib RwLock and Mutex with parking_lot (#1793)
* replace all stdlib RwLock with parking_lot RwLock

* replace stdlib Mutex with parking_lot Mutex

* rustfmt
2018-10-20 08:13:07 +08:00

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// Copyright 2018 The Grin Developers
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
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//! Globally accessible static instance of secp256k1, to avoid
//! initialization overhead
use rand::thread_rng;
use secp;
use std::sync::Arc;
use Mutex;
lazy_static! {
/// Static reference to secp instance
pub static ref SECP256K1:Arc<Mutex<secp::Secp256k1>>
= Arc::new(Mutex::new(secp::Secp256k1::with_caps(secp::ContextFlag::Commit)));
}
/// Returns the static instance, but calls randomize on it as well
/// (Recommended to avoid side channel attacks
pub fn static_secp_instance() -> Arc<Mutex<secp::Secp256k1>> {
let mut secp_inst = SECP256K1.lock();
secp_inst.randomize(&mut thread_rng());
SECP256K1.clone()
}
/// Convenient way to generate a commitment to zero.
pub fn commit_to_zero_value() -> secp::pedersen::Commitment {
secp::pedersen::Commitment::from_vec(vec![0])
}