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Several tests currently define their own byte arrays containing the secp256k1 group order $n$ (=0xfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffebaaedce6af48a03bbfd25e8cd0364141) in 32-byte big endian representation. This PR deduplicates those by introducing a secp256k1_group_order_bytes constant in testutil.h. Noticed while reviewing the sending tests of #1698, which also adds another instance (called ORDERC there), i.e. including this it would be 5 instances in total (maybe there are even more around that I missed due to insufficient greping).

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#include "util.h"

/* group order of the secp256k1 curve in 32-byte big endian representation */
static const unsigned char secp256k1_group_order_bytes[32] = {
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tiny q: why not use capital letters for a constant?
It’s usually the convention to distinguish functions vs constants so we don't have to search for its definition.

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Fair question. It seems that we use capital letters mainly for constants and macros defined with the preprocessor (i.e. #define ...), where as actual global constant objects are still in lowercase, see e.g.

$ git grep "^static const"

vs.

$ git grep "^#define"

Maybe it's worth it to add that to the style conventions section in CONTRIBUTING.md (and fix the few exceptions that don't follow this conventions, e.g. SECP256K1_SIGNED{30,62}_ONE).

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Don’t you feel this is one of those things so widely accepted that it’s strange to have to formally state it? It’s like seeing someone write class members in capital letters.

In any case, it was a tiny question anyway. The upside of this change is that we can script any future change, since everything uses the same variable now.

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@jonasnick jonasnick merged commit b475654 into bitcoin-core:master Sep 15, 2025
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fanquake added a commit to fanquake/bitcoin that referenced this pull request Oct 14, 2025
a44a339384 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1750: ci: Use clang-snapshot in "MSan" job
53585f93b7 ci: Use clang-snapshot in "MSan" job
6894c964f3 Fix Clang 21+ `-Wuninitialized-const-pointer` warning when using MSan
2b7337f63a Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1756: ci: Fix image caching and apply other improvements
f163c35897 ci: Set `DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive`
70ae177ca0 ci: Bump `docker/build-push-action` version
b2a95a420f ci: Drop `tags` input for `docker/build-push-action`
122014edb3 ci: Add `scope` parameter to `cache-{to,from}` options
baa265429f Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1727: docs: Clarify that callback can be called more than once
4d90585fea docs: Improve API docs of _context_set_illegal_callback
895f53d1cf docs: Clarify that callback can be called more than once
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5817885153 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1749: build: Fix warnings in x86_64 assembly check
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10dab907e7 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1741: doc: clarify API doc of `secp256k1_ecdsa_recover` return value
dfe284ed2d bench: improve context creation in ECDH benchmark
7321bdf27b doc: clarify API doc of `secp256k1_ecdsa_recover` return value
b475654302 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1745: test: introduce group order byte-array constant for deduplication
0c91c56041 test: introduce group order byte-array constant for deduplication
88be4e8d86 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1735: musig: Invalidate secnonce in secp256k1_musig_partial_sign
36e76952cb Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1738: check-abi: remove support for obsolete CMake library output location (src/libsecp256k1.so)
399b582a5f Split memclear into two versions
4985ac0f89 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1737: doc: mention ctx requirement for `_ellswift_create` (not secp256k1_context_static)
7ebaa134a7 check-abi: remove support for obsolete CMake library output location (src/libsecp256k1.so)
806de38bfc doc: mention ctx requirement for `_ellswift_create` (not secp256k1_context_static)
03fb60ad2e Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1681: doc: Recommend clang-cl when building on Windows
d93380fb35 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1731: schnorrsig: Securely clear buf containing k or its negation
8113671f80 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1729: hash: Use size_t instead of int for RFC6979 outlen copy
325d65a8cf Rename and clear var containing k or -k
960ba5f9c6 Use size_t instead of int for RFC6979 outlen copy
737912430d ci: Add more tests for clang-cl
7379a5bed3 doc: Recommend clang-cl when building on Windows
f36afb8b3d Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1725: tests: refactor tagged hash verification
5153cf1c91 tests: refactor tagged hash tests
d2dcf52091 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1726: docs: fix broken link to Tromer's cache.pdf paper
489a43d1bf docs: fix broken link to eprint cache.pdf paper
d599714147 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1722: docs: Exclude modules' `bench_impl.h` headers from coverage report
0458def51e doc: Add `--gcov-ignore-parse-errors=all` option to `gcovr` invocations
1aecce5936 doc: Add `--merge-mode-functions=separate` option to `gcovr` invocations
106a7cbf41 doc: Exclude modules' `bench_impl.h` headers from coverage report
a9e955d3ea autotools, docs: Adjust help string for `--enable-coverage` option
e523e4f90e Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1720: chore(ci): Fix typo in Dockerfile comment
24ba8ff168 chore(ci): Fix typo in Dockerfile comment
74b8068c5d Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1717: test: update wycheproof test vectors
c25c3c8a88 test: update wycheproof test vectors
20e3b44746 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1688: cmake: Avoid contaminating parent project's cache with `BUILD_SHARED_LIBS`
2c076d907a Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1711: tests: update Wycheproof
7b07b22957 cmake: Avoid contaminating parent project's cache with BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
5433648ca0 Fix typos and spellings
9ea54c69b7 tests: update Wycheproof files

git-subtree-dir: src/secp256k1
git-subtree-split: a44a339384e1e4b1c0ed7fa59e2857b057f075bf
fanquake added a commit to fanquake/bitcoin that referenced this pull request Oct 15, 2025
d543c0d917 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1734: Introduce (mini) unit test framework
f44c1ebd96 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1719: ci: DRY workflow using anchors
a44a339384 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1750: ci: Use clang-snapshot in "MSan" job
15d014804e ci: Drop default for `inputs.command` in `run-in-docker-action`
1decc49a1f ci: Use YAML anchor and aliases for repeated "CI script" steps
dff1bc107d ci, refactor: Generalize use of `matrix.configuration.env_vars`
4b644da199 ci: Use YAML anchor and aliases for repeated "Print logs" steps
a889cd93df ci: Bump `actions/checkout` version
574c2f3080 ci: Use YAML anchor and aliases for repeated "Checkout" steps
53585f93b7 ci: Use clang-snapshot in "MSan" job
6894c964f3 Fix Clang 21+ `-Wuninitialized-const-pointer` warning when using MSan
2b7337f63a Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1756: ci: Fix image caching and apply other improvements
f163c35897 ci: Set `DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive`
70ae177ca0 ci: Bump `docker/build-push-action` version
b2a95a420f ci: Drop `tags` input for `docker/build-push-action`
122014edb3 ci: Add `scope` parameter to `cache-{to,from}` options
2f4546ce56 test: add --log option to display tests execution
95b9953ea4 test: Add option to display all available tests
953f7b0088 test: support running specific tests/modules targets
0302c1a3d7 test: add --help for command-line options
9ec3bfe22d test: adapt modules to the new test infrastructure
48789dafc2 test: introduce (mini) unit test framework
baa265429f Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1727: docs: Clarify that callback can be called more than once
4d90585fea docs: Improve API docs of _context_set_illegal_callback
895f53d1cf docs: Clarify that callback can be called more than once
de6af6ae35 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1748: bench: improve context creation in ECDH benchmark
5817885153 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1749: build: Fix warnings in x86_64 assembly check
ab560078aa build: Fix warnings in x86_64 assembly check
10dab907e7 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1741: doc: clarify API doc of `secp256k1_ecdsa_recover` return value
dfe284ed2d bench: improve context creation in ECDH benchmark
7321bdf27b doc: clarify API doc of `secp256k1_ecdsa_recover` return value
b475654302 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1745: test: introduce group order byte-array constant for deduplication
9cce703863 refactor: move 'gettime_i64()' to tests_common.h
0c91c56041 test: introduce group order byte-array constant for deduplication
88be4e8d86 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1735: musig: Invalidate secnonce in secp256k1_musig_partial_sign
36e76952cb Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1738: check-abi: remove support for obsolete CMake library output location (src/libsecp256k1.so)
399b582a5f Split memclear into two versions
4985ac0f89 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1737: doc: mention ctx requirement for `_ellswift_create` (not secp256k1_context_static)
7ebaa134a7 check-abi: remove support for obsolete CMake library output location (src/libsecp256k1.so)
806de38bfc doc: mention ctx requirement for `_ellswift_create` (not secp256k1_context_static)
03fb60ad2e Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1681: doc: Recommend clang-cl when building on Windows
d93380fb35 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1731: schnorrsig: Securely clear buf containing k or its negation
8113671f80 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1729: hash: Use size_t instead of int for RFC6979 outlen copy
325d65a8cf Rename and clear var containing k or -k
960ba5f9c6 Use size_t instead of int for RFC6979 outlen copy
737912430d ci: Add more tests for clang-cl
7379a5bed3 doc: Recommend clang-cl when building on Windows
f36afb8b3d Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1725: tests: refactor tagged hash verification
5153cf1c91 tests: refactor tagged hash tests
d2dcf52091 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1726: docs: fix broken link to Tromer's cache.pdf paper
489a43d1bf docs: fix broken link to eprint cache.pdf paper
d599714147 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1722: docs: Exclude modules' `bench_impl.h` headers from coverage report
0458def51e doc: Add `--gcov-ignore-parse-errors=all` option to `gcovr` invocations
1aecce5936 doc: Add `--merge-mode-functions=separate` option to `gcovr` invocations
106a7cbf41 doc: Exclude modules' `bench_impl.h` headers from coverage report
a9e955d3ea autotools, docs: Adjust help string for `--enable-coverage` option
e523e4f90e Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1720: chore(ci): Fix typo in Dockerfile comment
24ba8ff168 chore(ci): Fix typo in Dockerfile comment
74b8068c5d Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1717: test: update wycheproof test vectors
c25c3c8a88 test: update wycheproof test vectors
20e3b44746 Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1688: cmake: Avoid contaminating parent project's cache with `BUILD_SHARED_LIBS`
2c076d907a Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1711: tests: update Wycheproof
7b07b22957 cmake: Avoid contaminating parent project's cache with BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
5433648ca0 Fix typos and spellings
9ea54c69b7 tests: update Wycheproof files

git-subtree-dir: src/secp256k1
git-subtree-split: d543c0d917a76a201578948701cc30ef336e0fe6
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