libs/libaxolotl/src/curve25519/ed25519/fe_isnegative.c


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#include "fe.h"

/*
return 1 if f is in {1,3,5,...,q-2}
return 0 if f is in {0,2,4,...,q-1}

Preconditions:
   |f| bounded by 1.1*2^26,1.1*2^25,1.1*2^26,1.1*2^25,etc.
*/

int fe_isnegative(const fe f)
{
  unsigned char s[32];
  fe_tobytes(s,f);
  return s[0] & 1;
}