The names of the functions in the MPFQ library (tend to)
follow the following pattern:
mpfq_FieldFamily_ObjectClass_Operation(), where
FieldFamilyis a string (also calledTAG) that defines the family of fields for which this function is available. Examples:2_128,p_3,pm_3_5_e.ObjectClassis a string that gives the class of objects the operation is acting on. It can befield,poly,vec... It is omitted if the objects are elements in the base field.Operationis a string that identifies the operation to be performed. Examples:mul,init,print...
For instance, the function mpfq_2_19_vec_init() is
for initializing vectors of elements over the field
.
The function mpfq_p_2_mul() is for multiplying elements
of prime fields, for which the prime p fits in two machine word and coded in classical representation.