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  1//! This module defines R1CS related types and a folding scheme for Relaxed R1CS
  2#![allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
  3use super::gadgets::nonnative::{bignat::nat_to_limbs, util::f_to_nat};
  4use super::{
  5  commitments::{CommitGens, CommitTrait, Commitment},
  6  constants::{BN_LIMB_WIDTH, BN_N_LIMBS, NUM_HASH_BITS},
  7  errors::NovaError,
  8  gadgets::utils::scalar_as_base,
  9  traits::{AbsorbInROTrait, AppendToTranscriptTrait, Group, ROTrait},
 10};
 11use core::cmp::max;
 12use ff::{Field, PrimeField};
 13use flate2::{write::ZlibEncoder, Compression};
 14use itertools::concat;
 15use merlin::Transcript;
 16use rayon::prelude::*;
 17use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 18use sha3::{Digest, Sha3_256};
 19
 20/// Public parameters for a given R1CS
 21#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 22#[serde(bound = "")]
 23pub struct R1CSGens<G: Group> {
 24  pub(crate) gens: CommitGens<G>,
 25}
 26
 27/// A type that holds the shape of the R1CS matrices
 28#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 29pub struct R1CSShape<G: Group> {
 30  pub(crate) num_cons: usize,
 31  pub(crate) num_vars: usize,
 32  pub(crate) num_io: usize,
 33  pub(crate) A: Vec<(usize, usize, G::Scalar)>,
 34  pub(crate) B: Vec<(usize, usize, G::Scalar)>,
 35  pub(crate) C: Vec<(usize, usize, G::Scalar)>,
 36  digest: G::Scalar, // digest of the rest of R1CSShape
 37}
 38
 39/// A type that holds a witness for a given R1CS instance
 40#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 41pub struct R1CSWitness<G: Group> {
 42  W: Vec<G::Scalar>,
 43}
 44
 45/// A type that holds an R1CS instance
 46#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 47#[serde(bound = "")]
 48pub struct R1CSInstance<G: Group> {
 49  pub(crate) comm_W: Commitment<G>,
 50  pub(crate) X: Vec<G::Scalar>,
 51}
 52
 53/// A type that holds a witness for a given Relaxed R1CS instance
 54#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 55pub struct RelaxedR1CSWitness<G: Group> {
 56  pub(crate) W: Vec<G::Scalar>,
 57  pub(crate) E: Vec<G::Scalar>,
 58}
 59
 60/// A type that holds a Relaxed R1CS instance
 61#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 62#[serde(bound = "")]
 63pub struct RelaxedR1CSInstance<G: Group> {
 64  pub(crate) comm_W: Commitment<G>,
 65  pub(crate) comm_E: Commitment<G>,
 66  pub(crate) X: Vec<G::Scalar>,
 67  pub(crate) u: G::Scalar,
 68}
 69
 70impl<G: Group> R1CSGens<G> {
 71  /// Samples public parameters for the specified number of constraints and variables in an R1CS
 72  pub fn new(num_cons: usize, num_vars: usize) -> R1CSGens<G> {
 73    R1CSGens {
 74      gens: CommitGens::new(b"gens", max(num_vars, num_cons)),
 75    }
 76  }
 77}
 78
 79impl<G: Group> R1CSShape<G> {
 80  /// Create an object of type `R1CSShape` from the explicitly specified R1CS matrices
 81  pub fn new(
 82    num_cons: usize,
 83    num_vars: usize,
 84    num_io: usize,
 85    A: &[(usize, usize, G::Scalar)],
 86    B: &[(usize, usize, G::Scalar)],
 87    C: &[(usize, usize, G::Scalar)],
 88  ) -> Result<R1CSShape<G>, NovaError> {
 89    let is_valid = |num_cons: usize,
 90                    num_vars: usize,
 91                    num_io: usize,
 92                    M: &[(usize, usize, G::Scalar)]|
 93     -> Result<(), NovaError> {
 94      let res = (0..M.len())
 95        .map(|i| {
 96          let (row, col, _val) = M[i];
 97          if row >= num_cons || col > num_io + num_vars {
 98            Err(NovaError::InvalidIndex)
 99          } else {
100            Ok(())
101          }
102        })
103        .collect::<Result<Vec<()>, NovaError>>();
104
105      if res.is_err() {
106        Err(NovaError::InvalidIndex)
107      } else {
108        Ok(())
109      }
110    };
111
112    let res_A = is_valid(num_cons, num_vars, num_io, A);
113    let res_B = is_valid(num_cons, num_vars, num_io, B);
114    let res_C = is_valid(num_cons, num_vars, num_io, C);
115
116    if res_A.is_err() || res_B.is_err() || res_C.is_err() {
117      return Err(NovaError::InvalidIndex);
118    }
119
120    // We require the number of public inputs/outputs to be even
121    if num_io % 2 != 0 {
122      return Err(NovaError::OddInputLength);
123    }
124
125    let digest = Self::compute_digest(num_cons, num_vars, num_io, A, B, C);
126
127    let shape = R1CSShape {
128      num_cons,
129      num_vars,
130      num_io,
131      A: A.to_owned(),
132      B: B.to_owned(),
133      C: C.to_owned(),
134      digest,
135    };
136
137    Ok(shape)
138  }
139
140  pub fn multiply_vec(
141    &self,
142    z: &[G::Scalar],
143  ) -> Result<(Vec<G::Scalar>, Vec<G::Scalar>, Vec<G::Scalar>), NovaError> {
144    if z.len() != self.num_io + self.num_vars + 1 {
145      return Err(NovaError::InvalidWitnessLength);
146    }
147
148    // computes a product between a sparse matrix `M` and a vector `z`
149    // This does not perform any validation of entries in M (e.g., if entries in `M` reference indexes outside the range of `z`)
150    // This is safe since we know that `M` is valid
151    let sparse_matrix_vec_product =
152      |M: &Vec<(usize, usize, G::Scalar)>, num_rows: usize, z: &[G::Scalar]| -> Vec<G::Scalar> {
153        (0..M.len())
154          .map(|i| {
155            let (row, col, val) = M[i];
156            (row, val * z[col])
157          })
158          .fold(vec![G::Scalar::zero(); num_rows], |mut Mz, (r, v)| {
159            Mz[r] += v;
160            Mz
161          })
162      };
163
164    let (Az, (Bz, Cz)) = rayon::join(
165      || sparse_matrix_vec_product(&self.A, self.num_cons, z),
166      || {
167        rayon::join(
168          || sparse_matrix_vec_product(&self.B, self.num_cons, z),
169          || sparse_matrix_vec_product(&self.C, self.num_cons, z),
170        )
171      },
172    );
173
174    Ok((Az, Bz, Cz))
175  }
176
177  /// Checks if the Relaxed R1CS instance is satisfiable given a witness and its shape
178  pub fn is_sat_relaxed(
179    &self,
180    gens: &R1CSGens<G>,
181    U: &RelaxedR1CSInstance<G>,
182    W: &RelaxedR1CSWitness<G>,
183  ) -> Result<(), NovaError> {
184    assert_eq!(W.W.len(), self.num_vars);
185    assert_eq!(W.E.len(), self.num_cons);
186    assert_eq!(U.X.len(), self.num_io);
187
188    // verify if Az * Bz = u*Cz + E
189    let res_eq: bool = {
190      let z = concat(vec![W.W.clone(), vec![U.u], U.X.clone()]);
191      let (Az, Bz, Cz) = self.multiply_vec(&z)?;
192      assert_eq!(Az.len(), self.num_cons);
193      assert_eq!(Bz.len(), self.num_cons);
194      assert_eq!(Cz.len(), self.num_cons);
195
196      let res: usize = (0..self.num_cons)
197        .map(|i| usize::from(Az[i] * Bz[i] != U.u * Cz[i] + W.E[i]))
198        .sum();
199
200      res == 0
201    };
202
203    // verify if comm_E and comm_W are commitments to E and W
204    let res_comm: bool = {
205      let (comm_W, comm_E) = rayon::join(|| W.W.commit(&gens.gens), || W.E.commit(&gens.gens));
206      U.comm_W == comm_W && U.comm_E == comm_E
207    };
208
209    if res_eq && res_comm {
210      Ok(())
211    } else {
212      Err(NovaError::UnSat)
213    }
214  }
215
216  /// Checks if the R1CS instance is satisfiable given a witness and its shape
217  pub fn is_sat(
218    &self,
219    gens: &R1CSGens<G>,
220    U: &R1CSInstance<G>,
221    W: &R1CSWitness<G>,
222  ) -> Result<(), NovaError> {
223    assert_eq!(W.W.len(), self.num_vars);
224    assert_eq!(U.X.len(), self.num_io);
225
226    // verify if Az * Bz = u*Cz
227    let res_eq: bool = {
228      let z = concat(vec![W.W.clone(), vec![G::Scalar::one()], U.X.clone()]);
229      let (Az, Bz, Cz) = self.multiply_vec(&z)?;
230      assert_eq!(Az.len(), self.num_cons);
231      assert_eq!(Bz.len(), self.num_cons);
232      assert_eq!(Cz.len(), self.num_cons);
233
234      let res: usize = (0..self.num_cons)
235        .map(|i| usize::from(Az[i] * Bz[i] != Cz[i]))
236        .sum();
237
238      res == 0
239    };
240
241    // verify if comm_W is a commitment to W
242    let res_comm: bool = U.comm_W == W.W.commit(&gens.gens);
243
244    if res_eq && res_comm {
245      Ok(())
246    } else {
247      Err(NovaError::UnSat)
248    }
249  }
250
251  /// A method to compute a commitment to the cross-term `T` given a
252  /// Relaxed R1CS instance-witness pair and an R1CS instance-witness pair
253  pub fn commit_T(
254    &self,
255    gens: &R1CSGens<G>,
256    U1: &RelaxedR1CSInstance<G>,
257    W1: &RelaxedR1CSWitness<G>,
258    U2: &R1CSInstance<G>,
259    W2: &R1CSWitness<G>,
260  ) -> Result<(Vec<G::Scalar>, Commitment<G>), NovaError> {
261    let (AZ_1, BZ_1, CZ_1) = {
262      let Z1 = concat(vec![W1.W.clone(), vec![U1.u], U1.X.clone()]);
263      self.multiply_vec(&Z1)?
264    };
265
266    let (AZ_2, BZ_2, CZ_2) = {
267      let Z2 = concat(vec![W2.W.clone(), vec![G::Scalar::one()], U2.X.clone()]);
268      self.multiply_vec(&Z2)?
269    };
270
271    let AZ_1_circ_BZ_2 = (0..AZ_1.len())
272      .into_par_iter()
273      .map(|i| AZ_1[i] * BZ_2[i])
274      .collect::<Vec<G::Scalar>>();
275    let AZ_2_circ_BZ_1 = (0..AZ_2.len())
276      .into_par_iter()
277      .map(|i| AZ_2[i] * BZ_1[i])
278      .collect::<Vec<G::Scalar>>();
279    let u_1_cdot_CZ_2 = (0..CZ_2.len())
280      .into_par_iter()
281      .map(|i| U1.u * CZ_2[i])
282      .collect::<Vec<G::Scalar>>();
283    let u_2_cdot_CZ_1 = (0..CZ_1.len())
284      .into_par_iter()
285      .map(|i| CZ_1[i])
286      .collect::<Vec<G::Scalar>>();
287
288    let T = AZ_1_circ_BZ_2
289      .par_iter()
290      .zip(&AZ_2_circ_BZ_1)
291      .zip(&u_1_cdot_CZ_2)
292      .zip(&u_2_cdot_CZ_1)
293      .map(|(((a, b), c), d)| *a + *b - *c - *d)
294      .collect::<Vec<G::Scalar>>();
295
296    let comm_T = T.commit(&gens.gens);
297
298    Ok((T, comm_T))
299  }
300
301  /// returns the digest of R1CSShape
302  pub fn get_digest(&self) -> G::Scalar {
303    self.digest
304  }
305
306  fn compute_digest(
307    num_cons: usize,
308    num_vars: usize,
309    num_io: usize,
310    A: &[(usize, usize, G::Scalar)],
311    B: &[(usize, usize, G::Scalar)],
312    C: &[(usize, usize, G::Scalar)],
313  ) -> G::Scalar {
314    let shape_serialized = R1CSShapeSerialized {
315      num_cons,
316      num_vars,
317      num_io,
318      A: A
319        .par_iter()
320        .map(|(i, j, v)| (*i, *j, v.to_repr().as_ref().to_vec()))
321        .collect(),
322      B: B
323        .par_iter()
324        .map(|(i, j, v)| (*i, *j, v.to_repr().as_ref().to_vec()))
325        .collect(),
326      C: C
327        .par_iter()
328        .map(|(i, j, v)| (*i, *j, v.to_repr().as_ref().to_vec()))
329        .collect(),
330    };
331
332    // obtain a vector of bytes representing the R1CS shape
333    let mut encoder = ZlibEncoder::new(Vec::new(), Compression::default());
334    bincode::serialize_into(&mut encoder, &shape_serialized).unwrap();
335    let shape_bytes = encoder.finish().unwrap();
336
337    // convert shape_bytes into a short digest
338    let mut hasher = Sha3_256::new();
339    hasher.input(&shape_bytes);
340    let digest = hasher.result();
341
342    // truncate the digest to 250 bits
343    let bv = (0..NUM_HASH_BITS).map(|i| {
344      let (byte_pos, bit_pos) = (i / 8, i % 8);
345      let bit = (digest[byte_pos] >> bit_pos) & 1;
346      bit == 1
347    });
348
349    // turn the bit vector into a scalar
350    let mut res = G::Scalar::zero();
351    let mut coeff = G::Scalar::one();
352    for bit in bv {
353      if bit {
354        res += coeff;
355      }
356      coeff += coeff;
357    }
358    res
359  }
360
361  /// Pads the R1CSShape so that the number of variables is a power of two
362  /// Renumbers variables to accomodate padded variables
363  pub fn pad(&self) -> Self {
364    // check if the provided R1CSShape is already as required
365    if self.num_vars.next_power_of_two() == self.num_vars
366      && self.num_cons.next_power_of_two() == self.num_cons
367    {
368      return self.clone();
369    }
370
371    // check if the number of variables are as expected, then
372    // we simply set the number of constraints to the next power of two
373    if self.num_vars.next_power_of_two() == self.num_vars {
374      let digest = Self::compute_digest(
375        self.num_cons.next_power_of_two(),
376        self.num_vars,
377        self.num_io,
378        &self.A,
379        &self.B,
380        &self.C,
381      );
382
383      return R1CSShape {
384        num_cons: self.num_cons.next_power_of_two(),
385        num_vars: self.num_vars,
386        num_io: self.num_io,
387        A: self.A.clone(),
388        B: self.B.clone(),
389        C: self.C.clone(),
390        digest,
391      };
392    }
393
394    // otherwise, we need to pad the number of variables and renumber variable accesses
395    let num_vars_padded = self.num_vars.next_power_of_two();
396    let num_cons_padded = self.num_cons.next_power_of_two();
397    let apply_pad = |M: &[(usize, usize, G::Scalar)]| -> Vec<(usize, usize, G::Scalar)> {
398      M.par_iter()
399        .map(|(r, c, v)| {
400          if c >= &self.num_vars {
401            (*r, c + num_vars_padded - self.num_vars, *v)
402          } else {
403            (*r, *c, *v)
404          }
405        })
406        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
407    };
408
409    let A_padded = apply_pad(&self.A);
410    let B_padded = apply_pad(&self.B);
411    let C_padded = apply_pad(&self.C);
412
413    let digest = Self::compute_digest(
414      num_cons_padded,
415      num_vars_padded,
416      self.num_io,
417      &A_padded,
418      &B_padded,
419      &C_padded,
420    );
421
422    R1CSShape {
423      num_cons: num_cons_padded,
424      num_vars: num_vars_padded,
425      num_io: self.num_io,
426      A: A_padded,
427      B: B_padded,
428      C: C_padded,
429      digest,
430    }
431  }
432}
433
434#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
435struct R1CSShapeSerialized {
436  num_cons: usize,
437  num_vars: usize,
438  num_io: usize,
439  A: Vec<(usize, usize, Vec<u8>)>,
440  B: Vec<(usize, usize, Vec<u8>)>,
441  C: Vec<(usize, usize, Vec<u8>)>,
442}
443
444impl<G: Group> AppendToTranscriptTrait for R1CSShape<G> {
445  fn append_to_transcript(&self, _label: &'static [u8], transcript: &mut Transcript) {
446    self
447      .get_digest()
448      .append_to_transcript(b"R1CSShape", transcript);
449  }
450}
451
452impl<G: Group> AbsorbInROTrait<G> for R1CSShape<G> {
453  fn absorb_in_ro(&self, ro: &mut G::RO) {
454    ro.absorb(scalar_as_base::<G>(self.get_digest()));
455  }
456}
457
458impl<G: Group> R1CSWitness<G> {
459  /// A method to create a witness object using a vector of scalars
460  pub fn new(S: &R1CSShape<G>, W: &[G::Scalar]) -> Result<R1CSWitness<G>, NovaError> {
461    if S.num_vars != W.len() {
462      Err(NovaError::InvalidWitnessLength)
463    } else {
464      Ok(R1CSWitness { W: W.to_owned() })
465    }
466  }
467
468  /// Commits to the witness using the supplied generators
469  pub fn commit(&self, gens: &R1CSGens<G>) -> Commitment<G> {
470    self.W.commit(&gens.gens)
471  }
472}
473
474impl<G: Group> R1CSInstance<G> {
475  /// A method to create an instance object using consitituent elements
476  pub fn new(
477    S: &R1CSShape<G>,
478    comm_W: &Commitment<G>,
479    X: &[G::Scalar],
480  ) -> Result<R1CSInstance<G>, NovaError> {
481    if S.num_io != X.len() {
482      Err(NovaError::InvalidInputLength)
483    } else {
484      Ok(R1CSInstance {
485        comm_W: *comm_W,
486        X: X.to_owned(),
487      })
488    }
489  }
490}
491
492impl<G: Group> AppendToTranscriptTrait for R1CSInstance<G> {
493  fn append_to_transcript(&self, _label: &'static [u8], transcript: &mut Transcript) {
494    self.comm_W.append_to_transcript(b"comm_W", transcript);
495    self.X.append_to_transcript(b"X", transcript);
496  }
497}
498
499impl<G: Group> AbsorbInROTrait<G> for R1CSInstance<G> {
500  fn absorb_in_ro(&self, ro: &mut G::RO) {
501    self.comm_W.absorb_in_ro(ro);
502    for x in &self.X {
503      ro.absorb(scalar_as_base::<G>(*x));
504    }
505  }
506}
507
508impl<G: Group> RelaxedR1CSWitness<G> {
509  /// Produces a default RelaxedR1CSWitness given an R1CSShape
510  pub fn default(S: &R1CSShape<G>) -> RelaxedR1CSWitness<G> {
511    RelaxedR1CSWitness {
512      W: vec![G::Scalar::zero(); S.num_vars],
513      E: vec![G::Scalar::zero(); S.num_cons],
514    }
515  }
516
517  /// Initializes a new RelaxedR1CSWitness from an R1CSWitness
518  pub fn from_r1cs_witness(S: &R1CSShape<G>, witness: &R1CSWitness<G>) -> RelaxedR1CSWitness<G> {
519    RelaxedR1CSWitness {
520      W: witness.W.clone(),
521      E: vec![G::Scalar::zero(); S.num_cons],
522    }
523  }
524
525  /// Commits to the witness using the supplied generators
526  pub fn commit(&self, gens: &R1CSGens<G>) -> (Commitment<G>, Commitment<G>) {
527    (self.W.commit(&gens.gens), self.E.commit(&gens.gens))
528  }
529
530  /// Folds an incoming R1CSWitness into the current one
531  pub fn fold(
532    &self,
533    W2: &R1CSWitness<G>,
534    T: &[G::Scalar],
535    r: &G::Scalar,
536  ) -> Result<RelaxedR1CSWitness<G>, NovaError> {
537    let (W1, E1) = (&self.W, &self.E);
538    let W2 = &W2.W;
539
540    if W1.len() != W2.len() {
541      return Err(NovaError::InvalidWitnessLength);
542    }
543
544    let W = W1
545      .par_iter()
546      .zip(W2)
547      .map(|(a, b)| *a + *r * *b)
548      .collect::<Vec<G::Scalar>>();
549    let E = E1
550      .par_iter()
551      .zip(T)
552      .map(|(a, b)| *a + *r * *b)
553      .collect::<Vec<G::Scalar>>();
554    Ok(RelaxedR1CSWitness { W, E })
555  }
556
557  /// Pads the provided witness to the correct length
558  pub fn pad(&self, S: &R1CSShape<G>) -> RelaxedR1CSWitness<G> {
559    let W = {
560      let mut W = self.W.clone();
561      W.extend(vec![G::Scalar::zero(); S.num_vars - W.len()]);
562      W
563    };
564
565    let E = {
566      let mut E = self.E.clone();
567      E.extend(vec![G::Scalar::zero(); S.num_cons - E.len()]);
568      E
569    };
570
571    Self { W, E }
572  }
573}
574
575impl<G: Group> RelaxedR1CSInstance<G> {
576  /// Produces a default RelaxedR1CSInstance given R1CSGens and R1CSShape
577  pub fn default(_gens: &R1CSGens<G>, S: &R1CSShape<G>) -> RelaxedR1CSInstance<G> {
578    let (comm_W, comm_E) = (Commitment::default(), Commitment::default());
579    RelaxedR1CSInstance {
580      comm_W,
581      comm_E,
582      u: G::Scalar::zero(),
583      X: vec![G::Scalar::zero(); S.num_io],
584    }
585  }
586
587  /// Initializes a new RelaxedR1CSInstance from an R1CSInstance
588  pub fn from_r1cs_instance(
589    gens: &R1CSGens<G>,
590    S: &R1CSShape<G>,
591    instance: &R1CSInstance<G>,
592  ) -> RelaxedR1CSInstance<G> {
593    let mut r_instance = RelaxedR1CSInstance::default(gens, S);
594    r_instance.comm_W = instance.comm_W;
595    r_instance.u = G::Scalar::one();
596    r_instance.X = instance.X.clone();
597    r_instance
598  }
599
600  /// Folds an incoming RelaxedR1CSInstance into the current one
601  pub fn fold(
602    &self,
603    U2: &R1CSInstance<G>,
604    comm_T: &Commitment<G>,
605    r: &G::Scalar,
606  ) -> Result<RelaxedR1CSInstance<G>, NovaError> {
607    let (X1, u1, comm_W_1, comm_E_1) =
608      (&self.X, &self.u, &self.comm_W.clone(), &self.comm_E.clone());
609    let (X2, comm_W_2) = (&U2.X, &U2.comm_W);
610
611    // weighted sum of X, comm_W, comm_E, and u
612    let X = X1
613      .par_iter()
614      .zip(X2)
615      .map(|(a, b)| *a + *r * *b)
616      .collect::<Vec<G::Scalar>>();
617    let comm_W = comm_W_1 + comm_W_2 * r;
618    let comm_E = *comm_E_1 + *comm_T * *r;
619    let u = *u1 + *r;
620
621    Ok(RelaxedR1CSInstance {
622      comm_W,
623      comm_E,
624      X,
625      u,
626    })
627  }
628}
629
630impl<G: Group> AppendToTranscriptTrait for RelaxedR1CSInstance<G> {
631  fn append_to_transcript(&self, _label: &'static [u8], transcript: &mut Transcript) {
632    self.comm_W.append_to_transcript(b"comm_W", transcript);
633    self.comm_E.append_to_transcript(b"comm_E", transcript);
634    self.u.append_to_transcript(b"u", transcript);
635    self.X.append_to_transcript(b"X", transcript);
636  }
637}
638
639impl<G: Group> AbsorbInROTrait<G> for RelaxedR1CSInstance<G> {
640  fn absorb_in_ro(&self, ro: &mut G::RO) {
641    self.comm_W.absorb_in_ro(ro);
642    self.comm_E.absorb_in_ro(ro);
643    ro.absorb(scalar_as_base::<G>(self.u));
644
645    // absorb each element of self.X in bignum format
646    for x in &self.X {
647      let limbs: Vec<G::Scalar> = nat_to_limbs(&f_to_nat(x), BN_LIMB_WIDTH, BN_N_LIMBS).unwrap();
648      for limb in limbs {
649        ro.absorb(scalar_as_base::<G>(limb));
650      }
651    }
652  }
653}