updates for draft-ietf-tls-ecc-03.txt

[openssl.git] / crypto / ec / ec.h

diff --git a/crypto/ec/ec.h b/crypto/ec/ec.h
index dcffc8c049049e077ae9cedd38d4fd26e9376746..8f4d4e1818e2348ebea9d8018c61a2aeec8e5be9 100644 (file)
--- a/crypto/ec/ec.h
+++ b/crypto/ec/ec.h
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ int EC_GROUP_get_curve_GFp(const EC_GROUP *, BIGNUM *p, BIGNUM *a, BIGNUM *b, BN
 int EC_GROUP_set_curve_GF2m(EC_GROUP *, const BIGNUM *p, const BIGNUM *a, const BIGNUM *b, BN_CTX *);
 int EC_GROUP_get_curve_GF2m(const EC_GROUP *, BIGNUM *p, BIGNUM *a, BIGNUM *b, BN_CTX *);
 
+/* returns the number of bits needed to represent a field element */
 int EC_GROUP_get_degree(const EC_GROUP *);
 
 /* EC_GROUP_check() returns 1 if 'group' defines a valid group, 0 otherwise */