From 5949f68bf2946891ee0862d2ae98fece9fedec5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lkcl <lkcl@web>
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2022 10:06:31 +0000
Subject: [PATCH]

---
 openpower/sv/bitmanip.mdwn | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/openpower/sv/bitmanip.mdwn b/openpower/sv/bitmanip.mdwn
index 9ea7249a1..8b9688d0e 100644
--- a/openpower/sv/bitmanip.mdwn
+++ b/openpower/sv/bitmanip.mdwn
@@ -594,9 +594,11 @@ def multGF2(p1, p2):
     """Multiply two polynomials in GF(2^m)/g(x)"""
     p = 0
     while p2:
+        # standard long-multiplication: check LSB and add
         if p2 & 1:
             p ^= p1
         p1 <<= 1
+        # standard modulo: check MSB and add polynomial
         if p1 & mask1:
             p1 ^= polyred
         p2 >>= 1
@@ -646,7 +648,7 @@ def FullDivision(self, f, v):
         i = fDegree
         mask = 1 << i
         while (i >= vDegree):
-            if (mask & rem):
+            if (mask & rem): # check MSB
                 res ^= (1 << (i - vDegree))
                 rem ^= ( v << (i - vDegree)))
             i -= 1
-- 
2.30.2