Commit 1e65c0bfe4fd11e7d81dbcd3df78b9d77cf21a65

czurnieden 2019-10-11T00:06:45

Introduction of a fast but slightly over-estimating radix_size

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diff --git a/demo/shared.c b/demo/shared.c
index 7ef4756..85c26ed 100644
--- a/demo/shared.c
+++ b/demo/shared.c
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ void ndraw(const mp_int *a, const char *name)
    size_t size = 0;
    mp_err err;
 
-   if ((err = mp_radix_size(a, 10, &size)) != MP_OKAY) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "\nndraw: mp_radix_size(a, 10, %zu) failed - %s\n", size, mp_error_to_string(err));
+   if ((err = mp_radix_size_overestimate(a, 10, &size)) != MP_OKAY) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "\nndraw: mp_radix_size_overestimate(a, 10, %zu) failed - %s\n", size, mp_error_to_string(err));
       exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }
    buf = (char *)malloc(size);
diff --git a/demo/test.c b/demo/test.c
index e1b6f0f..32652d0 100644
--- a/demo/test.c
+++ b/demo/test.c
@@ -2016,6 +2016,7 @@ LBL_ERR:
    return EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
+
 static int test_mp_radix_size(void)
 {
    mp_int a;
@@ -2201,6 +2202,108 @@ LBL_ERR:
 }
 
 
+static int test_s_mp_radix_size_overestimate(void)
+{
+
+   mp_err err;
+   mp_int a;
+   int radix;
+   size_t size;
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+   size_t results[65] = {
+       0u,  0u,  1627u, 1027u, 814u, 702u, 630u, 581u, 543u,
+       514u, 491u, 471u, 455u, 441u, 428u, 418u, 408u, 399u,
+       391u, 384u, 378u, 372u, 366u, 361u, 356u, 352u, 347u,
+       343u, 340u, 336u, 333u, 330u, 327u, 324u, 321u, 318u,
+       316u, 314u, 311u, 309u, 307u, 305u, 303u, 301u, 299u,
+       298u, 296u, 294u, 293u, 291u, 290u, 288u, 287u, 285u,
+       284u, 283u, 281u, 280u, 279u, 278u, 277u, 276u, 275u,
+       273u, 272u
+   };
+#ifdef MP_RADIX_SIZE_OVERESTIMATE_TEST_BIG
+   size_t big_results[65] = {
+              0u,         0u,         0u,  1354911329u, 1073741825u,
+      924870867u, 830760078u, 764949110u,   715827883u,  677455665u,
+      646456994u, 620761988u, 599025415u,   580332018u,  564035582u,
+      549665673u, 536870913u, 525383039u,   514993351u,  505536793u,
+      496880930u, 488918137u, 481559946u,   474732892u,  468375401u,
+      462435434u, 456868672u, 451637110u,   446707948u,  442052707u,
+      437646532u, 433467613u, 429496730u,   425716865u,  422112892u,
+      418671312u, 415380039u, 412228213u,   409206043u,  406304679u,
+      403516096u, 400833001u, 398248746u,   395757256u,  393352972u,
+      391030789u, 388786017u, 386614331u,   384511740u,  382474555u,
+      380499357u, 378582973u, 376722456u,   374915062u,  373158233u,
+      371449582u, 369786879u, 368168034u,   366591092u,  365054217u,
+      363555684u, 362093873u, 360667257u,   359274399u,  357913942
+   };
+#endif
+
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+   if ((err = mp_init(&a)) != MP_OKAY)        goto LBL_ERR;
+
+   /* number to result in a different size for every base: 67^(4 * 67) */
+   mp_set(&a, 67);
+   if ((err = mp_expt_n(&a, 268, &a)) != MP_OKAY) {
+      goto LBL_ERR;
+   }
+
+   for (radix = 2; radix < 65; radix++) {
+      if ((err = s_mp_radix_size_overestimate(&a, radix, &size)) != MP_OKAY) {
+         goto LBL_ERR;
+      }
+      if (size < results[radix]) {
+         fprintf(stderr, "s_mp_radix_size_overestimate: result for base %d was %zu instead of %zu\n",
+                 radix, size, results[radix]);
+         goto LBL_ERR;
+      }
+      a.sign = MP_NEG;
+      if ((err = s_mp_radix_size_overestimate(&a, radix, &size)) != MP_OKAY) {
+         goto LBL_ERR;
+      }
+      if (size < results[radix]) {
+         fprintf(stderr, "s_mp_radix_size_overestimate: result for base %d was %zu instead of %zu\n",
+                 radix, size, results[radix]);
+         goto LBL_ERR;
+      }
+      a.sign = MP_ZPOS;
+   }
+#ifdef MP_RADIX_SIZE_OVERESTIMATE_TEST_BIG
+   if ((err = mp_2expt(&a, INT_MAX - 1)) != MP_OKAY) {
+      goto LBL_ERR;
+   }
+   printf("bitcount = %d, alloc = %d\n", mp_count_bits(&a), a.alloc);
+   /* Start at 3 to avoid integer overflow */
+   for (radix = 3; radix < 65; radix++) {
+      printf("radix = %d, ",radix);
+      if ((err = s_mp_radix_size_overestimate(&a, radix, &size)) != MP_OKAY) {
+         goto LBL_ERR;
+      }
+      printf("size = %zu, diff = %zu\n", size, size - big_results[radix]);
+      if (size < big_results[radix]) {
+         fprintf(stderr, "s_mp_radix_size_overestimate: result for base %d was %zu instead of %zu\n",
+                 radix, size, results[radix]);
+         goto LBL_ERR;
+      }
+      a.sign = MP_NEG;
+      if ((err = s_mp_radix_size_overestimate(&a, radix, &size)) != MP_OKAY) {
+         goto LBL_ERR;
+      }
+      if (size < big_results[radix]) {
+         fprintf(stderr, "s_mp_radix_size_overestimate: result for base %d was %zu instead of %zu\n",
+                 radix, size, results[radix]);
+         goto LBL_ERR;
+      }
+      a.sign = MP_ZPOS;
+   }
+#endif
+   mp_clear(&a);
+   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+LBL_ERR:
+   mp_clear(&a);
+   return EXIT_FAILURE;
+}
+
+
 static int test_mp_read_write_ubin(void)
 {
    mp_int a, b, c;
@@ -2359,6 +2462,7 @@ static int unit_tests(int argc, char **argv)
       T1(mp_reduce_2k, MP_REDUCE_2K),
       T1(mp_reduce_2k_l, MP_REDUCE_2K_L),
       T1(mp_radix_size, MP_RADIX_SIZE),
+      T1(s_mp_radix_size_overestimate, S_MP_RADIX_SIZE_OVERESTIMATE),
 #if defined(__STDC_IEC_559__) || defined(__GCC_IEC_559)
       T1(mp_set_double, MP_SET_DOUBLE),
 #endif
diff --git a/doc/bn.tex b/doc/bn.tex
index 711ebf8..a0956b3 100644
--- a/doc/bn.tex
+++ b/doc/bn.tex
@@ -2380,7 +2380,21 @@ mp_err mp_radix_size (const mp_int *a, int radix, int *size)
 \end{alltt}
 This stores in \texttt{size} the number of characters (including space for the \texttt{NUL}
 terminator) required. Upon error this function returns an error code and \texttt{size} will be
-zero.
+zero. This version of \texttt{mp\_radix\_size} uses \texttt{mp\_log} to calculate the size. It
+is exact but slow for larger numbers.
+
+\index{mp\_radix\_size\_overestimate}
+\begin{alltt}
+mp_err mp_radix_size_overestimate (const mp_int *a, int radix, int *size)
+\end{alltt}
+This stores in \texttt{size} the number of characters (including space for the \texttt{NUL}
+terminator) required. Upon error this function returns an error code and \texttt{size} will be
+zero. This version of \texttt{mp\_radix\_size} is much faster than the exact version above but
+introduces the relative error $\approx 10^{-8}$. That would be $22$ for $2^{2^{31}}-1$, the
+largest possible number in LibTomMath. Experiments gave no absolute error over $+5$.
+
+The result is \emph{always} either exact or too large but it is \emph{never} too small.
+
 
 If \texttt{MP\_NO\_FILE} is not defined a function to write to a file is also available.
 
diff --git a/libtommath_VS2008.vcproj b/libtommath_VS2008.vcproj
index 6f1a423..192ed0f 100644
--- a/libtommath_VS2008.vcproj
+++ b/libtommath_VS2008.vcproj
@@ -641,6 +641,10 @@
 			>
 		</File>
 		<File
+			RelativePath="mp_radix_size_overestimate.c"
+			>
+		</File>
+		<File
 			RelativePath="mp_rand.c"
 			>
 		</File>
@@ -885,6 +889,10 @@
 			>
 		</File>
 		<File
+			RelativePath="s_mp_radix_size_overestimate.c"
+			>
+		</File>
+		<File
 			RelativePath="s_mp_rand_jenkins.c"
 			>
 		</File>
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 63930bc..1cd5778 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -38,17 +38,18 @@ mp_montgomery_calc_normalization.o mp_montgomery_reduce.o mp_montgomery_setup.o 
 mp_mul_2d.o mp_mul_d.o mp_mulmod.o mp_neg.o mp_or.o mp_pack.o mp_pack_count.o mp_prime_fermat.o \
 mp_prime_frobenius_underwood.o mp_prime_is_prime.o mp_prime_miller_rabin.o mp_prime_next_prime.o \
 mp_prime_rabin_miller_trials.o mp_prime_rand.o mp_prime_strong_lucas_selfridge.o mp_radix_size.o \
-mp_rand.o mp_read_radix.o mp_reduce.o mp_reduce_2k.o mp_reduce_2k_l.o mp_reduce_2k_setup.o \
-mp_reduce_2k_setup_l.o mp_reduce_is_2k.o mp_reduce_is_2k_l.o mp_reduce_setup.o mp_root_n.o mp_rshd.o \
-mp_sbin_size.o mp_set.o mp_set_double.o mp_set_i32.o mp_set_i64.o mp_set_l.o mp_set_u32.o mp_set_u64.o \
-mp_set_ul.o mp_shrink.o mp_signed_rsh.o mp_sqrmod.o mp_sqrt.o mp_sqrtmod_prime.o mp_sub.o mp_sub_d.o \
-mp_submod.o mp_to_radix.o mp_to_sbin.o mp_to_ubin.o mp_ubin_size.o mp_unpack.o mp_xor.o mp_zero.o s_mp_add.o \
-s_mp_copy_digs.o s_mp_div_3.o s_mp_div_recursive.o s_mp_div_school.o s_mp_div_small.o s_mp_exptmod.o \
-s_mp_exptmod_fast.o s_mp_get_bit.o s_mp_invmod.o s_mp_invmod_odd.o s_mp_log.o s_mp_log_2expt.o \
-s_mp_log_d.o s_mp_montgomery_reduce_comba.o s_mp_mul.o s_mp_mul_balance.o s_mp_mul_comba.o \
-s_mp_mul_high.o s_mp_mul_high_comba.o s_mp_mul_karatsuba.o s_mp_mul_toom.o s_mp_prime_is_divisible.o \
-s_mp_prime_tab.o s_mp_radix_map.o s_mp_rand_jenkins.o s_mp_rand_platform.o s_mp_sqr.o s_mp_sqr_comba.o \
-s_mp_sqr_karatsuba.o s_mp_sqr_toom.o s_mp_sub.o s_mp_zero_buf.o s_mp_zero_digs.o
+mp_radix_size_overestimate.o mp_rand.o mp_read_radix.o mp_reduce.o mp_reduce_2k.o mp_reduce_2k_l.o \
+mp_reduce_2k_setup.o mp_reduce_2k_setup_l.o mp_reduce_is_2k.o mp_reduce_is_2k_l.o mp_reduce_setup.o \
+mp_root_n.o mp_rshd.o mp_sbin_size.o mp_set.o mp_set_double.o mp_set_i32.o mp_set_i64.o mp_set_l.o \
+mp_set_u32.o mp_set_u64.o mp_set_ul.o mp_shrink.o mp_signed_rsh.o mp_sqrmod.o mp_sqrt.o mp_sqrtmod_prime.o \
+mp_sub.o mp_sub_d.o mp_submod.o mp_to_radix.o mp_to_sbin.o mp_to_ubin.o mp_ubin_size.o mp_unpack.o mp_xor.o \
+mp_zero.o s_mp_add.o s_mp_copy_digs.o s_mp_div_3.o s_mp_div_recursive.o s_mp_div_school.o s_mp_div_small.o \
+s_mp_exptmod.o s_mp_exptmod_fast.o s_mp_get_bit.o s_mp_invmod.o s_mp_invmod_odd.o s_mp_log.o \
+s_mp_log_2expt.o s_mp_log_d.o s_mp_montgomery_reduce_comba.o s_mp_mul.o s_mp_mul_balance.o \
+s_mp_mul_comba.o s_mp_mul_high.o s_mp_mul_high_comba.o s_mp_mul_karatsuba.o s_mp_mul_toom.o \
+s_mp_prime_is_divisible.o s_mp_prime_tab.o s_mp_radix_map.o s_mp_radix_size_overestimate.o \
+s_mp_rand_jenkins.o s_mp_rand_platform.o s_mp_sqr.o s_mp_sqr_comba.o s_mp_sqr_karatsuba.o s_mp_sqr_toom.o \
+s_mp_sub.o s_mp_zero_buf.o s_mp_zero_digs.o
 
 #END_INS
 
diff --git a/makefile.mingw b/makefile.mingw
index ae98a5c..aab267f 100644
--- a/makefile.mingw
+++ b/makefile.mingw
@@ -40,17 +40,18 @@ mp_montgomery_calc_normalization.o mp_montgomery_reduce.o mp_montgomery_setup.o 
 mp_mul_2d.o mp_mul_d.o mp_mulmod.o mp_neg.o mp_or.o mp_pack.o mp_pack_count.o mp_prime_fermat.o \
 mp_prime_frobenius_underwood.o mp_prime_is_prime.o mp_prime_miller_rabin.o mp_prime_next_prime.o \
 mp_prime_rabin_miller_trials.o mp_prime_rand.o mp_prime_strong_lucas_selfridge.o mp_radix_size.o \
-mp_rand.o mp_read_radix.o mp_reduce.o mp_reduce_2k.o mp_reduce_2k_l.o mp_reduce_2k_setup.o \
-mp_reduce_2k_setup_l.o mp_reduce_is_2k.o mp_reduce_is_2k_l.o mp_reduce_setup.o mp_root_n.o mp_rshd.o \
-mp_sbin_size.o mp_set.o mp_set_double.o mp_set_i32.o mp_set_i64.o mp_set_l.o mp_set_u32.o mp_set_u64.o \
-mp_set_ul.o mp_shrink.o mp_signed_rsh.o mp_sqrmod.o mp_sqrt.o mp_sqrtmod_prime.o mp_sub.o mp_sub_d.o \
-mp_submod.o mp_to_radix.o mp_to_sbin.o mp_to_ubin.o mp_ubin_size.o mp_unpack.o mp_xor.o mp_zero.o s_mp_add.o \
-s_mp_copy_digs.o s_mp_div_3.o s_mp_div_recursive.o s_mp_div_school.o s_mp_div_small.o s_mp_exptmod.o \
-s_mp_exptmod_fast.o s_mp_get_bit.o s_mp_invmod.o s_mp_invmod_odd.o s_mp_log.o s_mp_log_2expt.o \
-s_mp_log_d.o s_mp_montgomery_reduce_comba.o s_mp_mul.o s_mp_mul_balance.o s_mp_mul_comba.o \
-s_mp_mul_high.o s_mp_mul_high_comba.o s_mp_mul_karatsuba.o s_mp_mul_toom.o s_mp_prime_is_divisible.o \
-s_mp_prime_tab.o s_mp_radix_map.o s_mp_rand_jenkins.o s_mp_rand_platform.o s_mp_sqr.o s_mp_sqr_comba.o \
-s_mp_sqr_karatsuba.o s_mp_sqr_toom.o s_mp_sub.o s_mp_zero_buf.o s_mp_zero_digs.o
+mp_radix_size_overestimate.o mp_rand.o mp_read_radix.o mp_reduce.o mp_reduce_2k.o mp_reduce_2k_l.o \
+mp_reduce_2k_setup.o mp_reduce_2k_setup_l.o mp_reduce_is_2k.o mp_reduce_is_2k_l.o mp_reduce_setup.o \
+mp_root_n.o mp_rshd.o mp_sbin_size.o mp_set.o mp_set_double.o mp_set_i32.o mp_set_i64.o mp_set_l.o \
+mp_set_u32.o mp_set_u64.o mp_set_ul.o mp_shrink.o mp_signed_rsh.o mp_sqrmod.o mp_sqrt.o mp_sqrtmod_prime.o \
+mp_sub.o mp_sub_d.o mp_submod.o mp_to_radix.o mp_to_sbin.o mp_to_ubin.o mp_ubin_size.o mp_unpack.o mp_xor.o \
+mp_zero.o s_mp_add.o s_mp_copy_digs.o s_mp_div_3.o s_mp_div_recursive.o s_mp_div_school.o s_mp_div_small.o \
+s_mp_exptmod.o s_mp_exptmod_fast.o s_mp_get_bit.o s_mp_invmod.o s_mp_invmod_odd.o s_mp_log.o \
+s_mp_log_2expt.o s_mp_log_d.o s_mp_montgomery_reduce_comba.o s_mp_mul.o s_mp_mul_balance.o \
+s_mp_mul_comba.o s_mp_mul_high.o s_mp_mul_high_comba.o s_mp_mul_karatsuba.o s_mp_mul_toom.o \
+s_mp_prime_is_divisible.o s_mp_prime_tab.o s_mp_radix_map.o s_mp_radix_size_overestimate.o \
+s_mp_rand_jenkins.o s_mp_rand_platform.o s_mp_sqr.o s_mp_sqr_comba.o s_mp_sqr_karatsuba.o s_mp_sqr_toom.o \
+s_mp_sub.o s_mp_zero_buf.o s_mp_zero_digs.o
 
 HEADERS_PUB=tommath.h
 HEADERS=tommath_private.h tommath_class.h tommath_superclass.h tommath_cutoffs.h $(HEADERS_PUB)
diff --git a/makefile.msvc b/makefile.msvc
index 7dcbf3d..031f1c8 100644
--- a/makefile.msvc
+++ b/makefile.msvc
@@ -33,17 +33,18 @@ mp_montgomery_calc_normalization.obj mp_montgomery_reduce.obj mp_montgomery_setu
 mp_mul_2d.obj mp_mul_d.obj mp_mulmod.obj mp_neg.obj mp_or.obj mp_pack.obj mp_pack_count.obj mp_prime_fermat.obj \
 mp_prime_frobenius_underwood.obj mp_prime_is_prime.obj mp_prime_miller_rabin.obj mp_prime_next_prime.obj \
 mp_prime_rabin_miller_trials.obj mp_prime_rand.obj mp_prime_strong_lucas_selfridge.obj mp_radix_size.obj \
-mp_rand.obj mp_read_radix.obj mp_reduce.obj mp_reduce_2k.obj mp_reduce_2k_l.obj mp_reduce_2k_setup.obj \
-mp_reduce_2k_setup_l.obj mp_reduce_is_2k.obj mp_reduce_is_2k_l.obj mp_reduce_setup.obj mp_root_n.obj mp_rshd.obj \
-mp_sbin_size.obj mp_set.obj mp_set_double.obj mp_set_i32.obj mp_set_i64.obj mp_set_l.obj mp_set_u32.obj mp_set_u64.obj \
-mp_set_ul.obj mp_shrink.obj mp_signed_rsh.obj mp_sqrmod.obj mp_sqrt.obj mp_sqrtmod_prime.obj mp_sub.obj mp_sub_d.obj \
-mp_submod.obj mp_to_radix.obj mp_to_sbin.obj mp_to_ubin.obj mp_ubin_size.obj mp_unpack.obj mp_xor.obj mp_zero.obj s_mp_add.obj \
-s_mp_copy_digs.obj s_mp_div_3.obj s_mp_div_recursive.obj s_mp_div_school.obj s_mp_div_small.obj s_mp_exptmod.obj \
-s_mp_exptmod_fast.obj s_mp_get_bit.obj s_mp_invmod.obj s_mp_invmod_odd.obj s_mp_log.obj s_mp_log_2expt.obj \
-s_mp_log_d.obj s_mp_montgomery_reduce_comba.obj s_mp_mul.obj s_mp_mul_balance.obj s_mp_mul_comba.obj \
-s_mp_mul_high.obj s_mp_mul_high_comba.obj s_mp_mul_karatsuba.obj s_mp_mul_toom.obj s_mp_prime_is_divisible.obj \
-s_mp_prime_tab.obj s_mp_radix_map.obj s_mp_rand_jenkins.obj s_mp_rand_platform.obj s_mp_sqr.obj s_mp_sqr_comba.obj \
-s_mp_sqr_karatsuba.obj s_mp_sqr_toom.obj s_mp_sub.obj s_mp_zero_buf.obj s_mp_zero_digs.obj
+mp_radix_size_overestimate.obj mp_rand.obj mp_read_radix.obj mp_reduce.obj mp_reduce_2k.obj mp_reduce_2k_l.obj \
+mp_reduce_2k_setup.obj mp_reduce_2k_setup_l.obj mp_reduce_is_2k.obj mp_reduce_is_2k_l.obj mp_reduce_setup.obj \
+mp_root_n.obj mp_rshd.obj mp_sbin_size.obj mp_set.obj mp_set_double.obj mp_set_i32.obj mp_set_i64.obj mp_set_l.obj \
+mp_set_u32.obj mp_set_u64.obj mp_set_ul.obj mp_shrink.obj mp_signed_rsh.obj mp_sqrmod.obj mp_sqrt.obj mp_sqrtmod_prime.obj \
+mp_sub.obj mp_sub_d.obj mp_submod.obj mp_to_radix.obj mp_to_sbin.obj mp_to_ubin.obj mp_ubin_size.obj mp_unpack.obj mp_xor.obj \
+mp_zero.obj s_mp_add.obj s_mp_copy_digs.obj s_mp_div_3.obj s_mp_div_recursive.obj s_mp_div_school.obj s_mp_div_small.obj \
+s_mp_exptmod.obj s_mp_exptmod_fast.obj s_mp_get_bit.obj s_mp_invmod.obj s_mp_invmod_odd.obj s_mp_log.obj \
+s_mp_log_2expt.obj s_mp_log_d.obj s_mp_montgomery_reduce_comba.obj s_mp_mul.obj s_mp_mul_balance.obj \
+s_mp_mul_comba.obj s_mp_mul_high.obj s_mp_mul_high_comba.obj s_mp_mul_karatsuba.obj s_mp_mul_toom.obj \
+s_mp_prime_is_divisible.obj s_mp_prime_tab.obj s_mp_radix_map.obj s_mp_radix_size_overestimate.obj \
+s_mp_rand_jenkins.obj s_mp_rand_platform.obj s_mp_sqr.obj s_mp_sqr_comba.obj s_mp_sqr_karatsuba.obj s_mp_sqr_toom.obj \
+s_mp_sub.obj s_mp_zero_buf.obj s_mp_zero_digs.obj
 
 HEADERS_PUB=tommath.h
 HEADERS=tommath_private.h tommath_class.h tommath_superclass.h tommath_cutoffs.h $(HEADERS_PUB)
diff --git a/makefile.shared b/makefile.shared
index 2e24a43..5e19c3b 100644
--- a/makefile.shared
+++ b/makefile.shared
@@ -35,17 +35,18 @@ mp_montgomery_calc_normalization.o mp_montgomery_reduce.o mp_montgomery_setup.o 
 mp_mul_2d.o mp_mul_d.o mp_mulmod.o mp_neg.o mp_or.o mp_pack.o mp_pack_count.o mp_prime_fermat.o \
 mp_prime_frobenius_underwood.o mp_prime_is_prime.o mp_prime_miller_rabin.o mp_prime_next_prime.o \
 mp_prime_rabin_miller_trials.o mp_prime_rand.o mp_prime_strong_lucas_selfridge.o mp_radix_size.o \
-mp_rand.o mp_read_radix.o mp_reduce.o mp_reduce_2k.o mp_reduce_2k_l.o mp_reduce_2k_setup.o \
-mp_reduce_2k_setup_l.o mp_reduce_is_2k.o mp_reduce_is_2k_l.o mp_reduce_setup.o mp_root_n.o mp_rshd.o \
-mp_sbin_size.o mp_set.o mp_set_double.o mp_set_i32.o mp_set_i64.o mp_set_l.o mp_set_u32.o mp_set_u64.o \
-mp_set_ul.o mp_shrink.o mp_signed_rsh.o mp_sqrmod.o mp_sqrt.o mp_sqrtmod_prime.o mp_sub.o mp_sub_d.o \
-mp_submod.o mp_to_radix.o mp_to_sbin.o mp_to_ubin.o mp_ubin_size.o mp_unpack.o mp_xor.o mp_zero.o s_mp_add.o \
-s_mp_copy_digs.o s_mp_div_3.o s_mp_div_recursive.o s_mp_div_school.o s_mp_div_small.o s_mp_exptmod.o \
-s_mp_exptmod_fast.o s_mp_get_bit.o s_mp_invmod.o s_mp_invmod_odd.o s_mp_log.o s_mp_log_2expt.o \
-s_mp_log_d.o s_mp_montgomery_reduce_comba.o s_mp_mul.o s_mp_mul_balance.o s_mp_mul_comba.o \
-s_mp_mul_high.o s_mp_mul_high_comba.o s_mp_mul_karatsuba.o s_mp_mul_toom.o s_mp_prime_is_divisible.o \
-s_mp_prime_tab.o s_mp_radix_map.o s_mp_rand_jenkins.o s_mp_rand_platform.o s_mp_sqr.o s_mp_sqr_comba.o \
-s_mp_sqr_karatsuba.o s_mp_sqr_toom.o s_mp_sub.o s_mp_zero_buf.o s_mp_zero_digs.o
+mp_radix_size_overestimate.o mp_rand.o mp_read_radix.o mp_reduce.o mp_reduce_2k.o mp_reduce_2k_l.o \
+mp_reduce_2k_setup.o mp_reduce_2k_setup_l.o mp_reduce_is_2k.o mp_reduce_is_2k_l.o mp_reduce_setup.o \
+mp_root_n.o mp_rshd.o mp_sbin_size.o mp_set.o mp_set_double.o mp_set_i32.o mp_set_i64.o mp_set_l.o \
+mp_set_u32.o mp_set_u64.o mp_set_ul.o mp_shrink.o mp_signed_rsh.o mp_sqrmod.o mp_sqrt.o mp_sqrtmod_prime.o \
+mp_sub.o mp_sub_d.o mp_submod.o mp_to_radix.o mp_to_sbin.o mp_to_ubin.o mp_ubin_size.o mp_unpack.o mp_xor.o \
+mp_zero.o s_mp_add.o s_mp_copy_digs.o s_mp_div_3.o s_mp_div_recursive.o s_mp_div_school.o s_mp_div_small.o \
+s_mp_exptmod.o s_mp_exptmod_fast.o s_mp_get_bit.o s_mp_invmod.o s_mp_invmod_odd.o s_mp_log.o \
+s_mp_log_2expt.o s_mp_log_d.o s_mp_montgomery_reduce_comba.o s_mp_mul.o s_mp_mul_balance.o \
+s_mp_mul_comba.o s_mp_mul_high.o s_mp_mul_high_comba.o s_mp_mul_karatsuba.o s_mp_mul_toom.o \
+s_mp_prime_is_divisible.o s_mp_prime_tab.o s_mp_radix_map.o s_mp_radix_size_overestimate.o \
+s_mp_rand_jenkins.o s_mp_rand_platform.o s_mp_sqr.o s_mp_sqr_comba.o s_mp_sqr_karatsuba.o s_mp_sqr_toom.o \
+s_mp_sub.o s_mp_zero_buf.o s_mp_zero_digs.o
 
 #END_INS
 
diff --git a/makefile.unix b/makefile.unix
index 2b2589c..f2a918c 100644
--- a/makefile.unix
+++ b/makefile.unix
@@ -41,17 +41,19 @@ mp_montgomery_calc_normalization.o mp_montgomery_reduce.o mp_montgomery_setup.o 
 mp_mul_2d.o mp_mul_d.o mp_mulmod.o mp_neg.o mp_or.o mp_pack.o mp_pack_count.o mp_prime_fermat.o \
 mp_prime_frobenius_underwood.o mp_prime_is_prime.o mp_prime_miller_rabin.o mp_prime_next_prime.o \
 mp_prime_rabin_miller_trials.o mp_prime_rand.o mp_prime_strong_lucas_selfridge.o mp_radix_size.o \
-mp_rand.o mp_read_radix.o mp_reduce.o mp_reduce_2k.o mp_reduce_2k_l.o mp_reduce_2k_setup.o \
-mp_reduce_2k_setup_l.o mp_reduce_is_2k.o mp_reduce_is_2k_l.o mp_reduce_setup.o mp_root_n.o mp_rshd.o \
-mp_sbin_size.o mp_set.o mp_set_double.o mp_set_i32.o mp_set_i64.o mp_set_l.o mp_set_u32.o mp_set_u64.o \
-mp_set_ul.o mp_shrink.o mp_signed_rsh.o mp_sqrmod.o mp_sqrt.o mp_sqrtmod_prime.o mp_sub.o mp_sub_d.o \
-mp_submod.o mp_to_radix.o mp_to_sbin.o mp_to_ubin.o mp_ubin_size.o mp_unpack.o mp_xor.o mp_zero.o s_mp_add.o \
-s_mp_copy_digs.o s_mp_div_3.o s_mp_div_recursive.o s_mp_div_school.o s_mp_div_small.o s_mp_exptmod.o \
-s_mp_exptmod_fast.o s_mp_get_bit.o s_mp_invmod.o s_mp_invmod_odd.o s_mp_log.o s_mp_log_2expt.o \
-s_mp_log_d.o s_mp_montgomery_reduce_comba.o s_mp_mul.o s_mp_mul_balance.o s_mp_mul_comba.o \
-s_mp_mul_high.o s_mp_mul_high_comba.o s_mp_mul_karatsuba.o s_mp_mul_toom.o s_mp_prime_is_divisible.o \
-s_mp_prime_tab.o s_mp_radix_map.o s_mp_rand_jenkins.o s_mp_rand_platform.o s_mp_sqr.o s_mp_sqr_comba.o \
-s_mp_sqr_karatsuba.o s_mp_sqr_toom.o s_mp_sub.o s_mp_zero_buf.o s_mp_zero_digs.o
+mp_radix_size_overestimate.o mp_rand.o mp_read_radix.o mp_reduce.o mp_reduce_2k.o mp_reduce_2k_l.o \
+mp_reduce_2k_setup.o mp_reduce_2k_setup_l.o mp_reduce_is_2k.o mp_reduce_is_2k_l.o mp_reduce_setup.o \
+mp_root_n.o mp_rshd.o mp_sbin_size.o mp_set.o mp_set_double.o mp_set_i32.o mp_set_i64.o mp_set_l.o \
+mp_set_u32.o mp_set_u64.o mp_set_ul.o mp_shrink.o mp_signed_rsh.o mp_sqrmod.o mp_sqrt.o mp_sqrtmod_prime.o \
+mp_sub.o mp_sub_d.o mp_submod.o mp_to_radix.o mp_to_sbin.o mp_to_ubin.o mp_ubin_size.o mp_unpack.o mp_xor.o \
+mp_zero.o s_mp_add.o s_mp_copy_digs.o s_mp_div_3.o s_mp_div_recursive.o s_mp_div_school.o s_mp_div_small.o \
+s_mp_exptmod.o s_mp_exptmod_fast.o s_mp_get_bit.o s_mp_invmod.o s_mp_invmod_odd.o s_mp_log.o \
+s_mp_log_2expt.o s_mp_log_d.o s_mp_montgomery_reduce_comba.o s_mp_mul.o s_mp_mul_balance.o \
+s_mp_mul_comba.o s_mp_mul_high.o s_mp_mul_high_comba.o s_mp_mul_karatsuba.o s_mp_mul_toom.o \
+s_mp_prime_is_divisible.o s_mp_prime_tab.o s_mp_radix_map.o s_mp_radix_size_overestimate.o \
+s_mp_rand_jenkins.o s_mp_rand_platform.o s_mp_sqr.o s_mp_sqr_comba.o s_mp_sqr_karatsuba.o s_mp_sqr_toom.o \
+s_mp_sub.o s_mp_zero_buf.o s_mp_zero_digs.o
+
 
 HEADERS_PUB=tommath.h
 HEADERS=tommath_private.h tommath_class.h tommath_superclass.h tommath_cutoffs.h $(HEADERS_PUB)
diff --git a/mp_fwrite.c b/mp_fwrite.c
index 6b8ea13..3d8141f 100644
--- a/mp_fwrite.c
+++ b/mp_fwrite.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ mp_err mp_fwrite(const mp_int *a, int radix, FILE *stream)
    mp_err err;
    size_t size, written;
 
-   if ((err = mp_radix_size(a, radix, &size)) != MP_OKAY) {
+   if ((err = mp_radix_size_overestimate(a, radix, &size)) != MP_OKAY) {
       return err;
    }
 
diff --git a/mp_radix_size_overestimate.c b/mp_radix_size_overestimate.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fe81d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mp_radix_size_overestimate.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include "tommath_private.h"
+#ifdef MP_RADIX_SIZE_OVERESTIMATE_C
+/* LibTomMath, multiple-precision integer library -- Tom St Denis */
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense */
+
+mp_err mp_radix_size_overestimate(const mp_int *a, const int radix, size_t *size)
+{
+   if (MP_HAS(S_MP_RADIX_SIZE_OVERESTIMATE)) {
+      return s_mp_radix_size_overestimate(a, radix, size);
+   }
+   if (MP_HAS(MP_RADIX_SIZE)) {
+      return mp_radix_size(a, radix, size);
+   }
+   return MP_ERR;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/s_mp_radix_size_overestimate.c b/s_mp_radix_size_overestimate.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35dd1e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/s_mp_radix_size_overestimate.c
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#include "tommath_private.h"
+#ifdef S_MP_RADIX_SIZE_OVERESTIMATE_C
+/* LibTomMath, multiple-precision integer library -- Tom St Denis */
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense */
+
+/*
+   Overestimate the size needed for the bigint to string conversion by a very small amount.
+   The error is about 10^-8; it will overestimate the result by at most 11 elements for
+   a number of the size 2^(2^31)-1 which is currently the largest possible in this library.
+   Some short tests gave no results larger than 5 (plus 2 for sign and EOS).
+ */
+
+/*
+   Table of {0, INT(log_2([1..64])*2^p)+1 } where p is the scale
+   factor defined in MP_RADIX_SIZE_SCALE and INT() extracts the integer part (truncating).
+   Good for 32 bit "int". Set MP_RADIX_SIZE_SCALE = 61 and recompute values
+   for 64 bit "int".
+ */
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+#define MP_RADIX_SIZE_SCALE 29
+static const uint32_t s_log_bases[65] = {
+           0u,         0u, 0x20000001u, 0x14309399u, 0x10000001u,
+   0xdc81a35u, 0xc611924u, 0xb660c9eu,   0xaaaaaabu,  0xa1849cdu,
+   0x9a209a9u, 0x94004e1u, 0x8ed19c2u,   0x8a5ca7du,  0x867a000u,
+   0x830cee3u, 0x8000001u, 0x7d42d60u,   0x7ac8b32u,  0x7887847u,
+   0x7677349u, 0x749131fu, 0x72d0163u,   0x712f657u,  0x6fab5dbu,
+   0x6e40d1bu, 0x6ced0d0u, 0x6badbdeu,   0x6a80e3bu,  0x6964c19u,
+   0x6857d31u, 0x6758c38u, 0x6666667u,   0x657fb21u,  0x64a3b9fu,
+   0x63d1ab4u, 0x6308c92u, 0x624869eu,   0x618ff47u,  0x60dedeau,
+   0x6034ab0u, 0x5f90e7bu, 0x5ef32cbu,   0x5e5b1b2u,  0x5dc85c3u,
+   0x5d3aa02u, 0x5cb19d9u, 0x5c2d10fu,   0x5bacbbfu,  0x5b3064fu,
+   0x5ab7d68u, 0x5a42df0u, 0x59d1506u,   0x5962ffeu,  0x58f7c57u,
+   0x588f7bcu, 0x582a000u, 0x57c7319u,   0x5766f1du,  0x5709243u,
+   0x56adad9u, 0x565474du, 0x55fd61fu,   0x55a85e8u,  0x5555556u
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+mp_err s_mp_radix_size_overestimate(const mp_int *a, const int radix, size_t *size)
+{
+   int bit_count;
+   mp_int bi_bit_count, bi_k;
+   mp_err err = MP_OKAY;
+
+   if ((radix < 2) || (radix > 64)) {
+      return MP_VAL;
+   }
+
+   if (mp_iszero(a)) {
+      *size = 2U;
+      return MP_OKAY;
+   }
+
+   if (MP_HAS(S_MP_LOG_2EXPT) && MP_IS_2EXPT((mp_digit)radix)) {
+      /* floor(log_{2^n}(a)) + 1 + EOS + sign */
+      *size = (size_t)(s_mp_log_2expt(a, (mp_digit)radix));
+      /* Would overflow with base 2 otherwise */
+      if (*size > (INT_MAX - 4)) {
+         return MP_VAL;
+      }
+      *size += 3u;
+      return MP_OKAY;
+   }
+
+   if ((err = mp_init_multi(&bi_bit_count, &bi_k, NULL)) != MP_OKAY) {
+      return err;
+   }
+
+   /* la = floor(log_2(a)) + 1 */
+   bit_count = mp_count_bits(a);
+
+   mp_set_u32(&bi_bit_count, (uint32_t)bit_count);
+   /* k = floor(2^29/log_2(radix)) + 1 */
+   mp_set_u32(&bi_k, s_log_bases[radix]);
+   /* n = floor((la *  k) / 2^29) + 1 */
+   if ((err = mp_mul(&bi_bit_count, &bi_k, &bi_bit_count)) != MP_OKAY)                         goto LBL_ERR;
+   if ((err = mp_div_2d(&bi_bit_count, MP_RADIX_SIZE_SCALE, &bi_bit_count, NULL)) != MP_OKAY) goto LBL_ERR;
+
+   /* The "+1" here is the "+1" in "floor((la *  k) / 2^29) + 1" */
+   /* n = n + 1 + EOS + sign */
+   *size = (size_t)(mp_get_u64(&bi_bit_count) + 3U);
+
+LBL_ERR:
+   mp_clear_multi(&bi_bit_count, &bi_k, NULL);
+   return err;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tommath.def b/tommath.def
index 88733ca..7d53508 100644
--- a/tommath.def
+++ b/tommath.def
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ EXPORTS
     mp_prime_rand
     mp_prime_strong_lucas_selfridge
     mp_radix_size
+    mp_radix_size_overestimate
     mp_rand
     mp_read_radix
     mp_reduce
diff --git a/tommath.h b/tommath.h
index 95f7127..a2e7585 100644
--- a/tommath.h
+++ b/tommath.h
@@ -565,7 +565,9 @@ mp_err mp_to_sbin(const mp_int *a, uint8_t *buf, size_t maxlen, size_t *written)
 
 mp_err mp_read_radix(mp_int *a, const char *str, int radix) MP_WUR;
 mp_err mp_to_radix(const mp_int *a, char *str, size_t maxlen, size_t *written, int radix) MP_WUR;
+
 mp_err mp_radix_size(const mp_int *a, int radix, size_t *size) MP_WUR;
+mp_err mp_radix_size_overestimate(const mp_int *a, const int radix, size_t *size) MP_WUR;
 
 #ifndef MP_NO_FILE
 mp_err mp_fread(mp_int *a, int radix, FILE *stream) MP_WUR;
diff --git a/tommath_class.h b/tommath_class.h
index 936a17e..5e76e6a 100644
--- a/tommath_class.h
+++ b/tommath_class.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 #   define MP_PRIME_RAND_C
 #   define MP_PRIME_STRONG_LUCAS_SELFRIDGE_C
 #   define MP_RADIX_SIZE_C
+#   define MP_RADIX_SIZE_OVERESTIMATE_C
 #   define MP_RAND_C
 #   define MP_READ_RADIX_C
 #   define MP_REDUCE_C
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@
 #   define S_MP_PRIME_IS_DIVISIBLE_C
 #   define S_MP_PRIME_TAB_C
 #   define S_MP_RADIX_MAP_C
+#   define S_MP_RADIX_SIZE_OVERESTIMATE_C
 #   define S_MP_RAND_JENKINS_C
 #   define S_MP_RAND_PLATFORM_C
 #   define S_MP_SQR_C
@@ -339,7 +341,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(MP_FWRITE_C)
-#   define MP_RADIX_SIZE_C
+#   define MP_RADIX_SIZE_OVERESTIMATE_C
 #   define MP_TO_RADIX_C
 #   define S_MP_ZERO_BUF_C
 #endif
@@ -688,6 +690,11 @@
 #   define MP_LOG_N_C
 #endif
 
+#if defined(MP_RADIX_SIZE_OVERESTIMATE_C)
+#   define MP_RADIX_SIZE_C
+#   define S_MP_RADIX_SIZE_OVERESTIMATE_C
+#endif
+
 #if defined(MP_RAND_C)
 #   define MP_GROW_C
 #   define MP_RAND_SOURCE_C
@@ -1172,6 +1179,17 @@
 #if defined(S_MP_RADIX_MAP_C)
 #endif
 
+#if defined(S_MP_RADIX_SIZE_OVERESTIMATE_C)
+#   define MP_CLEAR_MULTI_C
+#   define MP_COUNT_BITS_C
+#   define MP_DIV_2D_C
+#   define MP_GET_I64_C
+#   define MP_INIT_MULTI_C
+#   define MP_MUL_C
+#   define MP_SET_U32_C
+#   define S_MP_LOG_2EXPT_C
+#endif
+
 #if defined(S_MP_RAND_JENKINS_C)
 #   define S_MP_RAND_JENKINS_INIT_C
 #endif
diff --git a/tommath_private.h b/tommath_private.h
index eb566dd..24e7781 100644
--- a/tommath_private.h
+++ b/tommath_private.h
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ MP_PRIVATE mp_err s_mp_sub(const mp_int *a, const mp_int *b, mp_int *c) MP_WUR;
 MP_PRIVATE void s_mp_copy_digs(mp_digit *d, const mp_digit *s, int digits);
 MP_PRIVATE void s_mp_zero_buf(void *mem, size_t size);
 MP_PRIVATE void s_mp_zero_digs(mp_digit *d, int digits);
+MP_PRIVATE mp_err s_mp_radix_size_overestimate(const mp_int *a, const int radix, size_t *size);
 
 /* TODO: jenkins prng is not thread safe as of now */
 MP_PRIVATE mp_err s_mp_rand_jenkins(void *p, size_t n) MP_WUR;
diff --git a/tommath_superclass.h b/tommath_superclass.h
index 9e85d98..9245e00 100644
--- a/tommath_superclass.h
+++ b/tommath_superclass.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #   define MP_NEG_C
 #   define MP_PRIME_FROBENIUS_UNDERWOOD_C
 #   define MP_RADIX_SIZE_C
+#   define MP_RADIX_SIZE_OVERESTIMATE_C
 #   define MP_LOG_N_C
 #   define MP_RAND_C
 #   define MP_REDUCE_C
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@
 #   define MP_ROOT_N_C
 #   define MP_SET_L_C
 #   define MP_SET_UL_C
+#   define MP_SET_U64_C
+#   define MP_SET_I64_C
 #   define MP_SBIN_SIZE_C
 #   define MP_TO_RADIX_C
 #   define MP_TO_SBIN_C