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diff --git a/src/secp256k1/CONTRIBUTING.md b/src/secp256k1/CONTRIBUTING.md index 5fbf7332c9..a366d38b0e 100644 --- a/src/secp256k1/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/src/secp256k1/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ In addition, libsecp256k1 tries to maintain the following coding conventions: * Operations involving secret data should be tested for being constant time with respect to the secrets (see [src/ctime_tests.c](src/ctime_tests.c)). * Local variables containing secret data should be cleared explicitly to try to delete secrets from memory. * Use `secp256k1_memcmp_var` instead of `memcmp` (see [#823](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1/issues/823)). +* As a rule of thumb, the default values for configuration options should target standard desktop machines and align with Bitcoin Core's defaults, and the tests should mostly exercise the default configuration (see [#1549](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1/issues/1549#issuecomment-2200559257)). #### Style conventions |