perf: Jacobian x-check + inline wNAF zero-checks in verify

Two optimizations for verifySchnorr:

1. Jacobian x-coordinate check before toAffine:
   Instead of converting to affine first (1 inversion = ~270 field ops),
   check X == r·Z² in Jacobian coordinates (1 sqr + 1 mul = 2 ops).
   Invalid signatures (x mismatch) are rejected immediately without
   paying the inversion cost. Valid signatures still need inversion for
   the y-parity check. For Nostr, ~all sigs are valid so this mainly
   helps adversarial/spam rejection.

2. Inline wNAF zero-checks in mulDoubleG inner loop:
   ~70% of wNAF digits are zero. Previously, each still called
   addWnafMixedPP (function call overhead: null checks, frame setup).
   Now the zero-check is inlined before the call, avoiding ~364
   function calls per verify. On ART (5-8ns per call), this saves
   ~2-3μs. On HotSpot, the JIT already optimized this — no change.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01EMY5RnXb9rnsyU2KbXrSaY

quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/secp256k1/ECPoint.kt

@@ -677,29 +677,80 @@ internal object ECPoint {
         cur.setInfinity()
         val negY = sc.mixNegY
 
+        // Inner loop: double + conditionally add from 4 wNAF streams.
+        //
+        // The wNAF zero-check is INLINED here rather than delegated to
+        // addWnafMixedPP. ~70% of digits are zero, so this avoids ~364
+        // function calls per verify. Each function call on ART has ~5-8ns
+        // overhead (parameter null checks, frame setup), saving ~2-3μs total.
+        val negK1s = sSplit.negK1
+        val negK2s = sSplit.negK2
+        val negK1e = eSplit.negK1
+        val negK2e = eSplit.negK2
+
         for (i in bits - 1 downTo 0) {
             doublePoint(alt, cur, sc)
             var t = cur
             cur = alt
             alt = t
-            // Streams 1-2: G-side (affine tables, mixed addition)
+
-            if (addWnafMixedPP(cur, alt, negY, wnafS1, i, gOdd, sSplit.negK1, sc)) {
+            var d: Int
+
+            // Stream 1: s₁ (G-side)
+            d = wnafS1[i]
+            if (d != 0) {
+                val idx = (if (d > 0) d else -d) / 2
+                if ((d < 0) xor negK1s) {
+                    FieldP.neg(negY, gOdd[idx].y)
+                    addMixed(alt, cur, gOdd[idx].x, negY, sc)
+                } else {
+                    addMixed(alt, cur, gOdd[idx].x, gOdd[idx].y, sc)
+                }
                 t = cur
                 cur = alt
                 alt = t
             }
-            if (addWnafMixedPP(cur, alt, negY, wnafS2, i, gLam, sSplit.negK2, sc)) {
+
+            // Stream 2: s₂ (λ(G)-side)
+            d = wnafS2[i]
+            if (d != 0) {
+                val idx = (if (d > 0) d else -d) / 2
+                if ((d < 0) xor negK2s) {
+                    FieldP.neg(negY, gLam[idx].y)
+                    addMixed(alt, cur, gLam[idx].x, negY, sc)
+                } else {
+                    addMixed(alt, cur, gLam[idx].x, gLam[idx].y, sc)
+                }
                 t = cur
                 cur = alt
                 alt = t
             }
-            // Streams 3-4: P-side (affine tables via effective-affine, mixed addition)
+
-            if (addWnafMixedPP(cur, alt, negY, wnafE1, i, pOdd, eSplit.negK1, sc)) {
+            // Stream 3: e₁ (P-side)
+            d = wnafE1[i]
+            if (d != 0) {
+                val idx = (if (d > 0) d else -d) / 2
+                if ((d < 0) xor negK1e) {
+                    FieldP.neg(negY, pOdd[idx].y)
+                    addMixed(alt, cur, pOdd[idx].x, negY, sc)
+                } else {
+                    addMixed(alt, cur, pOdd[idx].x, pOdd[idx].y, sc)
+                }
                 t = cur
                 cur = alt
                 alt = t
             }
-            if (addWnafMixedPP(cur, alt, negY, wnafE2, i, pLamOdd, eSplit.negK2, sc)) {
+
+            // Stream 4: e₂ (λ(P)-side)
+            d = wnafE2[i]
+            if (d != 0) {
+                val idx = (if (d > 0) d else -d) / 2
+                if ((d < 0) xor negK2e) {
+                    FieldP.neg(negY, pLamOdd[idx].y)
+                    addMixed(alt, cur, pLamOdd[idx].x, negY, sc)
+                } else {
+                    addMixed(alt, cur, pLamOdd[idx].x, pLamOdd[idx].y, sc)
+                }
                 t = cur
                 cur = alt
                 alt = t

quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/secp256k1/Secp256k1.kt

@@ -391,20 +391,35 @@ object Secp256k1 {
         pub.copyInto(hashInput, 96)
         data.copyInto(hashInput, 128)
         val eHash = sha256(hashInput)
-        // Reuse entryPx for e (liftX result already copied into pPoint below)
+        // Reuse zInv for e (safe: zInv not used until toAffine, which we skip here)
-        val e = sc.zInv // safe: zInv not used until toAffine after mulDoubleG
+        val e = sc.zInv
         U256.fromBytesInto(e, eHash, 0)
         if (U256.cmp(e, ScalarN.N) >= 0) U256.subTo(e, e, ScalarN.N) // inline reduce
 
-        // R = s·G + (-e)·P via Shamir's trick
+        // Q = s·G + (-e)·P via Shamir's trick
         ScalarN.negTo(e, e) // negate in-place
         sc.entryPoint.setAffine(sc.entryPx, sc.entryPy) // copies px/py, so entryPx is free
         ECPoint.mulDoubleG(sc.entryResult, s, sc.entryPoint, e)
 
         if (sc.entryResult.isInfinity()) return false
-        if (!ECPoint.toAffine(sc.entryResult, sc.entryPx, sc.entryPy, sc)) return false
+
-        if (!KeyCodec.hasEvenY(sc.entryPy)) return false
+        // Check x-coordinate in Jacobian FIRST (2 field ops, no inversion).
-        return U256.cmp(sc.entryPx, r) == 0
+        // This is what C libsecp256k1 does: X/Z² == r → X == r·Z².
+        // For invalid signatures (~any non-matching x), this saves the expensive
+        // toAffine inversion (~270 field ops). For valid signatures (Nostr's
+        // common case), we still need toAffine for the y-parity check.
+        val w = sc.w
+        FieldP.sqr(sc.zInv2, sc.entryResult.z, w) // Z²
+        FieldP.mul(sc.zInv3, r, sc.zInv2, w) // r·Z²
+        if (U256.cmp(sc.entryResult.x, sc.zInv3) != 0) return false // x mismatch → reject fast
+
+        // x matches — now check y-parity (requires inversion)
+        FieldP.inv(sc.zInv, sc.entryResult.z)
+        // We already have Z² from above; compute Z^(-2) = inv(Z)², Z^(-3) = Z^(-2) · Z^(-1)
+        FieldP.sqr(sc.zInv2, sc.zInv)
+        FieldP.mul(sc.zInv3, sc.zInv2, sc.zInv)
+        FieldP.mul(sc.entryPy, sc.entryResult.y, sc.zInv3)
+        return KeyCodec.hasEvenY(sc.entryPy)
     }
 
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