private GF256(int primitive) {
expTable = new int[256];
logTable = new int[256];
int x = 1;
for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
expTable[i] = x;
x <<= 1; // x = x * 2; we're assuming the generator alpha is 2
if (x >= 0x100) {
x ^= primitive;
}
}
for (int i = 0; i < 255; i++) {
logTable[expTable[i]] = i;
}
// logTable[0] == 0 but this should never be used
zero = new GF256Poly(this, new int[] { 0 });
one = new GF256Poly(this, new int[] { 1 });
}