#pragma once

#ifndef UTILS
#define UTILS

unsigned char gmul(unsigned char a, unsigned char b) {
        unsigned char p = 0;
        unsigned char counter;
        unsigned char hi_bit_set;
        for(counter = 0; counter < 8; counter++) {
                if((b & 1) == 1) 
                        p ^= a;
                hi_bit_set = (a & 0x80);
                a <<= 1;
                if(hi_bit_set == 0x80) 
                        a ^= 0x1b; /* x^8 + x^4 + x^3 + x + 1 */
                b >>= 1;
        }
        return p;
}

#endif