no longer be used. Modern versions automatically perform this conversion when needed.</p>

<p>EC_POINT_mul calculates the value generator * <b>n</b> + <b>q</b> * <b>m</b> and stores the result in <b>r</b>. The value <b>n</b> may be NULL in which case the result is just <b>q</b> * <b>m</b> (variable point multiplication). Alternatively, both <b>q</b> and <b>m</b> may be NULL, and <b>n</b> non-NULL, in which case the result is just generator * <b>n</b> (fixed point multiplication). When performing a single fi