feat: create bn254 scalar field chip #1902
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Motivation
We want to compute this function in SP1, poseidon hash over bn254 scalar, as it would be computed in a Halo2 circuit. This is for a DA integration with a zkrollup built with Halo2 KZG.
Solution
It appears the bn254 precompiles in SP1 are for the base field, which makes sense to help verify proofs and compute pairings. However, iiuc this is not sufficient to perform computations as a halo2 circuit would, since the circuit inputs are elements of the scalar field.
Here I am developing a bn254 scalar field precompile, I expect it to be the same as Fp precompile but with a different modulus.
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