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WASM/PVM: Add ec pairing check host function

What

This MR implements ec_pairing_check_bls12_381 host function.

Why

The ec_pairing_check host function would be used in threshold encryption, and would be called once during validation of one key share, four of which needed to decryption one transaction. ec_pairing_check is quite expensive in the kernel, taking 7ms to run on a Mac. This can translate to 28ms per transaction(More details can be found in !14450 (closed) ).

It is therefore very reasonable to introduce a host function to speed this up. And since Bls12_381.Pairing.pairing_check is already widely used in Tezos layer 1, this is not very complex.

How

The is very similar to other host functions, and uses Bls12_381.Pairing.pairing_check as the underlying implementation.

Manually testing the MR

dune exec src/lib_scoru_wasm/test/main.exe -- --file test_wasm_pvm.ml
dune exec src/lib_scoru_wasm/test/main.exe -- --file test_crypto.ml

Checklist

  • Document the interface of any function added or modified (see the coding guidelines)
  • Document any change to the user interface, including configuration parameters (see node configuration)
  • Provide automatic testing (see the testing guide).
  • For new features and bug fixes, add an item in the appropriate changelog (docs/protocols/alpha.rst for the protocol and the environment, CHANGES.rst at the root of the repository for everything else).
  • Select suitable reviewers using the Reviewers field below.
  • Select as Assignee the next person who should take action on that MR
Edited by Hantang Sun

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