- Autosize POLARSSL_MPI_RW_BUFFER_SIZE at compile time
diff --git a/include/polarssl/bignum.h b/include/polarssl/bignum.h
index beecd89..a2039c7 100644
--- a/include/polarssl/bignum.h
+++ b/include/polarssl/bignum.h
@@ -77,8 +77,19 @@
*
* By default we assume at least a 10 char label, a minimum radix of 10
* (decimal) and a maximum of 4096 bit numbers (1234 decimal chars).
+ * Autosized at compile time for at least a 10 char label, a minimum radix
+ * of 10 (decimal) for a number of POLARSSL_MPI_MAX_BITS size.
+ *
+ * This used to be statically sized to 1250 for a maximum of 4096 bit
+ * numbers (1234 decimal chars).
+ *
+ * Calculate using the formula:
+ * POLARSSL_MPI_RW_BUFFER_SIZE = ceil(POLARSSL_MPI_MAX_BITS / ln(10) * ln(2)) +
+ * LabelSize + 6
*/
-#define POLARSSL_MPI_RW_BUFFER_SIZE 1250
+#define POLARSSL_MPI_MAX_BITS_SCALE100 ( 100 * POLARSSL_MPI_MAX_BITS )
+#define LN_2_DIV_LN_10_SCALE100 332
+#define POLARSSL_MPI_RW_BUFFER_SIZE ( ((POLARSSL_MPI_MAX_BITS_SCALE100 + LN_2_DIV_LN_10_SCALE100 - 1) / LN_2_DIV_LN_10_SCALE100) + 10 + 6 )
/*
* Define the base integer type, architecture-wise