// reusing "tableIndex" and "next"; these variables were no longer needed
      int tableIndex = getHash(lastEntry) & hashTableMask();
      int lastNext = table[tableIndex];
      if (lastNext == srcIndex) {
        // we need to update the root pointer
        table[tableIndex] = dstIndex;
      } else {
        // we need to update a pointer in an entry

      Object table,
      int[] entries,
      @Nullable Object[] keys,
      @CheckForNull @Nullable Object[] values) {
    int hash = Hashing.smearedHash(key);
    int tableIndex = hash & mask;
    int next = tableGet(table, tableIndex);
    if (next == UNSET) {
      return -1;
    }
    int hashPrefix = getHashPrefix(hash, mask);
    int lastEntryIndex = -1;
    do {
      int entryIndex = next - 1;

      Object table,
      int[] entries,
      @Nullable Object[] keys,
      @CheckForNull @Nullable Object[] values) {
    int hash = Hashing.smearedHash(key);
    int tableIndex = hash & mask;
    int next = tableGet(table, tableIndex);
    if (next == UNSET) {
      return -1;
    }
    int hashPrefix = getHashPrefix(hash, mask);
    int lastEntryIndex = -1;
    do {
      int entryIndex = next - 1;

      // also need to update whoever's "next" pointer was pointing to the last entry place
      int tableIndex = smearedHash(object) & mask;
      int next = CompactHashing.tableGet(table, tableIndex);
      int srcNext = srcIndex + 1;
      if (next == srcNext) {
        // we need to update the root pointer
        CompactHashing.tableSet(table, tableIndex, dstIndex + 1);
      } else {
        // we need to update a pointer in an entry

      // also need to update whoever's "next" pointer was pointing to the last entry place
      int tableIndex = smearedHash(object) & mask;
      int next = CompactHashing.tableGet(table, tableIndex);
      int srcNext = srcIndex + 1;
      if (next == srcNext) {
        // we need to update the root pointer
        CompactHashing.tableSet(table, tableIndex, dstIndex + 1);
      } else {
        // we need to update a pointer in an entry

	// doublings between iterations.
	t := NewP384Point()
	p.Set(NewP384Point())
	tableIndex := len(tables) - 1
	for _, byte := range scalar {
		windowValue := byte >> 4
		tables[tableIndex].Select(t, windowValue)
		p.Add(p, t)
		tableIndex--

		windowValue = byte & 0b1111
		tables[tableIndex].Select(t, windowValue)
		p.Add(p, t)
		tableIndex--
	}

	return p, nil
}

	// doublings between iterations.
	t := NewP224Point()
	p.Set(NewP224Point())
	tableIndex := len(tables) - 1
	for _, byte := range scalar {
		windowValue := byte >> 4
		tables[tableIndex].Select(t, windowValue)
		p.Add(p, t)
		tableIndex--

		windowValue = byte & 0b1111
		tables[tableIndex].Select(t, windowValue)
		p.Add(p, t)
		tableIndex--
	}

	return p, nil
}

	// doublings between iterations.
	t := NewP521Point()
	p.Set(NewP521Point())
	tableIndex := len(tables) - 1
	for _, byte := range scalar {
		windowValue := byte >> 4
		tables[tableIndex].Select(t, windowValue)
		p.Add(p, t)
		tableIndex--

		windowValue = byte & 0b1111
		tables[tableIndex].Select(t, windowValue)
		p.Add(p, t)
		tableIndex--
	}

	return p, nil
}

	// doublings between iterations.
	t := NewP256Point()
	p.Set(NewP256Point())
	tableIndex := len(tables) - 1
	for _, byte := range scalar {
		windowValue := byte >> 4
		tables[tableIndex].Select(t, windowValue)
		p.Add(p, t)
		tableIndex--

		windowValue = byte & 0b1111
		tables[tableIndex].Select(t, windowValue)
		p.Add(p, t)
		tableIndex--
	}

	return p, nil
}

	t := New{{.P}}Point()
	p.Set(New{{.P}}Point())
	tableIndex := len(tables) - 1
	for _, byte := range scalar {
		windowValue := byte >> 4
		tables[tableIndex].Select(t, windowValue)
		p.Add(p, t)
		tableIndex--

		windowValue = byte & 0b1111
		tables[tableIndex].Select(t, windowValue)
		p.Add(p, t)
		tableIndex--
	}

	return p, nil
}