diff --git a/mp_abs.c b/mp_abs.c
index 4ad1a4a..902279e 100644
--- a/mp_abs.c
+++ b/mp_abs.c
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@
  */
 mp_err mp_abs(const mp_int *a, mp_int *b)
 {
-   mp_err     err;
-
    /* copy a to b */
    if (a != b) {
+      mp_err err;
       if ((err = mp_copy(a, b)) != MP_OKAY) {
          return err;
       }
diff --git a/mp_add.c b/mp_add.c
index c78614b..bf7a61e 100644
--- a/mp_add.c
+++ b/mp_add.c
@@ -6,33 +6,24 @@
 /* high level addition (handles signs) */
 mp_err mp_add(const mp_int *a, const mp_int *b, mp_int *c)
 {
-   mp_sign sa, sb;
-   mp_err err;
-
-   /* get sign of both inputs */
-   sa = a->sign;
-   sb = b->sign;
-
    /* handle two cases, not four */
-   if (sa == sb) {
+   if (a->sign == b->sign) {
       /* both positive or both negative */
       /* add their magnitudes, copy the sign */
-      c->sign = sa;
-      err = s_mp_add(a, b, c);
-   } else {
-      /* one positive, the other negative */
-      /* subtract the one with the greater magnitude from */
-      /* the one of the lesser magnitude.  The result gets */
-      /* the sign of the one with the greater magnitude. */
-      if (mp_cmp_mag(a, b) == MP_LT) {
-         c->sign = sb;
-         err = s_mp_sub(b, a, c);
-      } else {
-         c->sign = sa;
-         err = s_mp_sub(a, b, c);
-      }
+      c->sign = a->sign;
+      return s_mp_add(a, b, c);
    }
-   return err;
+
+   /* one positive, the other negative */
+   /* subtract the one with the greater magnitude from */
+   /* the one of the lesser magnitude. The result gets */
+   /* the sign of the one with the greater magnitude. */
+   if (mp_cmp_mag(a, b) == MP_LT) {
+      MP_EXCH(const mp_int *, a, b);
+   }
+
+   c->sign = a->sign;
+   return s_mp_sub(a, b, c);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/mp_clear_multi.c b/mp_clear_multi.c
index 74406c7..9c7aed8 100644
--- a/mp_clear_multi.c
+++ b/mp_clear_multi.c
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@
 
 void mp_clear_multi(mp_int *mp, ...)
 {
-   mp_int *next_mp = mp;
    va_list args;
    va_start(args, mp);
-   while (next_mp != NULL) {
-      mp_clear(next_mp);
-      next_mp = va_arg(args, mp_int *);
+   while (mp != NULL) {
+      mp_clear(mp);
+      mp = va_arg(args, mp_int *);
    }
    va_end(args);
 }
diff --git a/mp_cmp.c b/mp_cmp.c
index a9bd910..b9c4592 100644
--- a/mp_cmp.c
+++ b/mp_cmp.c
@@ -8,19 +8,14 @@ mp_ord mp_cmp(const mp_int *a, const mp_int *b)
 {
    /* compare based on sign */
    if (a->sign != b->sign) {
-      if (a->sign == MP_NEG) {
-         return MP_LT;
-      } else {
-         return MP_GT;
-      }
+      return a->sign == MP_NEG ? MP_LT : MP_GT;
    }
 
-   /* compare digits */
+   /* if negative compare opposite direction */
    if (a->sign == MP_NEG) {
-      /* if negative compare opposite direction */
-      return mp_cmp_mag(b, a);
-   } else {
-      return mp_cmp_mag(a, b);
+      MP_EXCH(const mp_int *, a, b);
    }
+
+   return mp_cmp_mag(a, b);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/mp_cmp_d.c b/mp_cmp_d.c
index 03d8e2c..0d98e05 100644
--- a/mp_cmp_d.c
+++ b/mp_cmp_d.c
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@ mp_ord mp_cmp_d(const mp_int *a, mp_digit b)
    }
 
    /* compare the only digit of a to b */
-   if (a->dp[0] > b) {
-      return MP_GT;
-   } else if (a->dp[0] < b) {
-      return MP_LT;
-   } else {
-      return MP_EQ;
+   if (a->dp[0] != b) {
+      return a->dp[0] > b ? MP_GT : MP_LT;
    }
+
+   return MP_EQ;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/mp_cmp_mag.c b/mp_cmp_mag.c
index b3a7b04..e5e502b 100644
--- a/mp_cmp_mag.c
+++ b/mp_cmp_mag.c
@@ -6,34 +6,20 @@
 /* compare maginitude of two ints (unsigned) */
 mp_ord mp_cmp_mag(const mp_int *a, const mp_int *b)
 {
-   int     n;
-   const mp_digit *tmpa, *tmpb;
+   int n;
 
    /* compare based on # of non-zero digits */
-   if (a->used > b->used) {
-      return MP_GT;
+   if (a->used != b->used) {
+      return a->used > b->used ? MP_GT : MP_LT;
    }
 
-   if (a->used < b->used) {
-      return MP_LT;
-   }
-
-   /* alias for a */
-   tmpa = a->dp + (a->used - 1);
-
-   /* alias for b */
-   tmpb = b->dp + (a->used - 1);
-
    /* compare based on digits  */
-   for (n = 0; n < a->used; ++n, --tmpa, --tmpb) {
-      if (*tmpa > *tmpb) {
-         return MP_GT;
-      }
-
-      if (*tmpa < *tmpb) {
-         return MP_LT;
+   for (n = a->used; n --> 0;) {
+      if (a->dp[n] != b->dp[n]) {
+         return a->dp[n] > b->dp[n] ? MP_GT : MP_LT;
       }
    }
+
    return MP_EQ;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/mp_cnt_lsb.c b/mp_cnt_lsb.c
index 7ae8bc1..8519ad1 100644
--- a/mp_cnt_lsb.c
+++ b/mp_cnt_lsb.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /* LibTomMath, multiple-precision integer library -- Tom St Denis */
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense */
 
-static const int lnz[16] = {
+static const char lnz[16] = {
    4, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 3, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0
 };
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ static const int lnz[16] = {
 int mp_cnt_lsb(const mp_int *a)
 {
    int x;
-   mp_digit q, qq;
+   mp_digit q;
 
    /* easy out */
    if (mp_iszero(a)) {
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ int mp_cnt_lsb(const mp_int *a)
 
    /* now scan this digit until a 1 is found */
    if ((q & 1u) == 0u) {
+      mp_digit p;
       do {
-         qq  = q & 15u;
-         x  += lnz[qq];
+         p = q & 15u;
+         x += lnz[p];
          q >>= 4;
-      } while (qq == 0u);
+      } while (p == 0u);
    }
    return x;
 }
diff --git a/mp_copy.c b/mp_copy.c
index a7ac34a..cf4d5e0 100644
--- a/mp_copy.c
+++ b/mp_copy.c
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 mp_err mp_copy(const mp_int *a, mp_int *b)
 {
    int n;
-   mp_digit *tmpa, *tmpb;
-   mp_err err;
 
    /* if dst == src do nothing */
    if (a == b) {
@@ -17,27 +15,21 @@ mp_err mp_copy(const mp_int *a, mp_int *b)
 
    /* grow dest */
    if (b->alloc < a->used) {
+      mp_err err;
       if ((err = mp_grow(b, a->used)) != MP_OKAY) {
          return err;
       }
    }
 
    /* zero b and copy the parameters over */
-   /* pointer aliases */
-
-   /* source */
-   tmpa = a->dp;
-
-   /* destination */
-   tmpb = b->dp;
 
    /* copy all the digits */
    for (n = 0; n < a->used; n++) {
-      *tmpb++ = *tmpa++;
+      b->dp[n] = a->dp[n];
    }
 
    /* clear high digits */
-   MP_ZERO_DIGITS(tmpb, b->used - n);
+   MP_ZERO_DIGITS(b->dp + a->used, b->used - a->used);
 
    /* copy used count and sign */
    b->used = a->used;
diff --git a/mp_div.c b/mp_div.c
index 23a2acf..05b96dd 100644
--- a/mp_div.c
+++ b/mp_div.c
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ mp_err mp_div(const mp_int *a, const mp_int *b, mp_int *c, mp_int *d)
    /* if a < b then q = 0, r = a */
    if (mp_cmp_mag(a, b) == MP_LT) {
       if (d != NULL) {
-         err = mp_copy(a, d);
-      } else {
-         err = MP_OKAY;
+         if ((err = mp_copy(a, d)) != MP_OKAY) {
+            return err;
+         }
       }
       if (c != NULL) {
          mp_zero(c);
       }
-      return err;
+      return MP_OKAY;
    }
 
    if (MP_HAS(S_MP_DIV_RECURSIVE)
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ mp_err mp_div(const mp_int *a, const mp_int *b, mp_int *c, mp_int *d)
       err = s_mp_div_recursive(a, b, c, d);
    } else if (MP_HAS(S_MP_DIV_SCHOOL)) {
       err = s_mp_div_school(a, b, c, d);
-   } else {
+   } else if (MP_HAS(S_MP_DIV_SMALL)) {
       err = s_mp_div_small(a, b, c, d);
+   } else {
+      err = MP_VAL;
    }
 
    return err;
 }
 #endif
-
diff --git a/mp_div_3.c b/mp_div_3.c
index 5789b2d..c26692c 100644
--- a/mp_div_3.c
+++ b/mp_div_3.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 mp_err mp_div_3(const mp_int *a, mp_int *c, mp_digit *d)
 {
    mp_int   q;
-   mp_word  w, t;
+   mp_word  w;
    mp_digit b;
    mp_err   err;
    int      ix;
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ mp_err mp_div_3(const mp_int *a, mp_int *c, mp_digit *d)
    q.used = a->used;
    q.sign = a->sign;
    w = 0;
-   for (ix = a->used - 1; ix >= 0; ix--) {
+   for (ix = a->used; ix --> 0;) {
+      mp_word t;
       w = (w << (mp_word)MP_DIGIT_BIT) | (mp_word)a->dp[ix];
 
       if (w >= 3u) {
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ mp_err mp_div_3(const mp_int *a, mp_int *c, mp_digit *d)
    }
    mp_clear(&q);
 
-   return err;
+   return MP_OKAY;
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/mp_exch.c b/mp_exch.c
index 7bc4ee7..50b97d9 100644
--- a/mp_exch.c
+++ b/mp_exch.c
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
  */
 void mp_exch(mp_int *a, mp_int *b)
 {
-   mp_int  t;
-
-   t  = *a;
-   *a = *b;
-   *b = t;
+   MP_EXCH(mp_int, *a, *b);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/mp_exptmod.c b/mp_exptmod.c
index e643ded..b917c0b 100644
--- a/mp_exptmod.c
+++ b/mp_exptmod.c
@@ -64,13 +64,15 @@ LBL_ERR:
    /* if the modulus is odd or dr != 0 use the montgomery method */
    if (MP_HAS(S_MP_EXPTMOD_FAST) && (mp_isodd(P) || (dr != 0))) {
       return s_mp_exptmod_fast(G, X, P, Y, dr);
-   } else if (MP_HAS(S_MP_EXPTMOD)) {
-      /* otherwise use the generic Barrett reduction technique */
-      return s_mp_exptmod(G, X, P, Y, 0);
-   } else {
-      /* no exptmod for evens */
-      return MP_VAL;
    }
+
+   /* otherwise use the generic Barrett reduction technique */
+   if (MP_HAS(S_MP_EXPTMOD)) {
+      return s_mp_exptmod(G, X, P, Y, 0);
+   }
+
+   /* no exptmod for evens */
+   return MP_VAL;
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/mp_exteuclid.c b/mp_exteuclid.c
index eb8ad37..0d0bfd3 100644
--- a/mp_exteuclid.c
+++ b/mp_exteuclid.c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ mp_err mp_exteuclid(const mp_int *a, const mp_int *b, mp_int *U1, mp_int *U2, mp
       mp_exch(U3, &u3);
    }
 
-   err = MP_OKAY;
 LBL_ERR:
    mp_clear_multi(&u1, &u2, &u3, &v1, &v2, &v3, &t1, &t2, &t3, &q, &tmp, NULL);
    return err;
diff --git a/mp_fread.c b/mp_fread.c
index 767e5a3..005c62a 100644
--- a/mp_fread.c
+++ b/mp_fread.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ mp_err mp_fread(mp_int *a, int radix, FILE *stream)
    mp_zero(a);
 
    do {
-      int y;
+      uint8_t y;
       unsigned pos;
       ch = (radix <= 36) ? MP_TOUPPER(ch) : ch;
       pos = (unsigned)(ch - (int)'(');
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ mp_err mp_fread(mp_int *a, int radix, FILE *stream)
          break;
       }
 
-      y = (int)s_mp_rmap_reverse[pos];
+      y = s_mp_rmap_reverse[pos];
 
       if ((y == 0xff) || (y >= radix)) {
          break;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ mp_err mp_fread(mp_int *a, int radix, FILE *stream)
       if ((err = mp_mul_d(a, (mp_digit)radix, a)) != MP_OKAY) {
          return err;
       }
-      if ((err = mp_add_d(a, (mp_digit)y, a)) != MP_OKAY) {
+      if ((err = mp_add_d(a, y, a)) != MP_OKAY) {
          return err;
       }
    } while ((ch = fgetc(stream)) != EOF);
diff --git a/mp_from_sbin.c b/mp_from_sbin.c
index c6e87d7..3ff7d5d 100644
--- a/mp_from_sbin.c
+++ b/mp_from_sbin.c
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@ mp_err mp_from_sbin(mp_int *a, const uint8_t *buf, size_t size)
    }
 
    /* first byte is 0 for positive, non-zero for negative */
-   if (buf[0] == (uint8_t)0) {
-      a->sign = MP_ZPOS;
-   } else {
-      a->sign = MP_NEG;
-   }
+   a->sign = (buf[0] == (uint8_t)0) ? MP_ZPOS : MP_NEG;
 
    return MP_OKAY;
 }
diff --git a/mp_fwrite.c b/mp_fwrite.c
index be78f7f..42d7287 100644
--- a/mp_fwrite.c
+++ b/mp_fwrite.c
@@ -8,31 +8,24 @@ mp_err mp_fwrite(const mp_int *a, int radix, FILE *stream)
 {
    char *buf;
    mp_err err;
-   size_t len, written;
+   size_t size, written;
 
-   /* TODO: this function is not in this PR */
-   if ((err = mp_radix_size(a, radix, &len)) != MP_OKAY) {
+   if ((err = mp_radix_size(a, radix, &size)) != MP_OKAY) {
       return err;
    }
 
-   buf = (char *) MP_MALLOC(len);
+   buf = (char *) MP_MALLOC(size);
    if (buf == NULL) {
       return MP_MEM;
    }
 
-   if ((err = mp_to_radix(a, buf, len, &written, radix)) != MP_OKAY) {
-      goto LBL_ERR;
+   if ((err = mp_to_radix(a, buf, size, &written, radix)) == MP_OKAY) {
+      if (fwrite(buf, written, 1uL, stream) != 1uL) {
+         err = MP_ERR;
+      }
    }
 
-   if (fwrite(buf, written, 1uL, stream) != 1uL) {
-      err = MP_ERR;
-      goto LBL_ERR;
-   }
-   err = MP_OKAY;
-
-
-LBL_ERR:
-   MP_FREE_BUFFER(buf, len);
+   MP_FREE_BUFFER(buf, size);
    return err;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/mp_grow.c b/mp_grow.c
index 3354e59..25be5ed 100644
--- a/mp_grow.c
+++ b/mp_grow.c
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 /* grow as required */
 mp_err mp_grow(mp_int *a, int size)
 {
-   int     i;
-   mp_digit *tmp;
-
    /* if the alloc size is smaller alloc more ram */
    if (a->alloc < size) {
       /* reallocate the array a->dp
@@ -17,21 +14,20 @@ mp_err mp_grow(mp_int *a, int size)
        * in case the operation failed we don't want
        * to overwrite the dp member of a.
        */
-      tmp = (mp_digit *) MP_REALLOC(a->dp,
-                                    (size_t)a->alloc * sizeof(mp_digit),
-                                    (size_t)size * sizeof(mp_digit));
-      if (tmp == NULL) {
+      mp_digit *dp = (mp_digit *) MP_REALLOC(a->dp,
+                                             (size_t)a->alloc * sizeof(mp_digit),
+                                             (size_t)size * sizeof(mp_digit));
+      if (dp == NULL) {
          /* reallocation failed but "a" is still valid [can be freed] */
          return MP_MEM;
       }
 
       /* reallocation succeeded so set a->dp */
-      a->dp = tmp;
+      a->dp = dp;
 
       /* zero excess digits */
-      i        = a->alloc;
+      MP_ZERO_DIGITS(a->dp + a->alloc, size - a->alloc);
       a->alloc = size;
-      MP_ZERO_DIGITS(a->dp + i, a->alloc - i);
    }
    return MP_OKAY;
 }
diff --git a/mp_is_square.c b/mp_is_square.c
index f92ecbf..47f8300 100644
--- a/mp_is_square.c
+++ b/mp_is_square.c
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ static const char rem_105[105] = {
 /* Store non-zero to ret if arg is square, and zero if not */
 mp_err mp_is_square(const mp_int *arg, bool *ret)
 {
-   mp_err        err;
-   mp_digit      c;
-   mp_int        t;
-   unsigned long r;
+   mp_err   err;
+   mp_digit c;
+   mp_int   t;
+   uint32_t r;
 
    /* Default to Non-square :) */
    *ret = false;
diff --git a/mp_kronecker.c b/mp_kronecker.c
index 0ac6338..b106f77 100644
--- a/mp_kronecker.c
+++ b/mp_kronecker.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ mp_err mp_kronecker(const mp_int *a, const mp_int *p, int *c)
    mp_err err;
    int v, k;
 
-   static const int table[8] = {0, 1, 0, -1, 0, -1, 0, 1};
+   static const char table[] = {0, 1, 0, -1, 0, -1, 0, 1};
 
    if (mp_iszero(p)) {
       if ((a->used == 1) && (a->dp[0] == 1u)) {
diff --git a/mp_lshd.c b/mp_lshd.c
index b0a8454..6c14402 100644
--- a/mp_lshd.c
+++ b/mp_lshd.c
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 mp_err mp_lshd(mp_int *a, int b)
 {
    int x;
-   mp_err err;
-   mp_digit *top, *bottom;
 
    /* if its less than zero return */
    if (b <= 0) {
@@ -21,6 +19,7 @@ mp_err mp_lshd(mp_int *a, int b)
 
    /* grow to fit the new digits */
    if (a->alloc < (a->used + b)) {
+      mp_err err;
       if ((err = mp_grow(a, a->used + b)) != MP_OKAY) {
          return err;
       }
@@ -29,18 +28,12 @@ mp_err mp_lshd(mp_int *a, int b)
    /* increment the used by the shift amount then copy upwards */
    a->used += b;
 
-   /* top */
-   top = a->dp + a->used - 1;
-
-   /* base */
-   bottom = (a->dp + a->used - 1) - b;
-
    /* much like mp_rshd this is implemented using a sliding window
     * except the window goes the otherway around.  Copying from
     * the bottom to the top.  see mp_rshd.c for more info.
     */
-   for (x = a->used - 1; x >= b; x--) {
-      *top-- = *bottom--;
+   for (x = a->used; x --> b;) {
+      a->dp[x] = a->dp[x - b];
    }
 
    /* zero the lower digits */
diff --git a/mp_mod_2d.c b/mp_mod_2d.c
index 651c79a..a94a314 100644
--- a/mp_mod_2d.c
+++ b/mp_mod_2d.c
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ mp_err mp_mod_2d(const mp_int *a, int b, mp_int *c)
    int x;
    mp_err err;
 
-   /* if b is <= 0 then zero the int */
-   if (b <= 0) {
+   if (b < 0) {
+      return MP_VAL;
+   }
+
+   if (b == 0) {
       mp_zero(c);
       return MP_OKAY;
    }
@@ -20,7 +23,6 @@ mp_err mp_mod_2d(const mp_int *a, int b, mp_int *c)
       return mp_copy(a, c);
    }
 
-   /* copy */
    if ((err = mp_copy(a, c)) != MP_OKAY) {
       return err;
    }
diff --git a/mp_montgomery_calc_normalization.c b/mp_montgomery_calc_normalization.c
index 0d0d5c4..cc07799 100644
--- a/mp_montgomery_calc_normalization.c
+++ b/mp_montgomery_calc_normalization.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ mp_err mp_montgomery_calc_normalization(mp_int *a, const mp_int *b)
       bits = 1;
    }
 
-
    /* now compute C = A * B mod b */
    for (x = bits - 1; x < (int)MP_DIGIT_BIT; x++) {
       if ((err = mp_mul_2(a, a)) != MP_OKAY) {
diff --git a/mp_neg.c b/mp_neg.c
index 2fc1854..f54ef3e 100644
--- a/mp_neg.c
+++ b/mp_neg.c
@@ -6,18 +6,14 @@
 /* b = -a */
 mp_err mp_neg(const mp_int *a, mp_int *b)
 {
-   mp_err err;
    if (a != b) {
+      mp_err err;
       if ((err = mp_copy(a, b)) != MP_OKAY) {
          return err;
       }
    }
 
-   if (!mp_iszero(b)) {
-      b->sign = (a->sign == MP_ZPOS) ? MP_NEG : MP_ZPOS;
-   } else {
-      b->sign = MP_ZPOS;
-   }
+   b->sign = mp_iszero(b) || b->sign == MP_NEG ? MP_ZPOS : MP_NEG;
 
    return MP_OKAY;
 }
diff --git a/mp_prime_rabin_miller_trials.c b/mp_prime_rabin_miller_trials.c
index 1728142..9f66f8d 100644
--- a/mp_prime_rabin_miller_trials.c
+++ b/mp_prime_rabin_miller_trials.c
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ int mp_prime_rabin_miller_trials(int size)
    for (x = 0; x < (int)(sizeof(sizes)/(sizeof(sizes[0]))); x++) {
       if (sizes[x].k == size) {
          return sizes[x].t;
-      } else if (sizes[x].k > size) {
+      }
+      if (sizes[x].k > size) {
          return (x == 0) ? sizes[0].t : sizes[x - 1].t;
       }
    }
diff --git a/mp_read_radix.c b/mp_read_radix.c
index d4a3d1e..df8059a 100644
--- a/mp_read_radix.c
+++ b/mp_read_radix.c
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ mp_err mp_read_radix(mp_int *a, const char *str, int radix)
        * this allows numbers like 1AB and 1ab to represent the same  value
        * [e.g. in hex]
        */
-      int y;
+      uint8_t y;
       char ch = (radix <= 36) ? (char)MP_TOUPPER((int)*str) : *str;
       unsigned pos = (unsigned)(ch - '(');
       if (MP_RMAP_REVERSE_SIZE < pos) {
          break;
       }
-      y = (int)s_mp_rmap_reverse[pos];
+      y = s_mp_rmap_reverse[pos];
 
       /* if the char was found in the map
        * and is less than the given radix add it
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ mp_err mp_read_radix(mp_int *a, const char *str, int radix)
       if ((err = mp_mul_d(a, (mp_digit)radix, a)) != MP_OKAY) {
          return err;
       }
-      if ((err = mp_add_d(a, (mp_digit)y, a)) != MP_OKAY) {
+      if ((err = mp_add_d(a, y, a)) != MP_OKAY) {
          return err;
       }
       ++str;
    }
 
    /* if an illegal character was found, fail. */
-   if (!((*str == '\0') || (*str == '\r') || (*str == '\n'))) {
+   if ((*str != '\0') && (*str != '\r') && (*str != '\n')) {
       return MP_VAL;
    }
 
diff --git a/mp_reduce.c b/mp_reduce.c
index 1b4435c..5226fe7 100644
--- a/mp_reduce.c
+++ b/mp_reduce.c
@@ -24,19 +24,19 @@ mp_err mp_reduce(mp_int *x, const mp_int *m, const mp_int *mu)
    /* according to HAC this optimization is ok */
    if ((mp_digit)um > ((mp_digit)1 << (MP_DIGIT_BIT - 1))) {
       if ((err = mp_mul(&q, mu, &q)) != MP_OKAY) {
-         goto CLEANUP;
+         goto LBL_ERR;
       }
    } else if (MP_HAS(S_MP_MUL_HIGH_DIGS)) {
       if ((err = s_mp_mul_high_digs(&q, mu, &q, um)) != MP_OKAY) {
-         goto CLEANUP;
+         goto LBL_ERR;
       }
    } else if (MP_HAS(S_MP_MUL_HIGH_DIGS_FAST)) {
       if ((err = s_mp_mul_high_digs_fast(&q, mu, &q, um)) != MP_OKAY) {
-         goto CLEANUP;
+         goto LBL_ERR;
       }
    } else {
       err = MP_VAL;
-      goto CLEANUP;
+      goto LBL_ERR;
    }
 
    /* q3 = q2 / b**(k+1) */
@@ -44,38 +44,38 @@ mp_err mp_reduce(mp_int *x, const mp_int *m, const mp_int *mu)
 
    /* x = x mod b**(k+1), quick (no division) */
    if ((err = mp_mod_2d(x, MP_DIGIT_BIT * (um + 1), x)) != MP_OKAY) {
-      goto CLEANUP;
+      goto LBL_ERR;
    }
 
    /* q = q * m mod b**(k+1), quick (no division) */
    if ((err = s_mp_mul_digs(&q, m, &q, um + 1)) != MP_OKAY) {
-      goto CLEANUP;
+      goto LBL_ERR;
    }
 
    /* x = x - q */
    if ((err = mp_sub(x, &q, x)) != MP_OKAY) {
-      goto CLEANUP;
+      goto LBL_ERR;
    }
 
    /* If x < 0, add b**(k+1) to it */
    if (mp_cmp_d(x, 0uL) == MP_LT) {
       mp_set(&q, 1uL);
       if ((err = mp_lshd(&q, um + 1)) != MP_OKAY) {
-         goto CLEANUP;
+         goto LBL_ERR;
       }
       if ((err = mp_add(x, &q, x)) != MP_OKAY) {
-         goto CLEANUP;
+         goto LBL_ERR;
       }
    }
 
    /* Back off if it's too big */
    while (mp_cmp(x, m) != MP_LT) {
       if ((err = s_mp_sub(x, m, x)) != MP_OKAY) {
-         goto CLEANUP;
+         goto LBL_ERR;
       }
    }
 
-CLEANUP:
+LBL_ERR:
    mp_clear(&q);
 
    return err;
diff --git a/mp_reduce_is_2k.c b/mp_reduce_is_2k.c
index 618ab54..a5798e6 100644
--- a/mp_reduce_is_2k.c
+++ b/mp_reduce_is_2k.c
@@ -6,17 +6,13 @@
 /* determines if mp_reduce_2k can be used */
 bool mp_reduce_is_2k(const mp_int *a)
 {
-   int ix, iy, iw;
-   mp_digit iz;
-
    if (a->used == 0) {
       return false;
    } else if (a->used == 1) {
       return true;
    } else if (a->used > 1) {
-      iy = mp_count_bits(a);
-      iz = 1;
-      iw = 1;
+      int ix, iy = mp_count_bits(a), iw = 1;
+      mp_digit iz = 1;
 
       /* Test every bit from the second digit up, must be 1 */
       for (ix = MP_DIGIT_BIT; ix < iy; ix++) {
diff --git a/mp_reduce_is_2k_l.c b/mp_reduce_is_2k_l.c
index 30fc10d..dca2d7e 100644
--- a/mp_reduce_is_2k_l.c
+++ b/mp_reduce_is_2k_l.c
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@
 /* determines if reduce_2k_l can be used */
 bool mp_reduce_is_2k_l(const mp_int *a)
 {
-   int ix, iy;
-
    if (a->used == 0) {
       return false;
    } else if (a->used == 1) {
       return true;
    } else if (a->used > 1) {
       /* if more than half of the digits are -1 we're sold */
+      int ix, iy;
       for (iy = ix = 0; ix < a->used; ix++) {
          if (a->dp[ix] == MP_DIGIT_MAX) {
             ++iy;
diff --git a/mp_rshd.c b/mp_rshd.c
index 2eabb12..d798907 100644
--- a/mp_rshd.c
+++ b/mp_rshd.c
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 /* shift right a certain amount of digits */
 void mp_rshd(mp_int *a, int b)
 {
-   int     x;
-   mp_digit *bottom, *top;
+   int x;
 
    /* if b <= 0 then ignore it */
    if (b <= 0) {
@@ -20,15 +19,8 @@ void mp_rshd(mp_int *a, int b)
       return;
    }
 
-   /* shift the digits down */
-
-   /* bottom */
-   bottom = a->dp;
-
-   /* top [offset into digits] */
-   top = a->dp + b;
-
-   /* this is implemented as a sliding window where
+   /* shift the digits down.
+    * this is implemented as a sliding window where
     * the window is b-digits long and digits from
     * the top of the window are copied to the bottom
     *
@@ -39,11 +31,11 @@ void mp_rshd(mp_int *a, int b)
                  \-------------------/      ---->
     */
    for (x = 0; x < (a->used - b); x++) {
-      *bottom++ = *top++;
+      a->dp[x] = a->dp[x + b];
    }
 
    /* zero the top digits */
-   MP_ZERO_DIGITS(bottom, a->used - x);
+   MP_ZERO_DIGITS(a->dp + a->used - b, b);
 
    /* remove excess digits */
    a->used -= b;
diff --git a/mp_set.c b/mp_set.c
index 0777f09..3ee5f81 100644
--- a/mp_set.c
+++ b/mp_set.c
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 /* set to a digit */
 void mp_set(mp_int *a, mp_digit b)
 {
+   int oldused = a->used;
    a->dp[0] = b & MP_MASK;
    a->sign  = MP_ZPOS;
    a->used  = (a->dp[0] != 0u) ? 1 : 0;
-   MP_ZERO_DIGITS(a->dp + a->used, a->alloc - a->used);
+   MP_ZERO_DIGITS(a->dp + a->used, oldused - a->used);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/mp_shrink.c b/mp_shrink.c
index 6c3c95b..e5814cb 100644
--- a/mp_shrink.c
+++ b/mp_shrink.c
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@
 /* shrink a bignum */
 mp_err mp_shrink(mp_int *a)
 {
-   mp_digit *tmp;
    int alloc = MP_MAX(MP_MIN_PREC, a->used);
    if (a->alloc != alloc) {
-      if ((tmp = (mp_digit *) MP_REALLOC(a->dp,
-                                         (size_t)a->alloc * sizeof(mp_digit),
-                                         (size_t)alloc * sizeof(mp_digit))) == NULL) {
+      mp_digit *dp = (mp_digit *) MP_REALLOC(a->dp,
+                                             (size_t)a->alloc * sizeof(mp_digit),
+                                             (size_t)alloc * sizeof(mp_digit));
+      if (dp == NULL) {
          return MP_MEM;
       }
-      a->dp    = tmp;
+      a->dp    = dp;
       a->alloc = alloc;
    }
    return MP_OKAY;
diff --git a/mp_signed_rsh.c b/mp_signed_rsh.c
index c56dfba..ecaaa21 100644
--- a/mp_signed_rsh.c
+++ b/mp_signed_rsh.c
@@ -6,17 +6,16 @@
 /* shift right by a certain bit count with sign extension */
 mp_err mp_signed_rsh(const mp_int *a, int b, mp_int *c)
 {
-   mp_err res;
+   mp_err err;
    if (a->sign == MP_ZPOS) {
       return mp_div_2d(a, b, c, NULL);
    }
 
-   res = mp_add_d(a, 1uL, c);
-   if (res != MP_OKAY) {
-      return res;
+   if ((err = mp_add_d(a, 1uL, c)) != MP_OKAY) {
+      return err;
    }
 
-   res = mp_div_2d(c, b, c, NULL);
-   return (res == MP_OKAY) ? mp_sub_d(c, 1uL, c) : res;
+   err = mp_div_2d(c, b, c, NULL);
+   return (err == MP_OKAY) ? mp_sub_d(c, 1uL, c) : err;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/mp_sqrt.c b/mp_sqrt.c
index b51f615..e36a81a 100644
--- a/mp_sqrt.c
+++ b/mp_sqrt.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ mp_err mp_sqrt(const mp_int *arg, mp_int *ret)
    }
 
    if ((err = mp_init(&t2)) != MP_OKAY) {
-      goto E2;
+      goto LBL_ERR2;
    }
 
    /* First approx. (not very bad for large arg) */
@@ -33,33 +33,33 @@ mp_err mp_sqrt(const mp_int *arg, mp_int *ret)
 
    /* t1 > 0  */
    if ((err = mp_div(arg, &t1, &t2, NULL)) != MP_OKAY) {
-      goto E1;
+      goto LBL_ERR1;
    }
    if ((err = mp_add(&t1, &t2, &t1)) != MP_OKAY) {
-      goto E1;
+      goto LBL_ERR1;
    }
    if ((err = mp_div_2(&t1, &t1)) != MP_OKAY) {
-      goto E1;
+      goto LBL_ERR1;
    }
    /* And now t1 > sqrt(arg) */
    do {
       if ((err = mp_div(arg, &t1, &t2, NULL)) != MP_OKAY) {
-         goto E1;
+         goto LBL_ERR1;
       }
       if ((err = mp_add(&t1, &t2, &t1)) != MP_OKAY) {
-         goto E1;
+         goto LBL_ERR1;
       }
       if ((err = mp_div_2(&t1, &t1)) != MP_OKAY) {
-         goto E1;
+         goto LBL_ERR1;
       }
       /* t1 >= sqrt(arg) >= t2 at this point */
    } while (mp_cmp_mag(&t1, &t2) == MP_GT);
 
    mp_exch(&t1, ret);
 
-E1:
+LBL_ERR1:
    mp_clear(&t2);
-E2:
+LBL_ERR2:
    mp_clear(&t1);
    return err;
 }
diff --git a/mp_sqrtmod_prime.c b/mp_sqrtmod_prime.c
index 96b2836..8930184 100644
--- a/mp_sqrtmod_prime.c
+++ b/mp_sqrtmod_prime.c
@@ -33,28 +33,28 @@ mp_err mp_sqrtmod_prime(const mp_int *n, const mp_int *prime, mp_int *ret)
     * compute directly: err = n^(prime+1)/4 mod prime
     * Handbook of Applied Cryptography algorithm 3.36
     */
-   if ((err = mp_mod_d(prime, 4uL, &i)) != MP_OKAY)               goto cleanup;
+   if ((err = mp_mod_d(prime, 4uL, &i)) != MP_OKAY)               goto LBL_END;
    if (i == 3u) {
-      if ((err = mp_add_d(prime, 1uL, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)           goto cleanup;
-      if ((err = mp_div_2(&t1, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)                  goto cleanup;
-      if ((err = mp_div_2(&t1, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)                  goto cleanup;
-      if ((err = mp_exptmod(n, &t1, prime, ret)) != MP_OKAY)      goto cleanup;
+      if ((err = mp_add_d(prime, 1uL, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)           goto LBL_END;
+      if ((err = mp_div_2(&t1, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)                  goto LBL_END;
+      if ((err = mp_div_2(&t1, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)                  goto LBL_END;
+      if ((err = mp_exptmod(n, &t1, prime, ret)) != MP_OKAY)      goto LBL_END;
       err = MP_OKAY;
-      goto cleanup;
+      goto LBL_END;
    }
 
    /* NOW: Tonelli-Shanks algorithm */
 
    /* factor out powers of 2 from prime-1, defining Q and S as: prime-1 = Q*2^S */
-   if ((err = mp_copy(prime, &Q)) != MP_OKAY)                    goto cleanup;
-   if ((err = mp_sub_d(&Q, 1uL, &Q)) != MP_OKAY)                 goto cleanup;
+   if ((err = mp_copy(prime, &Q)) != MP_OKAY)                    goto LBL_END;
+   if ((err = mp_sub_d(&Q, 1uL, &Q)) != MP_OKAY)                 goto LBL_END;
    /* Q = prime - 1 */
    mp_zero(&S);
    /* S = 0 */
    while (mp_iseven(&Q)) {
-      if ((err = mp_div_2(&Q, &Q)) != MP_OKAY)                    goto cleanup;
+      if ((err = mp_div_2(&Q, &Q)) != MP_OKAY)                    goto LBL_END;
       /* Q = Q / 2 */
-      if ((err = mp_add_d(&S, 1uL, &S)) != MP_OKAY)               goto cleanup;
+      if ((err = mp_add_d(&S, 1uL, &S)) != MP_OKAY)               goto LBL_END;
       /* S = S + 1 */
    }
 
@@ -62,55 +62,55 @@ mp_err mp_sqrtmod_prime(const mp_int *n, const mp_int *prime, mp_int *ret)
    mp_set(&Z, 2uL);
    /* Z = 2 */
    for (;;) {
-      if ((err = mp_kronecker(&Z, prime, &legendre)) != MP_OKAY)     goto cleanup;
+      if ((err = mp_kronecker(&Z, prime, &legendre)) != MP_OKAY)     goto LBL_END;
       if (legendre == -1) break;
-      if ((err = mp_add_d(&Z, 1uL, &Z)) != MP_OKAY)               goto cleanup;
+      if ((err = mp_add_d(&Z, 1uL, &Z)) != MP_OKAY)               goto LBL_END;
       /* Z = Z + 1 */
    }
 
-   if ((err = mp_exptmod(&Z, &Q, prime, &C)) != MP_OKAY)         goto cleanup;
+   if ((err = mp_exptmod(&Z, &Q, prime, &C)) != MP_OKAY)         goto LBL_END;
    /* C = Z ^ Q mod prime */
-   if ((err = mp_add_d(&Q, 1uL, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)                goto cleanup;
-   if ((err = mp_div_2(&t1, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)                    goto cleanup;
+   if ((err = mp_add_d(&Q, 1uL, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)                goto LBL_END;
+   if ((err = mp_div_2(&t1, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)                    goto LBL_END;
    /* t1 = (Q + 1) / 2 */
-   if ((err = mp_exptmod(n, &t1, prime, &R)) != MP_OKAY)         goto cleanup;
+   if ((err = mp_exptmod(n, &t1, prime, &R)) != MP_OKAY)         goto LBL_END;
    /* R = n ^ ((Q + 1) / 2) mod prime */
-   if ((err = mp_exptmod(n, &Q, prime, &T)) != MP_OKAY)          goto cleanup;
+   if ((err = mp_exptmod(n, &Q, prime, &T)) != MP_OKAY)          goto LBL_END;
    /* T = n ^ Q mod prime */
-   if ((err = mp_copy(&S, &M)) != MP_OKAY)                       goto cleanup;
+   if ((err = mp_copy(&S, &M)) != MP_OKAY)                       goto LBL_END;
    /* M = S */
    mp_set(&two, 2uL);
 
    for (;;) {
-      if ((err = mp_copy(&T, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)                    goto cleanup;
+      if ((err = mp_copy(&T, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)                    goto LBL_END;
       i = 0;
       for (;;) {
          if (mp_cmp_d(&t1, 1uL) == MP_EQ) break;
-         if ((err = mp_exptmod(&t1, &two, prime, &t1)) != MP_OKAY) goto cleanup;
+         if ((err = mp_exptmod(&t1, &two, prime, &t1)) != MP_OKAY) goto LBL_END;
          i++;
       }
       if (i == 0u) {
-         if ((err = mp_copy(&R, ret)) != MP_OKAY)                  goto cleanup;
+         if ((err = mp_copy(&R, ret)) != MP_OKAY)                  goto LBL_END;
          err = MP_OKAY;
-         goto cleanup;
+         goto LBL_END;
       }
-      if ((err = mp_sub_d(&M, i, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)                goto cleanup;
-      if ((err = mp_sub_d(&t1, 1uL, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)             goto cleanup;
-      if ((err = mp_exptmod(&two, &t1, prime, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)   goto cleanup;
+      if ((err = mp_sub_d(&M, i, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)                goto LBL_END;
+      if ((err = mp_sub_d(&t1, 1uL, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)             goto LBL_END;
+      if ((err = mp_exptmod(&two, &t1, prime, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)   goto LBL_END;
       /* t1 = 2 ^ (M - i - 1) */
-      if ((err = mp_exptmod(&C, &t1, prime, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)     goto cleanup;
+      if ((err = mp_exptmod(&C, &t1, prime, &t1)) != MP_OKAY)     goto LBL_END;
       /* t1 = C ^ (2 ^ (M - i - 1)) mod prime */
-      if ((err = mp_sqrmod(&t1, prime, &C)) != MP_OKAY)           goto cleanup;
+      if ((err = mp_sqrmod(&t1, prime, &C)) != MP_OKAY)           goto LBL_END;
       /* C = (t1 * t1) mod prime */
-      if ((err = mp_mulmod(&R, &t1, prime, &R)) != MP_OKAY)       goto cleanup;
+      if ((err = mp_mulmod(&R, &t1, prime, &R)) != MP_OKAY)       goto LBL_END;
       /* R = (R * t1) mod prime */
-      if ((err = mp_mulmod(&T, &C, prime, &T)) != MP_OKAY)        goto cleanup;
+      if ((err = mp_mulmod(&T, &C, prime, &T)) != MP_OKAY)        goto LBL_END;
       /* T = (T * C) mod prime */
       mp_set(&M, i);
       /* M = i */
    }
 
-cleanup:
+LBL_END:
    mp_clear_multi(&t1, &C, &Q, &S, &Z, &M, &T, &R, &two, NULL);
    return err;
 }
diff --git a/mp_sub.c b/mp_sub.c
index c859026..8104740 100644
--- a/mp_sub.c
+++ b/mp_sub.c
@@ -6,35 +6,31 @@
 /* high level subtraction (handles signs) */
 mp_err mp_sub(const mp_int *a, const mp_int *b, mp_int *c)
 {
-   mp_sign sa = a->sign, sb = b->sign;
-   mp_err err;
-
-   if (sa != sb) {
+   if (a->sign != b->sign) {
       /* subtract a negative from a positive, OR */
       /* subtract a positive from a negative. */
       /* In either case, ADD their magnitudes, */
       /* and use the sign of the first number. */
-      c->sign = sa;
-      err = s_mp_add(a, b, c);
-   } else {
-      /* subtract a positive from a positive, OR */
-      /* subtract a negative from a negative. */
-      /* First, take the difference between their */
-      /* magnitudes, then... */
-      if (mp_cmp_mag(a, b) != MP_LT) {
-         /* Copy the sign from the first */
-         c->sign = sa;
-         /* The first has a larger or equal magnitude */
-         err = s_mp_sub(a, b, c);
-      } else {
-         /* The result has the *opposite* sign from */
-         /* the first number. */
-         c->sign = (sa == MP_ZPOS) ? MP_NEG : MP_ZPOS;
-         /* The second has a larger magnitude */
-         err = s_mp_sub(b, a, c);
-      }
+      c->sign = a->sign;
+      return s_mp_add(a, b, c);
    }
-   return err;
+
+   /* subtract a positive from a positive, OR */
+   /* subtract a negative from a negative. */
+   /* First, take the difference between their */
+   /* magnitudes, then... */
+   if (mp_cmp_mag(a, b) == MP_LT) {
+      /* The second has a larger magnitude */
+      /* The result has the *opposite* sign from */
+      /* the first number. */
+      c->sign = (a->sign == MP_ZPOS) ? MP_NEG : MP_ZPOS;
+      MP_EXCH(const mp_int *, a, b);
+   } else {
+      /* The first has a larger or equal magnitude */
+      /* Copy the sign from the first */
+      c->sign = a->sign;
+   }
+   return s_mp_sub(a, b, c);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/mp_to_radix.c b/mp_to_radix.c
index c1ea233..8b7728d 100644
--- a/mp_to_radix.c
+++ b/mp_to_radix.c
@@ -4,17 +4,11 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense */
 
 /* reverse an array, used for radix code */
-static void s_mp_reverse(uint8_t *s, size_t len)
+static void s_mp_reverse(char *s, size_t len)
 {
-   size_t   ix, iy;
-   uint8_t t;
-
-   ix = 0u;
-   iy = len - 1u;
+   size_t ix = 0, iy = len - 1u;
    while (ix < iy) {
-      t     = s[ix];
-      s[ix] = s[iy];
-      s[iy] = t;
+      MP_EXCH(char, s[ix], s[iy]);
       ++ix;
       --iy;
    }
@@ -83,7 +77,7 @@ mp_err mp_to_radix(const mp_int *a, char *str, size_t maxlen, size_t *written, i
    /* reverse the digits of the string.  In this case _s points
     * to the first digit [exluding the sign] of the number
     */
-   s_mp_reverse((uint8_t *)_s, digs);
+   s_mp_reverse(_s, digs);
 
    /* append a NULL so the string is properly terminated */
    *str = '\0';
diff --git a/mp_zero.c b/mp_zero.c
index 0b79f50..b7dddd2 100644
--- a/mp_zero.c
+++ b/mp_zero.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 void mp_zero(mp_int *a)
 {
    a->sign = MP_ZPOS;
+   MP_ZERO_DIGITS(a->dp, a->used);
    a->used = 0;
-   MP_ZERO_DIGITS(a->dp, a->alloc);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/s_mp_div_recursive.c b/s_mp_div_recursive.c
index d641123..7007aef 100644
--- a/s_mp_div_recursive.c
+++ b/s_mp_div_recursive.c
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@
 static mp_err s_mp_recursion(const mp_int *a, const mp_int *b, mp_int *q, mp_int *r)
 {
    mp_err err;
-   int m, k;
    mp_int A1, A2, B1, B0, Q1, Q0, R1, R0, t;
+   int m = a->used - b->used, k = m/2;
 
-   m = a->used - b->used;
    if (m < MP_KARATSUBA_MUL_CUTOFF) {
       return s_mp_div_school(a, b, q, r);
    }
@@ -29,9 +28,6 @@ static mp_err s_mp_recursion(const mp_int *a, const mp_int *b, mp_int *q, mp_int
       goto LBL_ERR;
    }
 
-   /* k = floor(m/2) */
-   k = m/2;
-
    /* B1 = b / beta^k, B0 = b % beta^k*/
    if ((err = mp_div_2d(b, k * MP_DIGIT_BIT, &B1, &B0)) != MP_OKAY)        goto LBL_ERR;
 
diff --git a/s_mp_div_school.c b/s_mp_div_school.c
index 6ff427a..cf34cc9 100644
--- a/s_mp_div_school.c
+++ b/s_mp_div_school.c
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ mp_err s_mp_div_school(const mp_int *a, const mp_int *b, mp_int *c, mp_int *d)
       mp_exch(&x, d);
    }
 
-   err = MP_OKAY;
-
 LBL_Y:
    mp_clear(&y);
 LBL_X:
diff --git a/tommath_private.h b/tommath_private.h
index 0f5ac93..31f1ea5 100644
--- a/tommath_private.h
+++ b/tommath_private.h
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ extern void MP_FREE(void *mem, size_t size);
 
 #define MP_TOUPPER(c) ((((c) >= 'a') && ((c) <= 'z')) ? (((c) + 'A') - 'a') : (c))
 
+#define MP_EXCH(t, a, b) do { t _c = a; a = b; b = _c; } while (0)
+
 /* Static assertion */
 #define MP_STATIC_ASSERT(msg, cond) typedef char mp_static_assert_##msg[(cond) ? 1 : -1];
 
@@ -267,9 +269,9 @@ extern MP_PRIVATE const mp_digit s_mp_prime_tab[];
 #define MP_GET_MAG(name, type)                                                         \
     type name(const mp_int* a)                                                         \
     {                                                                                  \
-        unsigned i = MP_MIN((unsigned)a->used, (unsigned)((MP_SIZEOF_BITS(type) + MP_DIGIT_BIT - 1) / MP_DIGIT_BIT)); \
+        int i = MP_MIN(a->used, (int)((MP_SIZEOF_BITS(type) + MP_DIGIT_BIT - 1) / MP_DIGIT_BIT)); \
         type res = 0u;                                                                 \
-        while (i --> 0u) {                                                             \
+        while (i --> 0) {                                                              \
             res <<= ((MP_SIZEOF_BITS(type) <= MP_DIGIT_BIT) ? 0 : MP_DIGIT_BIT);       \
             res |= (type)a->dp[i];                                                     \
             if (MP_SIZEOF_BITS(type) <= MP_DIGIT_BIT) { break; }                       \