Function tree_hash::merkleize_standard

pub fn merkleize_standard(bytes: &[u8]) -> Hash256

Merkleizes bytes and returns the root, using a simple algorithm that does not optimize to avoid processing or storing padding bytes.

Note: This function is generally worse than using the crate::merkle_root which uses MerkleHasher. We only keep this function around for reference testing.

The input bytes will be padded to ensure that the number of leaves is a power-of-two.

CPU Performance

Will hash all nodes in the tree, even if they are padding and pre-determined.

Memory Performance

• Duplicates the input bytes.
• Stores all internal nodes, even if they are padding.
• Does not free up unused memory during operation.