changelog: add entry for "field: Remove x86_64 asm"

fanquake · Dec 5, 2023 · d2e36a2 · d2e36a2
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 #### Changed
  - The point multiplication algorithm used for ECDH operations (module `ecdh`) was replaced with a slightly faster one.
+ - Optional handwritten x86_64 assembly for field operations was removed because modern C compilers are able to output more efficient assembly. This change results in a significant speedup of some library functions when handwritten x86_64 assembly is enabled (`--with-asm=x86_64` in GNU Autotools, `-DSECP256K1_ASM=x86_64` in CMake), which is the default on x86_64. Benchmarks with GCC 10.5.0 show a 10% speedup for `secp256k1_ecdsa_verify` and `secp256k1_schnorrsig_verify`.
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 ## [0.4.0] - 2023-09-04