private void init(int stripeSize, int paritySize) {
    assert (stripeSize + paritySize < GF.getFieldSize());
    this.stripeSize = stripeSize;
    this.paritySize = paritySize;
    this.errSignature = new int[paritySize];
    this.paritySymbolLocations = new int[paritySize];
    this.dataBuff = new int[paritySize + stripeSize];
    for (int i = 0; i < paritySize; i++) {
      paritySymbolLocations[i] = i;
    }

    this.primitivePower = new int[stripeSize + paritySize];
    // compute powers of the primitive root
    for (int i = 0; i < stripeSize + paritySize; i++) {
      primitivePower[i] = GF.power(PRIMITIVE_ROOT, i);
    }
    // compute generating polynomial
    int[] gen = {1};
    int[] poly = new int[2];
    for (int i = 0; i < paritySize; i++) {
      poly[0] = primitivePower[i];
      poly[1] = 1;
      gen = GF.multiply(gen, poly);
    }
    // generating polynomial has all generating roots
    generatingPolynomial = gen;
  }
 @Override
 public int symbolSize() {
   return (int) Math.round(Math.log(GF.getFieldSize()) / Math.log(2));
 }