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silentpayments: API docs and internal comment followups

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Authored by Sebastian Falbesoner

86/100 · Strong
silentpayments: API docs and internal comment followups

Addresses follow-up comments and Claude nits from #1765, see
- https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1/pull/1765#discussion_r3629070333
- https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1/pull/1765#discussion_r3628888249
- https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1/pull/1765#discussion_r3629066762
- https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1/pull/1765#pullrequestreview-4754517850

Note that the "hash output is not a valid scalar" error mentioning in
the API docs for sending is dropped intentionally to reflect the
scanning API docs, where we don't mention this negligible case either.

Co-authored-by: Tim Ruffing <me@real-or-random.org>
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Links an issue, advisory, or supporting reference✓ Names security-relevant behavior explicitly
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit only updates documentation comments and an example error message in the silent payments module. It does not change any executable code, cryptographic calculations, or security behavior. The changes clarify when the output-creation function can fail and add internal explanatory notes for future maintainers.

Recommended action

No security action required; this is a documentation-only change. Reviewers may verify that the revised API comments accurately reflect the implementation's failure modes.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 15/100

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Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 10/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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