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Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1911: refactor: rename `ctx` param to `ecmult_gen_ctx` where applicable

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Merge bitcoin-core/secp256k1#1911: refactor: rename `ctx` param to `ecmult_gen_ctx` where applicable

81a5a7567d10b358e6e41ef6085adf2ab2abc879 refactor: rename `ctx` param to `ecmult_gen_ctx` where applicable (Sebastian Falbesoner)

Pull request description:

To be more consistent and avoid confusion with regular `secp256k1_context` instances, rename the `ctx` parameter to `ecmult_gen_ctx` in all functions that take `secp256k1_ecmult_gen_context` pointers (see discussion https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1/issues/1835#issuecomment-4057203336 ff.).

While at it, move the * in pointer declarations of the touched functions to the right side for consistency across the code base, see PR #1252.

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What changed, and why it matters

This is a pure code cleanup change: it renames a function parameter from 'ctx' to 'ecmult_gen_ctx' in several internal files and moves the asterisk in pointer declarations for style consistency. No behavior, logic, or security properties of the code are changed.

Recommended action

No security action needed; this is a non-functional refactor.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

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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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