From: Stephan Mueller Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 04:27:49 +0000 (+0100) Subject: crypto: doc - cipher data structures X-Git-Url: https://git.stricted.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0d7f488f0305a9caffab0a18a882f9980f8bc936;p=GitHub%2FLineageOS%2FG12%2Fandroid_kernel_amlogic_linux-4.9.git crypto: doc - cipher data structures The data structure of struct crypto_alg together with various other data structures needed by cipher developers is documented wit all parameters that can be set by a developer of a transformation. All parameters that are internal to the crypto API are marked as such. Signed-off-by: Stephan Mueller Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu --- diff --git a/include/linux/crypto.h b/include/linux/crypto.h index d45e949699ea..752360e1e8fe 100644 --- a/include/linux/crypto.h +++ b/include/linux/crypto.h @@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ struct skcipher_givcrypt_request; typedef void (*crypto_completion_t)(struct crypto_async_request *req, int err); +/** + * DOC: Block Cipher Context Data Structures + * + * These data structures define the operating context for each block cipher + * type. + */ + struct crypto_async_request { struct list_head list; crypto_completion_t complete; @@ -194,9 +201,63 @@ struct hash_desc { u32 flags; }; -/* - * Algorithms: modular crypto algorithm implementations, managed - * via crypto_register_alg() and crypto_unregister_alg(). +/** + * DOC: Block Cipher Algorithm Definitions + * + * These data structures define modular crypto algorithm implementations, + * managed via crypto_register_alg() and crypto_unregister_alg(). + */ + +/** + * struct ablkcipher_alg - asynchronous block cipher definition + * @min_keysize: Minimum key size supported by the transformation. This is the + * smallest key length supported by this transformation algorithm. + * This must be set to one of the pre-defined values as this is + * not hardware specific. Possible values for this field can be + * found via git grep "_MIN_KEY_SIZE" include/crypto/ + * @max_keysize: Maximum key size supported by the transformation. This is the + * largest key length supported by this transformation algorithm. + * This must be set to one of the pre-defined values as this is + * not hardware specific. Possible values for this field can be + * found via git grep "_MAX_KEY_SIZE" include/crypto/ + * @setkey: Set key for the transformation. This function is used to either + * program a supplied key into the hardware or store the key in the + * transformation context for programming it later. Note that this + * function does modify the transformation context. This function can + * be called multiple times during the existence of the transformation + * object, so one must make sure the key is properly reprogrammed into + * the hardware. This function is also responsible for checking the key + * length for validity. In case a software fallback was put in place in + * the @cra_init call, this function might need to use the fallback if + * the algorithm doesn't support all of the key sizes. + * @encrypt: Encrypt a scatterlist of blocks. This function is used to encrypt + * the supplied scatterlist containing the blocks of data. The crypto + * API consumer is responsible for aligning the entries of the + * scatterlist properly and making sure the chunks are correctly + * sized. In case a software fallback was put in place in the + * @cra_init call, this function might need to use the fallback if + * the algorithm doesn't support all of the key sizes. In case the + * key was stored in transformation context, the key might need to be + * re-programmed into the hardware in this function. This function + * shall not modify the transformation context, as this function may + * be called in parallel with the same transformation object. + * @decrypt: Decrypt a single block. This is a reverse counterpart to @encrypt + * and the conditions are exactly the same. + * @givencrypt: Update the IV for encryption. With this function, a cipher + * implementation may provide the function on how to update the IV + * for encryption. + * @givdecrypt: Update the IV for decryption. This is the reverse of + * @givencrypt . + * @geniv: The transformation implementation may use an "IV generator" provided + * by the kernel crypto API. Several use cases have a predefined + * approach how IVs are to be updated. For such use cases, the kernel + * crypto API provides ready-to-use implementations that can be + * referenced with this variable. + * @ivsize: IV size applicable for transformation. The consumer must provide an + * IV of exactly that size to perform the encrypt or decrypt operation. + * + * All fields except @givencrypt , @givdecrypt , @geniv and @ivsize are + * mandatory and must be filled. */ struct ablkcipher_alg { int (*setkey)(struct crypto_ablkcipher *tfm, const u8 *key, @@ -213,6 +274,32 @@ struct ablkcipher_alg { unsigned int ivsize; }; +/** + * struct aead_alg - AEAD cipher definition + * @maxauthsize: Set the maximum authentication tag size supported by the + * transformation. A transformation may support smaller tag sizes. + * As the authentication tag is a message digest to ensure the + * integrity of the encrypted data, a consumer typically wants the + * largest authentication tag possible as defined by this + * variable. + * @setauthsize: Set authentication size for the AEAD transformation. This + * function is used to specify the consumer requested size of the + * authentication tag to be either generated by the transformation + * during encryption or the size of the authentication tag to be + * supplied during the decryption operation. This function is also + * responsible for checking the authentication tag size for + * validity. + * @setkey: see struct ablkcipher_alg + * @encrypt: see struct ablkcipher_alg + * @decrypt: see struct ablkcipher_alg + * @givencrypt: see struct ablkcipher_alg + * @givdecrypt: see struct ablkcipher_alg + * @geniv: see struct ablkcipher_alg + * @ivsize: see struct ablkcipher_alg + * + * All fields except @givencrypt , @givdecrypt , @geniv and @ivsize are + * mandatory and must be filled. + */ struct aead_alg { int (*setkey)(struct crypto_aead *tfm, const u8 *key, unsigned int keylen); @@ -228,6 +315,18 @@ struct aead_alg { unsigned int maxauthsize; }; +/** + * struct blkcipher_alg - synchronous block cipher definition + * @min_keysize: see struct ablkcipher_alg + * @max_keysize: see struct ablkcipher_alg + * @setkey: see struct ablkcipher_alg + * @encrypt: see struct ablkcipher_alg + * @decrypt: see struct ablkcipher_alg + * @geniv: see struct ablkcipher_alg + * @ivsize: see struct ablkcipher_alg + * + * All fields except @geniv and @ivsize are mandatory and must be filled. + */ struct blkcipher_alg { int (*setkey)(struct crypto_tfm *tfm, const u8 *key, unsigned int keylen); @@ -245,6 +344,53 @@ struct blkcipher_alg { unsigned int ivsize; }; +/** + * struct cipher_alg - single-block symmetric ciphers definition + * @cia_min_keysize: Minimum key size supported by the transformation. This is + * the smallest key length supported by this transformation + * algorithm. This must be set to one of the pre-defined + * values as this is not hardware specific. Possible values + * for this field can be found via git grep "_MIN_KEY_SIZE" + * include/crypto/ + * @cia_max_keysize: Maximum key size supported by the transformation. This is + * the largest key length supported by this transformation + * algorithm. This must be set to one of the pre-defined values + * as this is not hardware specific. Possible values for this + * field can be found via git grep "_MAX_KEY_SIZE" + * include/crypto/ + * @cia_setkey: Set key for the transformation. This function is used to either + * program a supplied key into the hardware or store the key in the + * transformation context for programming it later. Note that this + * function does modify the transformation context. This function + * can be called multiple times during the existence of the + * transformation object, so one must make sure the key is properly + * reprogrammed into the hardware. This function is also + * responsible for checking the key length for validity. + * @cia_encrypt: Encrypt a single block. This function is used to encrypt a + * single block of data, which must be @cra_blocksize big. This + * always operates on a full @cra_blocksize and it is not possible + * to encrypt a block of smaller size. The supplied buffers must + * therefore also be at least of @cra_blocksize size. Both the + * input and output buffers are always aligned to @cra_alignmask. + * In case either of the input or output buffer supplied by user + * of the crypto API is not aligned to @cra_alignmask, the crypto + * API will re-align the buffers. The re-alignment means that a + * new buffer will be allocated, the data will be copied into the + * new buffer, then the processing will happen on the new buffer, + * then the data will be copied back into the original buffer and + * finally the new buffer will be freed. In case a software + * fallback was put in place in the @cra_init call, this function + * might need to use the fallback if the algorithm doesn't support + * all of the key sizes. In case the key was stored in + * transformation context, the key might need to be re-programmed + * into the hardware in this function. This function shall not + * modify the transformation context, as this function may be + * called in parallel with the same transformation object. + * @cia_decrypt: Decrypt a single block. This is a reverse counterpart to + * @cia_encrypt, and the conditions are exactly the same. + * + * All fields are mandatory and must be filled. + */ struct cipher_alg { unsigned int cia_min_keysize; unsigned int cia_max_keysize; @@ -261,6 +407,25 @@ struct compress_alg { unsigned int slen, u8 *dst, unsigned int *dlen); }; +/** + * struct rng_alg - random number generator definition + * @rng_make_random: The function defined by this variable obtains a random + * number. The random number generator transform must generate + * the random number out of the context provided with this + * call. + * @rng_reset: Reset of the random number generator by clearing the entire state. + * With the invocation of this function call, the random number + * generator shall completely reinitialize its state. If the random + * number generator requires a seed for setting up a new state, + * the seed must be provided by the consumer while invoking this + * function. The required size of the seed is defined with + * @seedsize . + * @seedsize: The seed size required for a random number generator + * initialization defined with this variable. Some random number + * generators like the SP800-90A DRBG does not require a seed as the + * seeding is implemented internally without the need of support by + * the consumer. In this case, the seed size is set to zero. + */ struct rng_alg { int (*rng_make_random)(struct crypto_rng *tfm, u8 *rdata, unsigned int dlen); @@ -277,6 +442,81 @@ struct rng_alg { #define cra_compress cra_u.compress #define cra_rng cra_u.rng +/** + * struct crypto_alg - definition of a cryptograpic cipher algorithm + * @cra_flags: Flags describing this transformation. See include/linux/crypto.h + * CRYPTO_ALG_* flags for the flags which go in here. Those are + * used for fine-tuning the description of the transformation + * algorithm. + * @cra_blocksize: Minimum block size of this transformation. The size in bytes + * of the smallest possible unit which can be transformed with + * this algorithm. The users must respect this value. + * In case of HASH transformation, it is possible for a smaller + * block than @cra_blocksize to be passed to the crypto API for + * transformation, in case of any other transformation type, an + * error will be returned upon any attempt to transform smaller + * than @cra_blocksize chunks. + * @cra_ctxsize: Size of the operational context of the transformation. This + * value informs the kernel crypto API about the memory size + * needed to be allocated for the transformation context. + * @cra_alignmask: Alignment mask for the input and output data buffer. The data + * buffer containing the input data for the algorithm must be + * aligned to this alignment mask. The data buffer for the + * output data must be aligned to this alignment mask. Note that + * the Crypto API will do the re-alignment in software, but + * only under special conditions and there is a performance hit. + * The re-alignment happens at these occasions for different + * @cra_u types: cipher -- For both input data and output data + * buffer; ahash -- For output hash destination buf; shash -- + * For output hash destination buf. + * This is needed on hardware which is flawed by design and + * cannot pick data from arbitrary addresses. + * @cra_priority: Priority of this transformation implementation. In case + * multiple transformations with same @cra_name are available to + * the Crypto API, the kernel will use the one with highest + * @cra_priority. + * @cra_name: Generic name (usable by multiple implementations) of the + * transformation algorithm. This is the name of the transformation + * itself. This field is used by the kernel when looking up the + * providers of particular transformation. + * @cra_driver_name: Unique name of the transformation provider. This is the + * name of the provider of the transformation. This can be any + * arbitrary value, but in the usual case, this contains the + * name of the chip or provider and the name of the + * transformation algorithm. + * @cra_type: Type of the cryptographic transformation. This is a pointer to + * struct crypto_type, which implements callbacks common for all + * trasnformation types. There are multiple options: + * &crypto_blkcipher_type, &crypto_ablkcipher_type, + * &crypto_ahash_type, &crypto_aead_type, &crypto_rng_type. + * This field might be empty. In that case, there are no common + * callbacks. This is the case for: cipher, compress, shash. + * @cra_u: Callbacks implementing the transformation. This is a union of + * multiple structures. Depending on the type of transformation selected + * by @cra_type and @cra_flags above, the associated structure must be + * filled with callbacks. This field might be empty. This is the case + * for ahash, shash. + * @cra_init: Initialize the cryptographic transformation object. This function + * is used to initialize the cryptographic transformation object. + * This function is called only once at the instantiation time, right + * after the transformation context was allocated. In case the + * cryptographic hardware has some special requirements which need to + * be handled by software, this function shall check for the precise + * requirement of the transformation and put any software fallbacks + * in place. + * @cra_exit: Deinitialize the cryptographic transformation object. This is a + * counterpart to @cra_init, used to remove various changes set in + * @cra_init. + * @cra_module: Owner of this transformation implementation. Set to THIS_MODULE + * @cra_list: internally used + * @cra_users: internally used + * @cra_refcnt: internally used + * @cra_destroy: internally used + * + * The struct crypto_alg describes a generic Crypto API algorithm and is common + * for all of the transformations. Any variable not documented here shall not + * be used by a cipher implementation as it is internal to the Crypto API. + */ struct crypto_alg { struct list_head cra_list; struct list_head cra_users;