Re: [PATCH v0 3/8] crypto: hbk flags & info added to the tfm

[Jarkko Sakkinen]

What are "hbk flags & info" and "the tfm"?

There can be multiple instances of struct crypto_tfm in
the kernel.

Maybe "crypto: Add hbk_info and is_hbk to struct crypto_tfm" ?

On Thu, Oct 06, 2022 at 06:38:32PM +0530, Pankaj Gupta wrote:
> Consumer of the kernel crypto api, after allocating
> the transformation (tfm), sets the:
> - flag 'is_hbk'
> - structure 'struct hw_bound_key_info hbk_info'
> based on the type of key, the consumer is using.
> 
> This helps:
> 
> - This helps to influence the core processing logic
>   for the encapsulated algorithm.
> - This flag is set by the consumer after allocating
>   the tfm and before calling the function crypto_xxx_setkey().

I don't really get "this helps part".



> 
> Signed-off-by: Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>  include/linux/crypto.h | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/crypto.h b/include/linux/crypto.h
> index 2324ab6f1846..cd476f8a1cb4 100644
> --- a/include/linux/crypto.h
> +++ b/include/linux/crypto.h
> @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
>  #include <linux/refcount.h>
>  #include <linux/slab.h>
>  #include <linux/completion.h>
> +#include <linux/hw_bound_key.h>
>  
>  /*
>   * Autoloaded crypto modules should only use a prefixed name to avoid allowing
> @@ -639,6 +640,10 @@ struct crypto_tfm {
>  
>  	u32 crt_flags;
>  
> +	unsigned int is_hbk;

Not sure why not just use bool as type here.

> +
> +	struct hw_bound_key_info hbk_info;
> +
>  	int node;
>  	
>  	void (*exit)(struct crypto_tfm *tfm);
> -- 
> 2.17.1
> 

BR, Jarkko