Re: [PATCH v3 01/10] crypto: ecdsa - Convert byte arrays with key coordinates to digits

From: Stefan Berger
Date: Thu Feb 29 2024 - 12:20:33 EST




On 2/29/24 11:48, Lukas Wunner wrote:
On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 09:57:30AM -0500, Stefan Berger wrote:
static inline void ecc_digits_from_bytes(const u8 *in, unsigned int nbytes,
u64 *out, unsigned int ndigits)
{
unsigned int o = nbytes & 7;
u64 msd = 0;
size_t i;

if (o == 0) {
ecc_swap_digits(in, out, ndigits);
} else {
for (i = 0; i < o; i++)
msd = (msd << 8) | in[i];
out[ndigits - 1] = msd;
ecc_swap_digits(&in[o], out, ndigits - 1);
}
}

Might be beneficial to add a code comment explaining the else-branch
is for curves with key length not a multiple of 64 bits (such as NIST P521).

Will do. I am also using this here now since it's safer: ecc_swap_digits(&in[o], out, (nbytes - o) >> 3);

Stefan


Otherwise LGTM, thanks!

Lukas