Re: [PATCH bpf-next v7 3/4] bpf: Add signature verification kfuncs
From: Daniel Hodges
Date: Wed Feb 04 2026 - 09:51:37 EST
On Tue, Feb 03, 2026 at 10:44:05AM -0800, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 2, 2026 at 6:48 AM Daniel Hodges <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Add a bpf_crypto_sig module that registers signature verification
> > algorithms with the BPF crypto type system. This enables signature
> > operations (like ECDSA) to use the unified bpf_crypto_ctx structure.
> >
> > The module provides:
> > - alloc_tfm/free_tfm for crypto_sig transform lifecycle
> > - has_algo to check algorithm availability
> > - setkey for public key configuration
> > - verify for signature verification
> > - get_flags for crypto API flags
> >
> > Introduce bpf_sig_verify, bpf_sig_keysize, bpf_sig_digestsize,
> > and bpf_sig_maxsize kfuncs enabling BPF programs to verify digital
> > signatures using the kernel's crypto infrastructure.
> >
> > Add enum bpf_crypto_type_id for runtime type checking to ensure
> > operations are performed on the correct crypto context type. The enum
> > values are assigned to all crypto type modules (skcipher, hash, sig).
> >
> > The verify kfunc takes a crypto context (initialized with the sig
> > type and appropriate algorithm like "ecdsa-nist-p256"), a message
> > digest, and a signature. These kfuncs support any signature algorithm
> > registered with the crypto subsystem (e.g., ECDSA, RSA).
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Daniel Hodges <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > MAINTAINERS | 1 +
> > crypto/Makefile | 3 +
> > crypto/bpf_crypto_sig.c | 89 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > include/linux/bpf_crypto.h | 4 ++
> > kernel/bpf/crypto.c | 117 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 5 files changed, 214 insertions(+)
> > create mode 100644 crypto/bpf_crypto_sig.c
>
> Other than the issue spotted by AI the patches look fine,
> but we need Ack from crypto maintainers.
Sounds good, I'll wait to hear from them before sending anything else.