[PATCH 18/38] crypto: drbg - Simplify algorithm registration

From: Eric Biggers

Date: Mon Apr 20 2026 - 02:43:14 EST


Now that "drbg_pr_hmac_sha512" and "drbg_nopr_hmac_sha512" are the only
crypto_rng algorithms left in crypto/drbg.c, simplify the algorithm
registration logic to register these more directly without relying on
the drbg_cores[] array (which will be removed).

Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
crypto/drbg.c | 100 ++++++++++++++++++--------------------------------
1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/drbg.c b/crypto/drbg.c
index 81bccacd3595..4a778d0d1fc4 100644
--- a/crypto/drbg.c
+++ b/crypto/drbg.c
@@ -1143,90 +1143,60 @@ static inline int __init drbg_healthcheck_sanity(void)

kfree(drbg);
return rc;
}

-static struct rng_alg drbg_algs[22];
-
-/*
- * Fill the array drbg_algs used to register the different DRBGs
- * with the kernel crypto API. To fill the array, the information
- * from drbg_cores[] is used.
- */
-static inline void __init drbg_fill_array(struct rng_alg *alg,
- const struct drbg_core *core, int pr)
-{
- int pos = 0;
- static int priority = 200;
-
- memcpy(alg->base.cra_name, "stdrng", 6);
- if (pr) {
- memcpy(alg->base.cra_driver_name, "drbg_pr_", 8);
- pos = 8;
- } else {
- memcpy(alg->base.cra_driver_name, "drbg_nopr_", 10);
- pos = 10;
- }
- memcpy(alg->base.cra_driver_name + pos, core->cra_name,
- strlen(core->cra_name));
-
- alg->base.cra_priority = priority;
- priority++;
- /*
- * If FIPS mode enabled, the selected DRBG shall have the
- * highest cra_priority over other stdrng instances to ensure
- * it is selected.
- */
- if (fips_enabled)
- alg->base.cra_priority += 2000;
-
- alg->base.cra_ctxsize = sizeof(struct drbg_state);
- alg->base.cra_module = THIS_MODULE;
- alg->base.cra_init = drbg_kcapi_init;
- alg->base.cra_exit = drbg_kcapi_cleanup;
- alg->generate = drbg_kcapi_random;
- alg->seed = drbg_kcapi_seed;
- alg->set_ent = drbg_kcapi_set_entropy;
- alg->seedsize = 0;
-}
+static struct rng_alg drbg_algs[] = {
+ {
+ .base.cra_name = "stdrng",
+ .base.cra_driver_name = "drbg_pr_hmac_sha512",
+ .base.cra_priority = 200,
+ .base.cra_ctxsize = sizeof(struct drbg_state),
+ .base.cra_module = THIS_MODULE,
+ .base.cra_init = drbg_kcapi_init,
+ .set_ent = drbg_kcapi_set_entropy,
+ .seed = drbg_kcapi_seed,
+ .generate = drbg_kcapi_random,
+ .base.cra_exit = drbg_kcapi_cleanup,
+ },
+ {
+ .base.cra_name = "stdrng",
+ .base.cra_driver_name = "drbg_nopr_hmac_sha512",
+ .base.cra_priority = 201,
+ .base.cra_ctxsize = sizeof(struct drbg_state),
+ .base.cra_module = THIS_MODULE,
+ .base.cra_init = drbg_kcapi_init,
+ .set_ent = drbg_kcapi_set_entropy,
+ .seed = drbg_kcapi_seed,
+ .generate = drbg_kcapi_random,
+ .base.cra_exit = drbg_kcapi_cleanup,
+ },
+};

static int __init drbg_init(void)
{
- unsigned int i = 0; /* pointer to drbg_algs */
- unsigned int j = 0; /* pointer to drbg_cores */
int ret;

ret = drbg_healthcheck_sanity();
if (ret)
return ret;

- if (ARRAY_SIZE(drbg_cores) * 2 > ARRAY_SIZE(drbg_algs)) {
- pr_info("DRBG: Cannot register all DRBG types"
- "(slots needed: %zu, slots available: %zu)\n",
- ARRAY_SIZE(drbg_cores) * 2, ARRAY_SIZE(drbg_algs));
- return -EFAULT;
- }
-
/*
- * each DRBG definition can be used with PR and without PR, thus
- * we instantiate each DRBG in drbg_cores[] twice.
- *
- * As the order of placing them into the drbg_algs array matters
- * (the later DRBGs receive a higher cra_priority) we register the
- * prediction resistance DRBGs first as the should not be too
- * interesting.
+ * In FIPS mode, boost the algorithm priorities to ensure that when
+ * users request "stdrng", they really get an algorithm from here.
*/
- for (j = 0; ARRAY_SIZE(drbg_cores) > j; j++, i++)
- drbg_fill_array(&drbg_algs[i], &drbg_cores[j], 1);
- for (j = 0; ARRAY_SIZE(drbg_cores) > j; j++, i++)
- drbg_fill_array(&drbg_algs[i], &drbg_cores[j], 0);
- return crypto_register_rngs(drbg_algs, (ARRAY_SIZE(drbg_cores) * 2));
+ if (fips_enabled) {
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(drbg_algs); i++)
+ drbg_algs[i].base.cra_priority += 2000;
+ }
+
+ return crypto_register_rngs(drbg_algs, ARRAY_SIZE(drbg_algs));
}

static void __exit drbg_exit(void)
{
- crypto_unregister_rngs(drbg_algs, (ARRAY_SIZE(drbg_cores) * 2));
+ crypto_unregister_rngs(drbg_algs, ARRAY_SIZE(drbg_algs));
}

module_init(drbg_init);
module_exit(drbg_exit);
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
--
2.53.0