[PATCH 1/3] lib/crypto: x86/aes: Set RNDKEY in aes_cbc_encrypt_aesni()

From: Eric Biggers

Date: Wed Sep 30 2026 - 13:13:50 EST


Make aes_cbc_encrypt_aesni() set the RNDKEY register alias explicitly,
rather than reusing the alias left by the previous function (which
worked by chance).

Also consistently comment the register aliases needed by _do_aes.

Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
lib/crypto/x86/aes-aesni.S | 25 +++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/crypto/x86/aes-aesni.S b/lib/crypto/x86/aes-aesni.S
index cbc0cc23f63e..6795e82c34c8 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/x86/aes-aesni.S
+++ b/lib/crypto/x86/aes-aesni.S
@@ -444,13 +444,14 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(aes_cbc_encrypt_aesni)

// Other local variables
#ifdef __x86_64__
- .set RNDKEY_PTR, %r9
+ .set RNDKEY_PTR, %r9 // Temporary register for _do_aes
#else
- .set RNDKEY_PTR, IV_PTR // IV_PTR is clobbered and reloaded later
+ .set RNDKEY_PTR, IV_PTR // IV_PTR is clobbered and reloaded later
#endif
- .set NROUNDS, TMP_32
+ .set NROUNDS, TMP_32 // Temporary register for _do_aes
.set AESDATA0, %xmm0
.set PTEXT, %xmm1
+ .set RNDKEY, %xmm2 // Temporary register for _do_aes
_prologue uses_arg3=2, uses_arg4=2

movdqu (IV_PTR), AESDATA0
@@ -484,16 +485,16 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(aes_cbc_decrypt_aesni)

// Other local variables
#ifdef __x86_64__
- .set RNDKEY_PTR, %r9
+ .set RNDKEY_PTR, %r9 // Temporary register for _do_aes
#else
- .set RNDKEY_PTR, IV_PTR // IV_PTR is clobbered and reloaded later
+ .set RNDKEY_PTR, IV_PTR // IV_PTR is clobbered and reloaded later
#endif
- .set NROUNDS, TMP_32
+ .set NROUNDS, TMP_32 // Temporary register for _do_aes
.set AESDATA0, %xmm0
.set AESDATA1, %xmm1
.set AESDATA2, %xmm2
.set AESDATA3, %xmm3
- .set RNDKEY, %xmm4
+ .set RNDKEY, %xmm4 // Temporary register for _do_aes
.set IV, %xmm5
.set CTEXT0, %xmm6
.set CTEXT1, %xmm7
@@ -575,7 +576,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_END(aes_cbc_decrypt_aesni)
.set LSHIFT_MASK, %xmm1 // [0x80, 0x80, ...] + range(PN_LEN)
.set AESDATA0, %xmm2
.set AESDATA1, %xmm3
- .set RNDKEY, %xmm4 // Temporary register for _do_aes
+ .set RNDKEY, %xmm4 // Temporary register for _do_aes
.set IV, %xmm5

_prologue uses_arg3=2, uses_arg4=2
@@ -674,7 +675,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(aes_ctr64_crypt_aesni)
.set LE_CTR, %xmm4 // Current 128-bit little endian counter
.set LE_CTR_INC, %xmm5 // Initialized to (u64[])[1, 0]
.set BSWAP_MASK, %xmm6
- .set RNDKEY, %xmm7
+ .set RNDKEY, %xmm7 // Temporary register for _do_aes
.set RNDKEY_PTR, LE_CTR_PTR // Temporary register for _do_aes
.set NROUNDS, TMP_32 // Temporary register for _do_aes

@@ -795,17 +796,17 @@ SYM_FUNC_END(aes_ctr64_crypt_aesni)

// Other local variables
#ifdef __x86_64__
- .set RNDKEY_PTR, %r9
+ .set RNDKEY_PTR, %r9 // Temporary register for _do_aes
#else
.set RNDKEY_PTR, TWEAK_PTR // TWEAK_PTR is clobbered and reloaded later.
#endif
- .set NROUNDS, TMP_32
+ .set NROUNDS, TMP_32 // Temporary register for _do_aes
.set AESDATA0, %xmm0
.set AESDATA1, %xmm1
.set AESDATA2, %xmm2
.set AESDATA3, %xmm3
.set GF_POLY, %xmm4
- .set RNDKEY, %xmm5
+ .set RNDKEY, %xmm5 // Temporary register for _do_aes
.set TWEAK, %xmm6
.set SAVED_TWEAK0, %xmm7
#ifdef __x86_64__
--
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