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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-04-21 11:46:22 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-04-21 11:46:22 -0700 |
| commit | e2683c8868d03382da7e1ce8453b543a043066d1 (patch) | |
| tree | 2b6c80ee33679753fc61114835fe89534d5e71ce | |
| parent | 6fdca3c5ab55d6a74277efcae2db9828f567a06a (diff) | |
| parent | e9af4f47d4a036b4be67e4be361f62e05081f7bf (diff) | |
Merge tag 'libcrypto-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiggers/linux
Pull more crypto library updates from Eric Biggers:
"Crypto library fix and documentation update:
- Fix an integer underflow in the mpi library
- Improve the crypto library documentation"
* tag 'libcrypto-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiggers/linux:
lib/crypto: docs: Add rst documentation to Documentation/crypto/
docs: kdoc: Expand 'at_least' when creating parameter list
lib/crypto: mpi: Fix integer underflow in mpi_read_raw_from_sgl()
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/crypto/index.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-blockcipher.rst | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-hash.rst | 86 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-signature.rst | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-utils.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/crypto/libcrypto.rst | 165 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/crypto/sha3.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/crypto/mpi/mpicoder.c | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py | 5 |
9 files changed, 296 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/index.rst b/Documentation/crypto/index.rst index 4ee667c446f9..705f186d662b 100644 --- a/Documentation/crypto/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/crypto/index.rst @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ for cryptographic use cases, as well as programming examples. :caption: Table of contents :maxdepth: 2 + libcrypto intro api-intro architecture @@ -27,4 +28,3 @@ for cryptographic use cases, as well as programming examples. descore-readme device_drivers/index krb5 - sha3 diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-blockcipher.rst b/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-blockcipher.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..dd5ce2f8b515 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-blockcipher.rst @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later + +Block ciphers +============= + +AES +--- + +Support for the AES block cipher. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/aes.h + +DES +--- + +Support for the DES block cipher. This algorithm is obsolete and is supported +only for backwards compatibility. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/des.h diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-hash.rst b/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-hash.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..4248e6fdc952 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-hash.rst @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later + +Hash functions, MACs, and XOFs +============================== + +AES-CMAC and AES-XCBC-MAC +------------------------- + +Support for the AES-CMAC and AES-XCBC-MAC message authentication codes. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/aes-cbc-macs.h + +BLAKE2b +------- + +Support for the BLAKE2b cryptographic hash function. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/blake2b.h + +BLAKE2s +------- + +Support for the BLAKE2s cryptographic hash function. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/blake2s.h + +GHASH and POLYVAL +----------------- + +Support for the GHASH and POLYVAL universal hash functions. These algorithms +are used only as internal components of other algorithms. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/gf128hash.h + +MD5 +--- + +Support for the MD5 cryptographic hash function and HMAC-MD5. This algorithm is +obsolete and is supported only for backwards compatibility. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/md5.h + +NH +-- + +Support for the NH universal hash function. This algorithm is used only as an +internal component of other algorithms. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/nh.h + +Poly1305 +-------- + +Support for the Poly1305 universal hash function. This algorithm is used only +as an internal component of other algorithms. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/poly1305.h + +SHA-1 +----- + +Support for the SHA-1 cryptographic hash function and HMAC-SHA1. This algorithm +is obsolete and is supported only for backwards compatibility. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/sha1.h + +SHA-2 +----- + +Support for the SHA-2 family of cryptographic hash functions, including SHA-224, +SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512. This also includes their corresponding HMACs: +HMAC-SHA224, HMAC-SHA256, HMAC-SHA384, and HMAC-SHA512. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/sha2.h + +SHA-3 +----- + +The SHA-3 functions are documented in :ref:`sha3`. + +SM3 +--- + +Support for the SM3 cryptographic hash function. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/sm3.h diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-signature.rst b/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-signature.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e80d59fa51b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-signature.rst @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later + +Digital signature algorithms +============================ + +ML-DSA +------ + +Support for the ML-DSA digital signature algorithm. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/mldsa.h diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-utils.rst b/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-utils.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..9d833f47ed39 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto-utils.rst @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later + +Utility functions +================= + +.. kernel-doc:: include/crypto/utils.h diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto.rst b/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a1557d45b0e5 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/crypto/libcrypto.rst @@ -0,0 +1,165 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later + +============== +Crypto library +============== + +``lib/crypto/`` provides faster and easier access to cryptographic algorithms +than the traditional crypto API. + +Each cryptographic algorithm is supported via a set of dedicated functions. +"Crypto agility", where needed, is left to calling code. + +The crypto library functions are intended to be boring and straightforward, and +to follow familiar conventions. Their primary documentation is their (fairly +extensive) kernel-doc. This page just provides some extra high-level context. + +Note that the crypto library isn't entirely new. ``lib/`` has contained some +crypto functions since 2005. Rather, it's just an approach that's been expanded +over time as it's been found to work well. It also largely just matches how the +kernel already does things elsewhere. + +Scope and intended audience +=========================== + +The crypto library documentation is primarily meant for kernel developers who +need to use a particular cryptographic algorithm(s) in kernel code. For +example, "I just need to compute a SHA-256 hash." A secondary audience is +developers working on the crypto algorithm implementations themselves. + +If you're looking for more general information about cryptography, like the +differences between the different crypto algorithms or how to select an +appropriate algorithm, you should refer to external sources which cover that +type of information much more comprehensively. If you need help selecting +algorithms for a new kernel feature that doesn't already have its algorithms +predefined, please reach out to ``linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org`` for advice. + +Code organization +================= + +- ``lib/crypto/*.c``: the crypto algorithm implementations + +- ``lib/crypto/$(SRCARCH)/``: architecture-specific code for crypto algorithms. + It is here rather than somewhere in ``arch/`` partly because this allows + generic and architecture-optimized code to be easily built into a single + loadable module (when the algorithm is set to 'm' in the kconfig). + +- ``lib/crypto/tests/``: KUnit tests for the crypto algorithms + +- ``include/crypto/``: crypto headers, for both the crypto library and the + traditional crypto API + +Generally, there is one kernel module per algorithm. Sometimes related +algorithms are grouped into one module. There is intentionally no common +framework, though there are some utility functions that multiple algorithms use. + +Each algorithm module is controlled by a tristate kconfig symbol +``CRYPTO_LIB_$(ALGORITHM)``. As is the norm for library functions in the +kernel, these are hidden symbols which don't show up in the kconfig menu. +Instead, they are just selected by all the kconfig symbols that need them. + +Many of the algorithms have multiple implementations: a generic implementation +and architecture-optimized implementation(s). Each module initialization +function, or initcall in the built-in case, automatically enables the best +implementation based on the available CPU features. + +Note that the crypto library doesn't use the ``crypto/``, +``arch/$(SRCARCH)/crypto/``, or ``drivers/crypto/`` directories. These +directories are used by the traditional crypto API. When possible, algorithms +in the traditional crypto API are implemented by calls into the library. + +Advantages +========== + +Some of the advantages of the library over the traditional crypto API are: + +- The library functions tend to be much easier to use. For example, a hash + value can be computed using only a single function call. Most of the library + functions always succeed and return void, eliminating the need to write + error-handling code. Most also accept standard virtual addresses, rather than + scatterlists which are difficult and less efficient to work with. + +- The library functions are usually faster, especially for short inputs. They + call the crypto algorithms directly without inefficient indirect calls, memory + allocations, string parsing, lookups in an algorithm registry, and other + unnecessary API overhead. Architecture-optimized code is enabled by default. + +- The library functions use standard link-time dependencies instead of + error-prone dynamic loading by name. There's no need for workarounds such as + forcing algorithms to be built-in or adding module soft dependencies. + +- The library focuses on the approach that works the best on the vast majority + of systems: CPU-based implementations of the crypto algorithms, utilizing + on-CPU acceleration (such as AES instructions) when available. + +- The library uses standard KUnit tests, rather than custom ad-hoc tests. + +- The library tends to have higher assurance implementations of the crypto + algorithms. This is both due to its simpler design and because more of its + code is being regularly tested. + +- The library supports features that don't fit into the rigid framework of the + traditional crypto API, for example interleaved hashing and XOFs. + +When to use it +============== + +In-kernel users should use the library (rather than the traditional crypto API) +whenever possible. Many subsystems have already been converted. It usually +simplifies their code significantly and improves performance. + +Some kernel features allow userspace to provide an arbitrary string that selects +an arbitrary algorithm from the traditional crypto API by name. These features +generally will have to keep using the traditional crypto API for backwards +compatibility. + +Note: new kernel features shouldn't support every algorithm, but rather make a +deliberate choice about what algorithm(s) to support. History has shown that +making a deliberate, thoughtful choice greatly simplifies code maintenance, +reduces the chance for mistakes (such as using an obsolete, insecure, or +inappropriate algorithm), and makes your feature easier to use. + +Testing +======= + +The crypto library uses standard KUnit tests. Like many of the kernel's other +KUnit tests, they are included in the set of tests that is run by +``tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --alltests``. + +A ``.kunitconfig`` file is also provided to run just the crypto library tests. +For example, here's how to run them in user-mode Linux: + +.. code-block:: sh + + tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --kunitconfig=lib/crypto/ + +Many of the crypto algorithms have architecture-optimized implementations. +Testing those requires building an appropriate kernel and running the tests +either in QEMU or on appropriate hardware. Here's one example with QEMU: + +.. code-block:: sh + + tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --kunitconfig=lib/crypto/ --arch=arm64 --make_options LLVM=1 + +Depending on the code being tested, flags may need to be passed to QEMU to +emulate the correct type of hardware for the code to be reached. + +Since correctness is essential in cryptographic code, new architecture-optimized +code is accepted only if it can be tested in QEMU. + +Note: the crypto library also includes FIPS 140 self-tests. These are +lightweight, are designed specifically to meet FIPS 140 requirements, and exist +*only* to meet those requirements. Normal testing done by kernel developers and +integrators should use the much more comprehensive KUnit tests instead. + +API documentation +================= + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 2 + + libcrypto-blockcipher + libcrypto-hash + libcrypto-signature + libcrypto-utils + sha3 diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/sha3.rst b/Documentation/crypto/sha3.rst index 37640f295118..250669c98f6b 100644 --- a/Documentation/crypto/sha3.rst +++ b/Documentation/crypto/sha3.rst @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later +.. _sha3: + ========================== SHA-3 Algorithm Collection ========================== diff --git a/lib/crypto/mpi/mpicoder.c b/lib/crypto/mpi/mpicoder.c index bf716a03c704..9359a58c29ec 100644 --- a/lib/crypto/mpi/mpicoder.c +++ b/lib/crypto/mpi/mpicoder.c @@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ MPI mpi_read_raw_from_sgl(struct scatterlist *sgl, unsigned int nbytes) lzeros = 0; len = 0; while (nbytes > 0) { - while (len && !*buff) { + while (len && !*buff && lzeros < nbytes) { lzeros++; len--; buff++; diff --git a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py index 74af7ae47aa4..c3f966da533e 100644 --- a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py +++ b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py @@ -439,6 +439,11 @@ class KernelDoc: # Ignore argument attributes arg = KernRe(r'\sPOS0?\s').sub(' ', arg) + # Replace '[at_least ' with '[static '. This allows sphinx to parse + # array parameter declarations like 'char A[at_least 4]', where + # 'at_least' is #defined to 'static' by the kernel headers. + arg = arg.replace('[at_least ', '[static ') + # Strip leading/trailing spaces arg = arg.strip() arg = KernRe(r'\s+').sub(' ', arg, count=1) |
