lib/crypto: aes: Add CTR and XCTR support

Add support for AES-CTR and AES-XCTR to the crypto library.

These will be used to provide streamlined implementations of the
"ctr(aes)" and "xctr(aes)" crypto_skcipher algorithms.  Most users of
"ctr(aes)" will also be able to switch to the library, which as usual
will be simpler and faster, e.g.:

  - net/mac80211/fils_aead.c
  - net/mac802154/llsec.c

As usual, the architecture-optimized AES-CTR and AES-XCTR code will be
migrated into the library as well (using the hooks provided in this
commit), eliminating lots of repetitive boilerplate code.

This is also a prerequisite for supporting AES-GCM, AES-CCM, and
AES-HCTR2 in the crypto library.

Initial test coverage is provided by the crypto_skcipher support added
in a later commit.  I'm planning a KUnit test suite as well.

Reviewed-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260715221153.246410-5-ebiggers@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>

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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/*
+ * AES-CTR and AES-XCTR stream ciphers
+ *
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ */
+#ifndef _CRYPTO_AES_CTR_H
+#define _CRYPTO_AES_CTR_H
+
+#include <crypto/aes.h>
+
+/**
+ * aes_ctr() - AES-CTR en/decryption
+ * @dst: The destination buffer.  Can be in-place or out-of-place.  For other
+ *	 overlaps the behavior is unspecified.
+ * @src: The source data
+ * @len: Number of bytes to en/decrypt
+ * @ctr: The counter.  It will be incremented by ceil(@len / AES_BLOCK_SIZE).
+ * @key: The key, already prepared using aes_preparekey() or aes_prepareenckey()
+ *
+ * This implements AES in counter mode with a 128-bit big endian counter.
+ *
+ * This exists only for use by the implementation of modes built on top of CTR
+ * (e.g., GCM and CCM) and some legacy protocols that use CTR mode directly.
+ * Callers are expected to know how to use CTR mode appropriately, including
+ * choosing (key, counter) pairs appropriately to avoid keystream reuse.
+ *
+ * This supports incremental en/decryption.  The length of each non-final chunk
+ * must be a multiple of AES_BLOCK_SIZE, and the updated @ctr must be passed in
+ * each time.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ */
+void aes_ctr(u8 *dst, const u8 *src, size_t len,
+	     u8 ctr[at_least AES_BLOCK_SIZE], aes_encrypt_arg key);
+
+/**
+ * aes_xctr() - AES-XCTR en/decryption
+ * @dst: The destination buffer.  Can be in-place or out-of-place.  For other
+ *	 overlaps the behavior is unspecified.
+ * @src: The source data
+ * @len: Number of bytes to en/decrypt
+ * @ctr: The block counter (in host endianness).  For the first call, set it to
+ *	 1.  It will be incremented by ceil(@len / AES_BLOCK_SIZE).
+ * @iv: The initialization vector
+ * @key: The key, already prepared using aes_preparekey() or aes_prepareenckey()
+ *
+ * This implements AES in XOR Counter mode, as specified in the paper
+ * "Length-preserving encryption with HCTR2"
+ * (https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/1441.pdf).
+ *
+ * This exists only for use by the implementation of modes built on top of XCTR.
+ * Callers are expected to know how to use XCTR mode appropriately, including
+ * choosing (key, IV) pairs appropriately to avoid keystream reuse.
+ *
+ * This supports incremental en/decryption.  The length of each non-final chunk
+ * must be a multiple of AES_BLOCK_SIZE, and the updated @ctr must be passed in
+ * each time.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ */
+void aes_xctr(u8 *dst, const u8 *src, size_t len, u64 *ctr,
+	      const u8 iv[at_least AES_BLOCK_SIZE], aes_encrypt_arg key);
+
+#endif /* _CRYPTO_AES_CTR_H */