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[1/6] Documentation: crypto: document crypto engine API

Message ID 20180103201109.16077-2-clabbe.montjoie@gmail.com
State Superseded
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Series crypto: engine - Permit to enqueue all async requests | expand

Commit Message

Corentin Labbe Jan. 3, 2018, 8:11 p.m. UTC
Signed-off-by: Corentin Labbe <clabbe.montjoie@gmail.com>

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 Documentation/crypto/crypto_engine.rst | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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 create mode 100644 Documentation/crypto/crypto_engine.rst

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Comments

Corentin Labbe Jan. 10, 2018, 7:14 p.m. UTC | #1
On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 02:13:13PM +0000, Fabien DESSENNE wrote:
> Hi Corentin,

> 

> 

> Thank you for this new version which I have testes successfully with the 

> stm32 hash & cryp drivers.

> 

> As a general comment on this patchset, I would say that it does not 

> cover all async requests: typically I need (for the pending stm32 cryp 

> driver uprade) to use CryptoEngine to process AEAD requests which is not 

> covered here.

> 

> Could you please consider adding the 'transfer' and 'finalize' EXPORTed 

> functions for aead requests? (the implementation is quite trivial)

> 

> Have also a look at struct acomp_req (acompress.h) and struct 

> kpp_request (kpp.h) which also use "struct crypto_async_request base"

> 

> 

> BR

> 

> Fabien

> 


Hello

Thanks for your review and test (could I add your tested-by ?).
I didn't add aead (and kpp/acompress), since I do not have any way to test it.
Since you have a way to test aead, I will add it to the next release.

Regards

> 

> On 03/01/18 21:11, Corentin Labbe wrote:

> > Signed-off-by: Corentin Labbe <clabbe.montjoie@gmail.com>

> > ---

> >   Documentation/crypto/crypto_engine.rst | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

> >   1 file changed, 46 insertions(+)

> >   create mode 100644 Documentation/crypto/crypto_engine.rst

> >

> > diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/crypto_engine.rst b/Documentation/crypto/crypto_engine.rst

> > new file mode 100644

> > index 000000000000..b0ed37f9fb0c

> > --- /dev/null

> > +++ b/Documentation/crypto/crypto_engine.rst

> > @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@

> > +=============

> > +CRYPTO ENGINE

> > +=============

> > +

> > +Overview

> > +--------

> > +The crypto engine API (CE), is a crypto queue manager.

> > +

> > +Requirement

> > +-----------

> > +You have to put at start of your tfm_ctx the struct crypto_engine_reqctx

> > +struct your_tfm_ctx {

> > +        struct crypto_engine_reqctx enginectx;

> > +        ...

> > +};

> > +Why: Since CE manage only crypto_async_request, it cannot know the underlying

> > +request_type and so have access only on the TFM.

> > +So using container_of for accessing __ctx is impossible.

> > +Furthermore, the crypto engine cannot know the "struct your_tfm_ctx",

> > +so it must assume that crypto_engine_reqctx is at start of it.

> > +

> > +Order of operations

> > +-------------------

> > +You have to obtain a struct crypto_engine via crypto_engine_alloc_init().

> > +And start it via crypto_engine_start().

> > +

> > +Before transferring any request, you have to fill the enginectx.

> > +- prepare_request: (taking a function pointer) If you need to do some processing before doing the request

> > +- unprepare_request: (taking a function pointer) Undoing what's done in prepare_request

> > +- do_one_request: (taking a function pointer) Do encryption for current request

> > +

> > +Note: that those three functions get the crypto_async_request associated with the received request.

> > +So your need to get the original request via container_of(areq, struct yourrequesttype_request, base);

> > +

> > +When your driver receive a crypto_request, you have to transfer it to

> > +the cryptoengine via one of:

> > +- crypto_transfer_cipher_request_to_engine()

> > +- crypto_transfer_skcipher_request_to_engine()

> > +- crypto_transfer_akcipher_request_to_engine()

> > +- crypto_transfer_hash_request_to_engine()

> > +

> > +At the end of the request process, a call to one of the following function is needed:

> > +- crypto_finalize_cipher_request

> > +- crypto_finalize_skcipher_request

> > +- crypto_finalize_akcipher_request

> > +- crypto_finalize_hash_request
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diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/crypto_engine.rst b/Documentation/crypto/crypto_engine.rst
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+=============
+CRYPTO ENGINE
+=============
+
+Overview
+--------
+The crypto engine API (CE), is a crypto queue manager.
+
+Requirement
+-----------
+You have to put at start of your tfm_ctx the struct crypto_engine_reqctx
+struct your_tfm_ctx {
+        struct crypto_engine_reqctx enginectx;
+        ...
+};
+Why: Since CE manage only crypto_async_request, it cannot know the underlying
+request_type and so have access only on the TFM.
+So using container_of for accessing __ctx is impossible.
+Furthermore, the crypto engine cannot know the "struct your_tfm_ctx",
+so it must assume that crypto_engine_reqctx is at start of it.
+
+Order of operations
+-------------------
+You have to obtain a struct crypto_engine via crypto_engine_alloc_init().
+And start it via crypto_engine_start().
+
+Before transferring any request, you have to fill the enginectx.
+- prepare_request: (taking a function pointer) If you need to do some processing before doing the request
+- unprepare_request: (taking a function pointer) Undoing what's done in prepare_request
+- do_one_request: (taking a function pointer) Do encryption for current request
+
+Note: that those three functions get the crypto_async_request associated with the received request.
+So your need to get the original request via container_of(areq, struct yourrequesttype_request, base);
+
+When your driver receive a crypto_request, you have to transfer it to
+the cryptoengine via one of:
+- crypto_transfer_cipher_request_to_engine()
+- crypto_transfer_skcipher_request_to_engine()
+- crypto_transfer_akcipher_request_to_engine()
+- crypto_transfer_hash_request_to_engine()
+
+At the end of the request process, a call to one of the following function is needed:
+- crypto_finalize_cipher_request
+- crypto_finalize_skcipher_request
+- crypto_finalize_akcipher_request
+- crypto_finalize_hash_request