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SubjectRe: [PATCH] crypto: hash.h: Prevent use of req->digest in ahash update
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On 3/6/2018 5:45 AM, Kamil Konieczny wrote:
> Prevent improper use of req->digest field in ahash update, init, export and

Shouldn't that be req->result (here and below)?

Thanks,
Tom

> import functions in drivers code. A driver should use ahash request context
> if it needs to save internal state.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kamil Konieczny <k.konieczny@partner.samsung.com>
> ---
> include/crypto/hash.h | 11 +++++++----
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/crypto/hash.h b/include/crypto/hash.h
> index 2d1849dffb80..e97c2e662d6a 100644
> --- a/include/crypto/hash.h
> +++ b/include/crypto/hash.h
> @@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ struct ahash_request {
> * @init: **[mandatory]** Initialize the transformation context. Intended only to initialize the
> * state of the HASH transformation at the beginning. This shall fill in
> * the internal structures used during the entire duration of the whole
> - * transformation. No data processing happens at this point.
> + * transformation. No data processing happens at this point. Driver code
> + * implementation must not use req->digest.
> * @update: **[mandatory]** Push a chunk of data into the driver for transformation. This
> * function actually pushes blocks of data from upper layers into the
> * driver, which then passes those to the hardware as seen fit. This
> @@ -83,7 +84,8 @@ struct ahash_request {
> * transformation. This function shall not modify the transformation
> * context, as this function may be called in parallel with the same
> * transformation object. Data processing can happen synchronously
> - * [SHASH] or asynchronously [AHASH] at this point.
> + * [SHASH] or asynchronously [AHASH] at this point. Driver must not use
> + * req->digest.
> * @final: **[mandatory]** Retrieve result from the driver. This function finalizes the
> * transformation and retrieves the resulting hash from the driver and
> * pushes it back to upper layers. No data processing happens at this
> @@ -120,11 +122,12 @@ struct ahash_request {
> * you want to save partial result of the transformation after
> * processing certain amount of data and reload this partial result
> * multiple times later on for multiple re-use. No data processing
> - * happens at this point.
> + * happens at this point. Driver must not use req->digest.
> * @import: Import partial state of the transformation. This function loads the
> * entire state of the ongoing transformation from a provided block of
> * data so the transformation can continue from this point onward. No
> - * data processing happens at this point.
> + * data processing happens at this point. Driver must not use
> + * req->digest.
> * @halg: see struct hash_alg_common
> */
> struct ahash_alg {
>

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