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SubjectRe: [PATCH v9 3/7] crypto: move curve_id of ECDH from the key to algorithm name
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在 2021/2/24 18:15, Tudor.Ambarus@microchip.com 写道:
> On 2/24/21 3:29 AM, yumeng wrote:
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>> 在 2021/2/23 18:44, Tudor.Ambarus@microchip.com 写道:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> On 2/23/21 9:10 AM, Meng Yu wrote:
>>>> --- a/drivers/crypto/atmel-ecc.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/crypto/atmel-ecc.c
>>>> @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static int atmel_ecdh_set_secret(struct crypto_kpp *tfm, const void *buf,
>>>>                  return -EINVAL;
>>>>          }
>>>>
>>>> -       ctx->n_sz = atmel_ecdh_supported_curve(params.curve_id);
>>>> +       ctx->n_sz = atmel_ecdh_supported_curve(ctx->curve_id);
>>>>          if (!ctx->n_sz || params.key_size) {
>>>>                  /* fallback to ecdh software implementation */
>>>>                  ctx->do_fallback = true;
>>>
>>> Now that you moved the curve id info into the alg name, and it is
>>> no longer dynamically discovered when decoding the key, does it
>>> still make sense to keep the curve id, the key size checks, and
>>> the fallback to the software implementation?
>>> I think we can keep the curve id, the key size check if 'atmel-ecc' may
>> support other curves in the future, and if you're sure P256 is the only
>> curve 'atmel-ecc' uses, and it will be changed, we can delete it.
>>
>> And fallback to ecdh software implementation is needed when
>> params.key_size is zero.
>>
>
> I've read the code again, now I remember. The fallback is needed indeed,
> but for other reason. ecdh-nist-p256 will be handled in the crypto IP
> only when its user provides a zero length private key: we will use a
> pre-provisioned private key that can't be read outside of the device.
> The fallback was needed for ecdh-nist-p256 when the user provides a
> non-zero private key, or for other curve IDs.
>
> Since the atecc508 and atecc608 (for which there isn't support in kernel
> as of now) both support just NIST Standard P256 Elliptic Curve, and the
> curve id is now unique per alg, the ctx->curve_id handling does no longer
> make sense. So please remove the ctx->curve_id handling. ctx->n_sz can be
> removed too and use instead directly ATMEL_ECC_NIST_P256_N_SIZE, similar
> to how ATMEL_ECC_PUBKEY_SIZE is used.
>

OK, thanks, I will remove it. But I'd like to wait 2 more days, as maybe
the owners of other modules (like crypto or bluetooth) have any comments.

thanks.

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