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Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: hash.h: Prevent use of req->digest in ahash
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To:     Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
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        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@samsung.com>,
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From:   Kamil Konieczny <k.konieczny@partner.samsung.com>
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On 06.03.2018 19:04, Tom Lendacky wrote:
> 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)?

Yes, it should, I will send version 2 soon,
thank you.

Best regards,
Kamil Konieczny

>> 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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