Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2018 21:23:14 +0300
From: Vitaly Chikunov <vt@altlinux.org>
To: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>
Cc: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] crypto: streebog - add Streebog hash function
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Ard,

On Mon, Nov 05, 2018 at 02:22:21PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> 
> > +static const struct streebog_uint512 buffer512 = { {
> > +       cpu_to_le64(0x200ULL),
> 
> Can we keep the memory representation in native endianness, and only
> swab the in/output [where needed]?

I hope you do not insist on that?

The code is using same primitives to add/xor/permute with data from
these arrays (buffer512[] and C[], those which use cpu_to_le64), and
from generic data buffers. Having these arrays in native endianness will
cause complexities - code split and duplications. For example, XLPS
permutation will require two versions, with one accessing (y) as is and
another as cpu_to_le64(y).

The code is based on canonical implementation by RFC 6986 ("GOST R
34.11-2012: Hash Function") author, and I don't want it do deviate that
much from the original, which would complicate algorithm reviews.

Thanks,