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Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:56:50 +0800
From: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
To: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: ecdsa - Fix module auto-load on add-key
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On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 10:44:33AM -0400, Stefan Berger wrote:
> Add module alias with the algorithm cra_name similar to what we have for
> RSA-related and other algorithms.
> 
> The kernel attempts to modprobe asymmetric algorithms using the names
> "crypto-$cra_name" and "crypto-$cra_name-all." However, since these
> aliases are currently missing, the modules are not loaded. For instance,
> when using the `add_key` function, the hash algorithm is typically
> loaded automatically, but the asymmetric algorithm is not.
> 
> Steps to test:
> 
> 1. Create certificate
> 
>   openssl req -x509 -sha256 -newkey ec \
>   -pkeyopt "ec_paramgen_curve:secp384r1" -keyout key.pem -days 365 \
>   -subj '/CN=test' -nodes -outform der -out nist-p384.der
> 
> 2. Optionally, trace module requests with: trace-cmd stream -e module &
> 
> 3. Trigger add_key call for the cert:
> 
>    # keyctl padd asymmetric "" @u < nist-p384.der
>    641069229
>    # lsmod | head -2
>    Module                  Size  Used by
>    ecdsa_generic          16384  0
> 
> Fixes: c12d448ba939 ("crypto: ecdsa - Register NIST P384 and extend test suite")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
> ---
>  crypto/ecdsa.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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