linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] crypto: KEYS: convert public key and digsig asym to the akcipher api

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Date:	Tue, 16 Feb 2016 12:37:03 -0800
From:	Tadeusz Struk <tadeusz.struk@...el.com>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] crypto: KEYS: convert public key and digsig asym
 to the akcipher api

Hi David,
On 02/11/2016 02:08 AM, David Howells wrote:
> David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com> wrote:
> 
>> > Tadeusz Struk <tadeusz.struk@...el.com> wrote:
>> > 
>>>> > > > Why didn't you put the RSA signature parsing - ie. where the OID and the other
>>>> > > > bits are checked - into crypto/rsa.c?
>>>> > > > 
>>> > > 
>>> > > Do you want to get rid of the crypto/asymmetric_keys/rsa.c completely?
>>> > > I wanted to make the conversion churn as small as possible.
>>> > > I can move it in a subsequent patch if you want.
>> > 
>> > I was thinking of getting rid of it completely, yes.
>> > 
>> > But I was wondering if you had some other motivation, such as keeping the
>> > crypto layer purely the mathematical operation.
>> > 
>> > It's an interesting question where to draw the line, actually.  The answer may
>> > hinge on what things like the TPM do.  I should ask the TPM folks.
> Looking in the TPM emulator, the TPM_Sign operation indeed puts the wrappings
> on, so this needs to go into the crypto layer.

David,
If you could tell me what repo should I work with then I can prepare subsequent patch to
move this to a new file under crypto/
Thanks,
-- 
TS