linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v28 07/12] LRNG - add kernel crypto API PRNG extension

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Date:   Thu, 16 Jan 2020 07:54:00 +0100
From:   Stephan Mueller <smueller@...onox.de>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
        "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        "Alexander E. Patrakov" <patrakov@...il.com>,
        "Ahmed S. Darwish" <darwish.07@...il.com>,
        "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
        Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
        Vito Caputo <vcaputo@...garu.com>,
        Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>,
        Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, Ray Strode <rstrode@...hat.com>,
        William Jon McCann <mccann@....edu>,
        zhangjs <zachary@...shancloud.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Florian Weimer <fweimer@...hat.com>,
        Lennart Poettering <mzxreary@...inter.de>,
        Nicolai Stange <nstange@...e.de>,
        "Peter, Matthias" <matthias.peter@....bund.de>,
        Marcelo Henrique Cerri <marcelo.cerri@...onical.com>,
        Roman Drahtmueller <draht@...altsekun.de>,
        Neil Horman <nhorman@...hat.com>,
        Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...ia.fr>,
        Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v28 07/12] LRNG - add kernel crypto API PRNG extension

Am Donnerstag, 16. Januar 2020, 01:15:46 CET schrieb Randy Dunlap:

Hi Randy,

> On 1/15/20 2:34 AM, Stephan Müller wrote:
> > CC: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
> > CC: "Alexander E. Patrakov" <patrakov@...il.com>
> > CC: "Ahmed S. Darwish" <darwish.07@...il.com>
> > CC: "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
> > CC: Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
> > CC: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
> > CC: Vito Caputo <vcaputo@...garu.com>
> > CC: Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>
> > CC: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
> > CC: Ray Strode <rstrode@...hat.com>
> > CC: William Jon McCann <mccann@....edu>
> > CC: zhangjs <zachary@...shancloud.com>
> > CC: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
> > CC: Florian Weimer <fweimer@...hat.com>
> > CC: Lennart Poettering <mzxreary@...inter.de>
> > CC: Nicolai Stange <nstange@...e.de>
> > Reviewed-by: Marcelo Henrique Cerri <marcelo.cerri@...onical.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Roman Drahtmueller <draht@...altsekun.de>
> > Tested-by: Roman Drahtmüller <draht@...altsekun.de>
> > Tested-by: Marcelo Henrique Cerri <marcelo.cerri@...onical.com>
> > Tested-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@...hat.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Stephan Mueller <smueller@...onox.de>
> > ---
> > 
> >  drivers/char/lrng/Kconfig      |  10 +
> >  drivers/char/lrng/Makefile     |   1 +
> >  drivers/char/lrng/lrng_kcapi.c | 327 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  3 files changed, 338 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/char/lrng/lrng_kcapi.c
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/char/lrng/Kconfig b/drivers/char/lrng/Kconfig
> > index 15fb623d9d1f..0d070a3897dd 100644
> > --- a/drivers/char/lrng/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/char/lrng/Kconfig
> > @@ -80,6 +80,16 @@ config LRNG_DRBG
> > 
> >  	  Enable the SP800-90A DRBG support for the LRNG. Once the
> >  	  module is loaded, output from /dev/random, /dev/urandom,
> >  	  getrandom(2), or get_random_bytes is provided by a DRBG.
> > 
> > +
> > +config LRNG_KCAPI
> > +	tristate "Kernel Crypto API support for the LRNG"
> > +	select CRYPTO_RNG
> 
> Don't select CRYPTO_RNG unless you know that CRYPTO is set/enabled.

I added "depends on CRYPTO"
> 
> > +	help
> > +	  Enable the support for generic pseudo-random number
> > +	  generators offered by the kernel crypto API with the
> > +	  LRNG. Once the module is loaded, output from /dev/random,
> > +	  /dev/urandom, getrandom(2), or get_random_bytes is
> > +	  provided by the selected kernel crypto API RNG.
> > 
> >  endif # LRNG_DRNG_SWITCH
> >  
> >  endif # LRNG

Thank you.

Ciao
Stephan