linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 05/12] crypto: ecc - Add nbits field to ecc

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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2024 11:32:17 -0500
From: Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
To: Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>
Cc: keyrings@...r.kernel.org, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, davem@...emloft.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, saulo.alessandre@....jus.br
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 05/12] crypto: ecc - Add nbits field to ecc_curve
 structure



On 3/3/24 06:07, Lukas Wunner wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 09:20:00PM -0500, Stefan Berger wrote:
>> Add the number of bits a curve has to the ecc_curve definition and set it
>> on all cruve definitions.
> 
> Nit: s/cruve/curve/
> 
> 
>> --- a/include/crypto/ecc_curve.h
>> +++ b/include/crypto/ecc_curve.h
>> @@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ struct ecc_point {
>>    * struct ecc_curve - definition of elliptic curve
>>    *
>>    * @name:	Short name of the curve.
>> + * @nbits:      Curves that do not use all bits in their ndigits must specify
>> + *              their number of bits here, otherwise can leave at 0.
>>    * @g:		Generator point of the curve.
>>    * @p:		Prime number, if Barrett's reduction is used for this curve
>>    *		pre-calculated value 'mu' is appended to the @p after ndigits.
> 
> Nit: Looks like this kernel-doc uses 1 tab instead of blanks.
> 
Fixed.