linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 02/13] crypto: ecdsa - Convert byte arrays with key coordinates to digits

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Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:35:48 +0100
From: Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>
To: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
Cc: Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, 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, bbhushan2@...vell.com,
	Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 02/13] crypto: ecdsa - Convert byte arrays with key
 coordinates to digits

On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 10:21:20PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 8:36 PM EET, Stefan Berger wrote:
> > From: Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
> >
> > For NIST P192/256/384 the public key's x and y parameters could be copied
> > directly from a given array since both parameters filled 'ndigits' of
> 
> We "could" do various things but a commit message should describe the
> gain or motivation of doing something, even if you think it should be
> obvious.

"could" is past participle of the verb "can".  We were able to copy
directly but no longer can due to the odd key size of P521.

Thanks,

Lukas