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Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 03:53:06 +0000
From: Bharat Bhushan <bbhushan2@...vell.com>
To: Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>,
Stefan Berger
<stefanb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
"keyrings@...r.kernel.org"
<keyrings@...r.kernel.org>,
"linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org"
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CC: "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
"saulo.alessandre@....jus.br" <saulo.alessandre@....jus.br>,
"lukas@...ner.de" <lukas@...ner.de>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 06/13] crypto: ecc - Implement vli_mmod_fast_521 for
NIST p521
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:09 AM
> To: Bharat Bhushan <bbhushan2@...vell.com>; Stefan Berger
> <stefanb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>; keyrings@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> crypto@...r.kernel.org; herbert@...dor.apana.org.au;
> davem@...emloft.net
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; saulo.alessandre@....jus.br;
> lukas@...ner.de; jarkko@...nel.org
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PATCH v6 06/13] crypto: ecc - Implement
> vli_mmod_fast_521 for NIST p521
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> On 3/18/24 01:47, Bharat Bhushan wrote:
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 12:06 AM
> >> To: keyrings@...r.kernel.org; linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org;
> >> herbert@...dor.apana.org.au; davem@...emloft.net
> >> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; saulo.alessandre@....jus.br;
> >> lukas@...ner.de; Bharat Bhushan <bbhushan2@...vell.com>;
> >> jarkko@...nel.org; Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
> >> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [PATCH v6 06/13] crypto: ecc - Implement
> >> vli_mmod_fast_521 for NIST p521
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> -
> >> From: Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
> >>
> >> Implement vli_mmod_fast_521 following the description for how to
> >> calculate the modulus for NIST P521 in the NIST publication
> >> "Recommendations for Discrete Logarithm-Based Cryptography: Elliptic
> Curve Domain Parameters"
> >> section G.1.4.
> >>
> >> NIST p521 requires 9 64bit digits, so increase the ECC_MAX_DIGITS so
> >> that arrays fit the larger numbers.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
> >> ---
> >> crypto/ecc.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> include/crypto/internal/ecc.h | 3 ++-
> >> 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/crypto/ecc.c b/crypto/ecc.c index
> >> 415a2f4e7291..99d41887c005
> >> 100644
> >> --- a/crypto/ecc.c
> >> +++ b/crypto/ecc.c
> >> @@ -902,6 +902,28 @@ static void vli_mmod_fast_384(u64 *result, const
> >> u64 *product, #undef AND64H #undef AND64L
> >>
> >> +/*
> >> + * Computes result = product % curve_prime
> >> + * from "Recommendations for Discrete Logarithm-Based Cryptography:
> >> + * Elliptic Curve Domain Parameters" section G.1.4
> >> + */
> >> +static void vli_mmod_fast_521(u64 *result, const u64 *product,
> >> + const u64 *curve_prime, u64 *tmp) {
> >> + const unsigned int ndigits = ECC_CURVE_NIST_P521_DIGITS;
> >> + size_t i;
> >> +
> >> + /* Initialize result with lowest 521 bits from product */
> >> + vli_set(result, product, ndigits);
> >> + result[8] &= 0x1ff;
> >> +
> >> + for (i = 0; i < ndigits; i++)
> >> + tmp[i] = (product[8 + i] >> 9) | (product[9 + i] << 55);
> >> + tmp[8] &= 0x1ff;
> >
> > Can we get away from this hardcoding, like 9, 55, 0x1ff etc.
> > Or at least add comment about these.
> >
> >> +
> >> + vli_mod_add(result, result, tmp, curve_prime, ndigits); }
> >> +
> >> /* Computes result = product % curve_prime for different curve_primes.
> >> *
> >> * Note that curve_primes are distinguished just by heuristic check
> >> and @@ -
> >> 941,6 +963,9 @@ static bool vli_mmod_fast(u64 *result, u64 *product,
> >> case ECC_CURVE_NIST_P384_DIGITS:
> >> vli_mmod_fast_384(result, product, curve_prime, tmp);
> >> break;
> >> + case ECC_CURVE_NIST_P521_DIGITS:
> >> + vli_mmod_fast_521(result, product, curve_prime, tmp);
> >> + break;
> >> default:
> >> pr_err_ratelimited("ecc: unsupported digits size!\n");
> >> return false;
> >> diff --git a/include/crypto/internal/ecc.h
> >> b/include/crypto/internal/ecc.h index
> >> ab722a8986b7..4e2f5f938e91 100644
> >> --- a/include/crypto/internal/ecc.h
> >> +++ b/include/crypto/internal/ecc.h
> >> @@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
> >> #define ECC_CURVE_NIST_P192_DIGITS 3
> >> #define ECC_CURVE_NIST_P256_DIGITS 4
> >> #define ECC_CURVE_NIST_P384_DIGITS 6
> >> -#define ECC_MAX_DIGITS (512 / 64) /* due to ecrdsa */
> >> +#define ECC_CURVE_NIST_P521_DIGITS 9
> >
> > Maybe these can be defined as:
> > #define ECC_CURVE_NIST_P521_DIGITS (DIV_ROUND_UP(521, 64) /* NIST
> > P521 */)
>
> I think for NIST P521 9 can be pre-calculated. It will not change anymore in the
> future.
pre-calculation for others is perfect division by 64 but not for P521. So that creates a little confusion why it is 9 and not 8.
So in my view we can either use same logic used for ECC_MAX_DIGITS or a comment that it is rounded up. Anyways not a major concern.
Thanks
-Bharat
>
> >
> >> +#define ECC_MAX_DIGITS DIV_ROUND_UP(521, 64) /* NIST P521
> */
> >
> > /* NIST_P521 is max digits */
> > #define ECC_MAX_DIGITS ECC_CURVE_ _DIGITS
>
> In this case I think the DIV_ROUND_UP() along with the comment shows that
> it needs to be updated if ever a larger curve comes along.
>
> >
> > Thanks
> > -Bharat
> >
> >>
> >> #define ECC_DIGITS_TO_BYTES_SHIFT 3
> >>
> >> --
> >> 2.43.0
> >
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